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them at a more appropriate location as soon as planting season permits and upon approval of a <br />C of A. <br />Prohibited <br />No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing trees, fencing, walkways, <br />outbuildings <br />or other elements before evaluating their importance to the property's history and development. <br />Front yard areas shall not be transformed into parking lots nor paved nor blacktopped, <br />nor enclosed by solid fences, chain link, nor industrial /commercial style fences. <br />The installation of unsightly large devices, such as television satellite dishes, skylights or solar <br />panels, shall not be permitted in areas where they detract from the architecture of a building, are <br />intrusive to the public view of the building or are highly visibly from a public street, or ruled inappropriate <br />after Commission review. <br />Utility poles with high - intensity overhead lights should be installed so that they cannot be seen <br />from a street. The Commission will evaluate all installations as well as any potential exceptions <br />resulting from special circumstances, before granting a C of A. <br />APPENDIX B: <br />Overall Recommendations for Landscape Preservation in Local Historic Districts <br />&. Any vegetation with thorns or fruit should be restricted to establishment at least 5 feet away from <br />public rights of way. Thorns pose an obvious danger, especially when thorny trees are handing over the <br />sidewalk at eye level. Fruit, such as that of the Flowering Crabapple, can cause a pedestrian to slip and <br />lose their balance and fall. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the fencing with the gates. The Surveyor <br />Location Report indicates a privacy fence along the rear and left property line of 844 Forest which no longer <br />exists. The new four foot fence with gates would enclose the rest of the yard from the side at the angled <br />window and would mirror the style of the 6 foot fence and would not detract from the house. Staff also <br />recognizes an alternate site for the side four foot fence with gate could be behind the concrete steps if the <br />owner so desires. <br />Staff recommends approval of the flowering crab apple tree as long as it can be located in the yard so that <br />when is reaches maturity it does not drop fruit on the side walk. Owners may wish to consider an <br />alternate flowering tree or a crabapple variety that has small fruit. <br />