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This was the compromise arrived at in lieu of calling this document "Restrictions" or "Regulations", either of which, in my opinion would be more accurate. "New or different fencing requires a C of and shall reflect the style and character of the individual property and the surrounding environment and properties. "Recommended "The current or historic character of lawns should be preserved Front yard areas, trees and lawns should remain open. New or replacement trees should be compatible in variety with those presently growing. Vacant lots should be kept landscaped appropriately while vacant, and may be used for recreational or residential development." The provisions on fencing on individual properties and front yards, trees and tree lawns belong in section I. B., as this section (I. A.) refers only to common areas. Page 17: "Required Fencing, walkways, outbuildings, private yard lights, signs (Le. house numbers) and benches (visible from the street) as well as trees located in a yard or tree lawn which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. "A tree located in such areas shall only be removed if the removal is required due to storm damage, disease, threatened damage to a structure, or for such other reason acceptable to the Historic Preservation Commission. Storm damaged or diseased trees should then be replaced with an approved species at the same or approximate location wherever possible. " Re-insert "front" to phrase "...trees located in a [front] yard or tree lawn....", for the reason stated in my comments regarding page 11. The sentence beginning "Storm damaged...." Creates a new requirement not present in the originally distributed draft guidebook. "Recommended New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property found in photographs, drawings and newspapers. New site work should also be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Trees in close proximity to a building may cause structural damage. Owners are encouraged to remove these trees and replace (or replant) them at a more appropriate location as soon as planting season permits and upon approval of a C ofA." "Upon approval of a C of A." is incorrect. A C of A. is a document issued by the HPC, and cannot itself grant any approval, nor is it something that is submitted for approval. This should read "upon the granting of a C of A." or "upon approval of the HPC", or at the very least "upon approval of an application for a C of A." "Prohibited No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings or other elements before evaluating their importance to the property's history and development. " This clause was deleted by the Standards Committee as hopelessly vague. It does not specify who does the evaluating, nor what it means to "evaluate their importance to the property's history and development." If this provision is included, these ambiguities should be addressed.