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Rhythm being an ordered recurrent alternation of strong and weak elements. Moving by an individual building, one experiences a rhythm of masses to openings. B. BUILDING MATERIALS Wall materials in the district range from brick, stucco and wood clapboard and shingles, to aluminum, vinyl and berboard/composite siding. Reauired Exterior materials used on a new structure shall be compatible in scale, texture and color (as pertains to masonry) with adjacent structures. Materials used on an addition to an existing structure shall relate to the existing or original materials of that structure. Also, as much of the original structure as possible shall be retained so that the addition could be removed without damage to the basic structure and appearance of the building. Recommended Alternative or composite siding may be used when it is the only feasible alternative. This siding should be compatible with the original size and style and with the materials of other buildings in the district. Prohibited Inappropriate materials such as asbestos, asphalt, cast stone or artificial brick shall not be used. Not Recommended Glass blocks should not be used. Concrete block should not be used for anything other than the foundations. RECOMMENDATION: Staff Recommends Approval. The owners wish to completely remove a non- contributing and poorly constructed addition) Photographs 1-4) and replace it with a larger addition that will reflect the architectural features of the front of the house -notably the porch and the bay window for the parlor. (Photograph 5) The owners also wish to remove a gabled dormer on the north elevation and reproduce it on the south elevation. The gabled dormer on the north elevation will be replaced with a new shed dormer. Most of the construction will be in the rear of the house and set behind the roofline of the house and not visible from the street. (Photographs 6- 8) Klusczinski: Thank you, is the petitioner here? Fields: Yes. Klusczinski: Sir, please state your name and address for the record. Fields: Paul Fields, 828 Park Avenue. Klusczinski. Thanks. You're entitled to make a brief presentation about the project. Fields: We're just adding onto the back of the house and some of the structural integrity in the back of the house is a little iffy. It helps serve a more modern function to add onto the back with the kitchen, bedroom and stuff like that. Klusczinski: Thank you; does anyone have questions for the petitioner? Zeiger: Just a quick clarification from the photos. So, just to make sure that I'm understanding, I'm looking at picture #4, and that's the back? Fields: Yes, 3 and 4 that's the back. Zeiger: And that window there, that's where the new addition will butt up against? Is that right? Fields: Yes, it's a first and second story renovation, so those are both coming out. Zeiger: So it comes right in there? Fields: Yes. Riley: That's what I didn't understand. All of this is coming out? Fields: Well, it's being extended into the backyard. By about 17 feet Zeiger: They're adding onto the back. Sassano: Wood siding? Fields: Yes. Klusczinski. Wood was not called out in the application? Riley: Is the south elevation the back of the house? Fields: East is the back of the house. Klusczinski: Would you be amenable to wood siding being a component of the C of A? Fields: Right. 7