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STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: <br />It. EXISTING STRUCTURES <br />C. WINDOWS AND DOORS <br />Window and door frames are in. most cases wood and vary depending upon the style of <br />the home. Many are double hung windows with wood trim and sills. Brick structures <br />have stone sills and brick lintels. In some cases where aluminum siding has been applied, <br />the window and door trim has been covered. About half of the structures in the dis'trict <br />have aluminum storm windows; the other half have wood storm windows. <br />Required <br />Original windows and doors shall be retained including sashes, lintels, sills, shutters, <br />decorative glass, pediments, hoods and hardware. When deteriorated beyond repair, they <br />shall be replaced with units and trim resembling the original. <br />Recommended <br />Wood storm windows and doors painted or finished to match the original should be used <br />but should not damage existing frames. If new sashes or doors are installed, the existing <br />or original materials, design and hardware should be used, When metal storm doors are <br />used, they should be painted, anodized or coated to match the existing. When awnings are <br />1 0 41, <br />used, they should be of canvas material. <br />Prohibited <br />Original doors, windows and hardware shall not be discarded when they can be restored <br />and reused in place. New window and door openings, 'which would alter the scale and <br />proportion of the building, may not be introduced. Inappropriate new window and door <br />features such as metal, vinyl or fiberglass awnings, hoods or aluminum insulating glass <br />combinations that require removal of original windows and doors, shall not be installed. <br />Not Recommended <br />Fake shutters that would detract from the existing character or appearance of the building <br />should not be used, <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the replacement of the <br />existing basement windows with glass block. Existing windows are deteriorated and <br />given the proximity to the alley where the windows undergo regular abuse due to vehicle <br />traffic and water problems, in-kind replacement may not be the most feasible option as <br />they too may deteriorate at an accelerated rate. Furthen-norc, if replaced with an in-kind <br />single pane window, the horilcowner has stated the need to install bars over the window <br />for added protection, which would obstruct the window details, The two glass block <br />windows will not be directly visible from the street, only frons the alley and seem to offer <br />the appropriate precautionary features that the homeowner is looking to obtain by <br />replacing these windows, <br />