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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 be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the building that are causing deterioration to the building's historic fabric should be removed. However, trees and plant materials that must be removed should be immediately replaced by suitable flora. All high intensity security lights should be approved by the Historic Preservation Commission. Prohibited No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing major landscaping items, trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings or other elements before evaluating their importance to the property's history and development. Front yard areas shall not be transformed into parking lots nor paved nor blacktopped. Front yard areas shall not be fenced and fences shall not extend forward beyond the setback line of the house. The installation of unsightly devices such as television reception dishes and solar collectors shall not be permitted in areas where they can be viewed from the public thoroughfare. Not Recommended Telephone or utility poles with high-intensity overhead lights should be installed so that they cannot be seen from the thoroughfare. RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommends approval as careful attention to all of the details has been given to this project so that it conforms to the East Wayne Street Standards and compliments the site in all of its aspects. The pool will be located within the footprint of the current tennis court. The pool will be in- ground will not be visible from the street from any angle. The landscaping design elements replicate the existing materials and plantings. The ornamental and perennial gardens are located where Mrs. Woolverton had her rose gardens. Klusczinski: Is the petitioner present? Place: They are not, I'm Andy Place representing the petitioner. Klusczinski: Can we get that one more time? Place: Yes, Andy Place, address is 50760 Marine Court. Klusczinski: Would you care to make any opening comments? Place: Basically, we're just trying to replace the tennis court that wasn't particularly being used. There's extensive landscaping around this structure right now and an in ground pool in the same location will be used more than the tennis court is. The tennis court is a bit old and dated and needed a lot of work to get it to be played on. In reference to some of the site along Jefferson Blvd, there is an extensive slope, probably 7 ft, that you really can't see the tennis court anyway. The only reason why you'd know that it was there is because there's a high fence towards the back of the yard. There's also one of the Studebaker cabin homes that's off of Sunnyside that blocks quite a bit of the site lines in that area as well. Klusczinski: Do you know when the tennis courts were installed? Place: I don't. I do know the owners said that they were there previous to them purchasing this home, more than 7 years ago. I can't say that they have spent extensive amounts of money on the property... Klusczinski: So they're relatively new, they're not original details? Place: What's that? Klusczinski: The tennis courts. Place: The tennis court is not new but a lot of the, there's a walkway and a pond and some other features that have gone in around it. Klusczinski: Ok. Any other questions for the petitioner? Zeiger: You're not proposing any new fences for around the pool? Place: I don't believe so, Tim, the landscaper, can... Hostetler. They're having a special covering on the pool. Zeiger: So the answer is no? Bowadiel (sp): No additional fences. Riley: The property is enclosed by a fence already, it's not secure but there is a fence there already. n