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II. EXISTING STRUCTURES <br />A. BUILDING MATERIALS <br />"... vinyl, composite, [add comma] <br />Required <br />"The existing architectural detail..." <br />Q: What if the EXISTING architectural detail dates from 1958 or 1971, i.e., is <br />not the original? <br />Recommended <br />"When maintaining or replacing original siding is not feasible, "feasibility" <br />including homeowners' decisions about assuming the financial burden of <br />maintaining and/or restoring original siding, [words added], aluminum or <br />vinyl siding may be used." <br />... - materials, methods, contractors, [add comma] <br />Prohibited <br />"CURRENTLY EXPOSED [words added] wood siding shall not be <br />resurfaced with new material..." In other words, if deteriorating vinyl or <br />aluminum siding already covers old wood siding, the owner should have a choice <br />of replacing the more modem siding with vinyl siding -- of a style/width that goes <br />with the neighborhood — or refinishing and keeping up the original wood siding. <br />If there is no such compromise, then people are apt to retain unsightly, old vinyl <br />or aluminum siding, rather than incur the expense of restoring the wood and <br />repainting it every few years. <br />"veneer, asbestos, [add comma] <br />"Use [rather than "usage"] of Portland cement..." <br />B. ROOFS AND ROOFING <br />... and slate shingles, [add comma] <br />In most cases, residences have wood fascias..." [word order] <br />Required <br />"...existing shape and materials of the roof as seen from streets [words <br />added] shall be retained." [Otherwise, no one could add a rear addition.] <br />"All architectural features [no comma] which give the roof its essential <br />character [no comma]..." <br />Recommended <br />"The original shape and materials — if available and affordable — [words <br />added] <br />"...new material that matches as closely as possible the original..." <br />Q: How will "original" be defined? The shingles that have been on the <br />