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PROPOSED CHANGE The applicant wishes to paint the brick on the lower portion of the home, in its entirety due to the unskilled manner in which the stucco was applied to the house. (See letter attached from the homeowner) STANDARDS: Standards for the East Wayne Street Local Historic District follow the rehabilitation e-1 -Required: ...work shall be dome in order to restore or maintain the original or exist- ing character of of the structure or site. e-3 - Prohibited: ...work shall not be allowed which may have a negative impact on the original character of the structure or site. II -A Existing Structures: ...brick surfaces shall not be painted unless they have been painted originally (p42 - EW-LHD Guidelines) RECOMMENDATION: Staff has searched the records from 1995 to present and does not find any C of A for any stucco work at this residence being reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission. While the surface looks to be rather new or newly painted, the question of the time of the stucco work becomes of prime interest, especially no Certificate was issued according to our records. The statement in the letter from the current owner says that they have been unsuccessful in finding a contractor to remove the stucco spills. While there does exist chemicals and tech- niques for the removal of this material from brick surfaces, staff feels that the owner may have had difficulty in locating a contractor to perform the work, especially due to a labor shortage in the construction trades due to the high level of construction activity in the area at this time. While Guidelines for the East Wayne Street Local Historic District prohibit the painting of the brick and in so doing this will alter the look and feel of the home drastically, staff finds that the final decision for this request is best left to the entire committee of the commission.