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The following are the modifications for which we seek approval from the Historic Preservation Commission: 1. Remove redwood deck (c. 1960), which is slowly sinking down the river bank. 2. Run a dogear picket fence, exactly the same in style to the fence located along the eastern side of the yard, from the rear of the garage over to the western property line. We need the fence in order to keep our three little children from going down to the river, once the deck is removed. The fence will have a locking gate in it, so that we can have access to the river. 3. Remove old cement steps presently found beneath the deck (they have broken apart due to bank erosion). These steps run down from the yard level to the terraced level above the river. 4. Replace the old steps either with railroad tie steps or, if feasible, cement steps, in exactly the same location as the present steps. 5. If necessary, cut down the oak tree which presently rises up through the middle of the redwood deck. Due to bank erosion and the angle at which the tree is growing, many of the roots are exposed. The tree cutter did not know whether the tree can remain viable for much longer; due:to the way the deck sits just above it, he wanted to examine the'tree'once the deck.was removed before giving an opinion. Hence, it may not be necessary to cut the tree down, and we would certainly rather not'cut it down, but in order that we not have to come back before the Commission on this issue, we ask for the approval to cut the tree down if it is necessary. 6. Build a railroad tie retaining wall at the point at the top of the bank (about 2' behind the garage). We would extend the retaining wall from the eastern property line over to the new steps. If we are able to save the oak (see # 5), we would not be able to run a retaining wall from the stairs over to the western property line. If the oak needs to be cut down, we would ask approval to run the retaining wall from the western side of the stairs over to western property line. 7. Plant the area shaded green.'ori the attached diagram in:: accordance with the landscape plan of F0egley Landscape. (PLEASE. NOTE: The landscape plans. show; a :deE i;gn for.:a . new deck ;:to replace..the. present deck.. :We have:Oecided::not to build :a deck of the type suggested in the designi:'and we'are NOT at the,.present time requesting approval for the building of any new deck.)