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• MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Regular Monthly Meeting County Commissioner's 7:30 p.m. Conference Room Monday August 19, 1996 7th Floor County -City Building I. Call to Order John Oxian, president of the commission, brought the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. II. Roll Call Commission members present were: John Borkowski, Richard Bullene, Martha Choitz, Adrian Fine, Catherine Hostetler, John Oxian, Joanne Sporleder, J. Edward Talley, & Jerry Wiener. Commission staff present was: David Duvall, director and Aladean DeRose, counsel.. Also attending the meeting were: Wyn C. Wade, Barbara Wade, John Wiltrout, Chris Micheles, Philip Kline, and Katheryn Kline. III. Public Hearing A. Certificates of Appropriateness 1) 1996-0716, 725 Lincolnway East - removal of balustrade and installation of • screen mesh. Mr. Duvall presented the Staff Report and distributed photographs. He noted that the applicant, Mr. Kline was present. Mr. Kline presented his application stating that he had misinterpreted the necessity of the GOA for the work and had undertaken the enclosure of his existing porch as a weekend project. He stated that the railing and balustrade were removed due to severe deterioration which rendered them structurally unstable and he did not see the necessity of their replacement. To clarify the nature of his misunderstanding of the requirement for a COA, he discussed the demolition and removal of other structures in the district which he had taken as a signal that wholesale alterations could still be made to the properties. Mr. Oxian responded that the described demolitions had occurred before the, establishment of the district and the move and new construction had received COAs when required by the circumstances of those properties, citing pressures from code enforcement and negligent property owners. He also acknowledged that the operation of Mr. Kline's business at these premises bore consideration regarding the safety of the public. Mr. Kline also expressed general resentment at having been reported by some anonymous individual rather than personally confronted or informed by that person. Mr. Talley asked if there was a picture of how this railing appeared before. Mr. Duvall stated that he did not have an enlargement which showed the porch in detail but that the photographs of the existing conditions exhibited the sockets into which the railing was attached. He said that the balustrade was apparently composed of square section rails. Mr. Talley also asked about the • price implications of the project. Mr. Kline responded that replacement of the railing was estimated at close to $300 and the screen mesh Cost $120, installed by himself. Mrs. Sporleder interjected a question and answer indicating that the glaring white color of the screen trim would look less obtrusive after Mr. Kline completed his intended white color scheme. She noted that the necessary removal of the railing caused nor irreparable damage to the