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No neon or flashing signs will be permitted unless they are original to the structure. Billboards and supergraphics will also be disallowed. Only one appropriate identifying sign will be permitted per business. RECOMMENDATIONS The owner wishes to convert the residence into an operational Bed and.Breakfast. The property has received approval from the Area Plan Commission and Common Council for the necessary rezoning.--- - - - - -- -- -- - -- __ The proposed alterations, as cited in this document, are also under review by the board of Southhold Restorations Inc., which currently has the application tabled pending the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission. The staff's recommendations on the proposals are as follows: 1) PARKING: the staff asserts that the adaptive reuse of this site as a Bed and Breakfast will have an overall positive impact on its preservation, and therefore recommends that the owner be permitted to alter the grounds as depicted in the submitted site plan to accommodate parking as required by city code. The staff and owner have discussed at length several different options for resolution of the parking situation; the final design depicted by the submitted site plan is representative of these discussions. However, the Commission should clearly indicate to the owner that no provisions for further parking will be permitted. The owner has spoken of possible need for additional parking to accommodate conferences. The staff recommends that the owner be required to find alternative means to accommodate any additional parking requirements. The large sugar maple to be sacrificed for the parking area appears to be in fair condition and.has been determined by landscape architect David Barncord (see letter 3/24/92) to be aesthetically obtrusive. Although the staff is in favor of the conservation of all pertinent landscape features, including all ,trees, our recommendation is for removal of the tree to accommodate an otherwise compatible adaptive reuse of the property. The tree should be replaced in -kind in a different location as specified by the owner's proposal. The bushes to be moved have no historical value. 2) SIGNAGE: The plan for signage as submitted is in keeping with the pertinent standards. The staff recommends approval with the suggestion that the Commission consider the appropriateness of the overall height of the sign (post 11' high) and the addition of gingerbread bracketwork. 3) A.C. UNIT: The placement of the unit is such that it will not be seen from either Washington or Scott streets. The staff recommends approval. -- J. Pastor HPC Staff