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CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT 7) Repair roof leak(s) in built-up flat roof. Note - items identified with are may be approved by staff. STANDARDS D.2 Basic Structural material and Architectural Features: Preferred - Retain and Maintain the original exterior building material. Frame Structures - Repair, repaint, and/or clean'siding to deter deterioration.... Permitted - If vinyl or aluminum siding is the only economic solution to a deteriorating frame house, architectural detail must be visually preserved. The siding should match the original in style, width, & lap as closely as possible. t D.3. Windows and Doors Preferred - Retain and maintain existing windows and doors including sash, lintels, sills, shutters, doors, decorative glass, pediments, hoods, and hardware..... Permitted - Replace deteriorated doors, windows sills,- shutters, etc. with materials which match the original as closely as possible. A special effort should be made to match the size and style of the window and door openings, so that the overall appearance of the structure is not altered. RECOMMENDATION This application is especially difficult to address as the structure in question is a secondary structure which has already been considerably altered. The individual activities proposed will be addressed in the order stated above. 1) Installation of white vinyl siding is allowed by the guidelines as a last resort of economic necessity. The existing wood siding has evident paint adhesion problems which appear to staff to be related to high levels of moisture in the walls. While not based on extensive investigation, it would appear to staff that the difficulty in retaining paint on the walls is probably related to poor flashing of the flat roof and installation of insulation and siding over this material could have serious detrimental effect on the structure through trapping this moisture in walls. It is of note that the recessed area of the front wall, not directly under a parapet does not show evidence of this.problem. The relationship of existing siding and trim does not allow sufficient relief for proper termination of additional layers of siding without alteration of other features. Staff recommends denial of the vinyl siding. 2) Though the replacement of the paired windows at the front wall with French doors constitutes an alteration of a feature, it does fit into the program for the use of the structure and does not effect the appearance from► the public areas of the street or alley. So long as the five foot opening is retained at the window head to respect the integrity of the structure, Staff recommends approval of this alteration. It would seem reasonable to allow the siding over of the other existing entry door as a part of this change. 3) Removal and replacement of the other windows has varied rational on a window by window basis. The removal of the window air conditioning units and aluminum storm units will clearly restore some of the integrity to the appearance of the structure. Unfortunately, two of these window units have been altered to accommodate these A/C units and their removal may therefore require replacement of the windows (one on each wall). One of these windows