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wood surfaces, the siding should be the same size and style as the original wood. Every effort should be made to retain original trim around windows, doors, cornices, gables, eaves and other architectural features.... C. Windows and Doors: Required: Original windows and doors shall be retained including sashes, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, hoods and hardware. When deteriorated beyond repair, they shall be replaced with units and trim resembling the original. Prohibited: Original doors, windows and hardware shall not be discarded when they can be restored and reused in place. New windows and door openings, which would alter the scale and proportion of the building, may not be introduced. Inappropriate new window and door features such as metal, vinyl or fiberglass awnings, hoods or aluminum insulating glass combinations that require removal of original windows and doors shall not be installed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of items 2, 3 & 5. Item 1, staff recommends that the original windows be retained as they appear to be in good condition and that new storms and screens be approved. Staff recommends approval of item 4 with the condition that if any architectural features, decorative siding and trim, etc., are uncovered with the removal of the aluminum siding that they be left exposed or replicated with the LP Smartside products. Maradik.• Liz Maradik with the City of South Bend's division of Community Development, 1200 County City Building. The city is requesting a C of A for work to be completed at 510 Lindsey Street in conjunction with the Dollar House program. The premise of the program is that the City purchases a property and conveys it to a homeowner with the agreement that they will complete specific rehabilitation to the property within one year. The city has the opportunity to complete selective repairs to the properties prior to turning it over to the new owner. However, the cost of these repairs and acquisition is not to exceed $45,000. The purpose of the program is help make it financially feasible for a household to rehabilitate a property within the City of South Bend without having to over invest to bring it up to quality. The City is requesting an in-kind replacement of all windows with Kolbe and Kolbe wood sash kit replacements. The City recognizes that the staff recommendation is not to allow this but the windows are not in good condition and would need significant work to be functional and weather tight and as such the City requests that the Commission consider an in-kind replacement. Klusczinski: Are there any questions for the petitioner? I have one for staff. The current condition of the house is derelict and non-contributing? Hostetler: It's not derelict, it's non-contributing. I mean it's not like falling apart or anything. Klusczinski: I have one particular consideration for the product material, the LP Smartside. I wasn't sure if what you were attempting to present was something that might be in-kind to clapboard style that you might be found under that house. I couldn't find any evidence of anything that was a clapboard model. Maradik: The one that would be used is found on Page 5. It's the Precision Series Smooth Lap. Klusczinski: Catherine, do we have any way of knowing right now if there would be clapboard siding on that house once the aluminum siding is removed? I mean, potentially so. Hostetler: Foursquares typically had that on them, but I did not pull apart any of the siding to check on that. Sassano: Is the intention to remove the vinyl or aluminum is it aluminum? Maradik: It's aluminum right now. Sassano: If it's aluminum it more than likely has the furring strips and you're going to find clapboard underneath it. And then you're just going to cover that back up again. Maradik.• Yes. Sassano: Is there a reason that decision has already been made on how to proceed when nobody really knows what the condition is to begin with? Maradik: Just in general, the thought is that we want to provide a material that will withstand a period with time without necessarily needing maintenance as far as painting it. 2