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were of the style that was predominant during the time the house was constructed. The vote was seven for with Commissioner Talley abstaining due to his conferring with the applicant after the application had been filed. Mr. Philander commented he felt the Commission was being very arbitrary. President Oxian replied the decision was not arbitrary because the standards written by. the neighborhood specifically state skylights cannot be visible from the main thoroughfare. President Oxian noted the owners were welcome to come back with a new application. 2. 1333 East Wayne South --EW-LHD-- front stoop replacement Mr. Duvall read the staff report. Mrs. Smith asked for clarification on the sidewalk. Mr. Duvall replied because his recommendation had been to retain the porch railing, the ability to put a_sidewalk into the -front of the stoop would be moot if the railing was retained. Mrs. Smith said she did not wish to keep the iron railing and indicated there was no other iron railing on the house. She inquired if she would be able to bring a sidewalk to the front stoop. Mr. Duvall indicated that would be at the Commission's pleasure. President Oxian asked if there currently is a sidewalk. Mrs. Smith replied there was not. Commission Bullene asked if the owner intended for the new stoop to remain un -railed. She replied positively. Mr. Duvall noted the driveway widens over to the stoop currently. President Oxian noted it would be cleaner to have a sidewalk. Commissioner Bullene commented the house is almost severe in it aesthetic and wondered if the curved stoop would compete with that. He continued that the exception to this severity was at the entrance where it is broken by a bracketed canopy. He said he felt either the severe aesthetic could be maintained with a rectangular stoop, or the elaboration could be emphasized by a semi -circular stoop. He said it was an aesthetic judgment on how one read the house and how the house relates to the neighborhood. President Oxian said he did not really see much difference in a rectangular or semi -circular stoop. Mrs. Smith asked for confirmation that the house has the lowest rating possible to still be considered historic. President Oxian said that was true but it was still part of the district and therefore changes had to be taken into careful consideration. President Oxian asked if the hand rail was original. Mrs. Smith replied she believed it was. President Oxian said in his opinion, the semi -circular stoop could be used and the hand rails stored. Mrs. Smith asked about the proposed sidewalk. President Oxian indicated as a rug cleaner, he felt a sidewalk would keep the house cleaner. Commissioner Fine said it would give the house a more formal entry. Commissioner Bullene asked if the proposed changes could be characterized as preserving the severe aesthetic of the house, but granting a more gracious entry to the house therefore a happy compromise and suitable for approval. Commissioner Tallev moved for approval as the applicant had applied based upon Commissioner Bullene's characterization of the proposed changes. President Oxian asked that the motion include the retention of the removed railing. Commissioner Tallev restated his motion for the approval of the application as summitted by the owner based upon the Commission Architect's recommendation and required the owner to retain inv materials removed (the railing) as per the East Wavne guidelines. Commissioner Bullene seconded the motion. Mrs. Smith indicated confusion on how she was to retain the railing. President Oxian explained when the Commission allows the removal of a feature such as a window, they often require the owner to store the removed item so if a future owner wishes to restore the feature, the original can be used. The motion passed unanimouslv. 3. 325 West North Shore Drive --CANS-LHD-- Guesthouse/garage