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Required Existing plants, trees, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs, and benches which reflect the properties' history and development shall be retained. 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 buildings that are causing deterioration to the building's historic fabric should be removed. Prohibited No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing old plants, trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings and other site 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, with the exception of properties along Lincolnway, which may be fenced, but not with enclosed stockade -type fencing. Not Recommended Telephone poles with high intensity overhead lights should not be used, with the exception of along Lincolnway. D. ENTRANCES, PORCHES, AND STEPS The majority of the houses in the district have either an open or an enclosed porch across the front or on the side. Most porches have either gabled or hipped roofs or are covered by the main roof of the house. A brick base with wood columns is common. Required Existing or original porches and steps, including handrails, balusters, columns, brackets, tiles and roof decorations shall be retained or replace with replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair. Porches and additions reflecting later architectural styles. and which are important to the building's historical integrity shall be retained. Recommended When enclosing porches for heat conservation or for other reasons, it should be done in a manner that does not alter the architectural or historical character of the building. Prohibited Porches and steps that are important to the building's style and development may not be altered or removed. Not Recommended Original porch details should not be replaced with materials representing a different period or style from the original. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the installation of the vintage black wrought iron hand rail. Staff recommends approval of the removal of the tree if it is confirmed to be diseased and its replacement with a suitable substitute. Motion to extract emergency item (tree removal) from C of A and defer consideration of remainder of application at a later time *: Made: Tim Klusczinski Second: Todd Zeiger Vote: 3 -0 - L. Patrick abstained. *Counsel advised that the emergency nature of the tree situation; i.e., that it's prompt removal could protect and preserve neighboring trees due to the highly contagious nature of the presumed tree disease, warranted the separation of the matter of the tree removal and the other item of this application. Counsel further advised that a motion could be made to that end. President Klusczinski made the motion to defer 2009 -0803 until such 11