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CHAPIN PARK STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES C. WINDOWS AND DOORS Window and door frames are in most cases wood and vary depending upon the style of the home. Many are double hung windows with wood trim and sills. Brick structures have stone sills and brick lintels. In some cases where aluminum siding has been applied, the window and door trim has been covered. About half of the structures in the district have aluminum storm windows; the other half have wood storm windows. Required Original windows and doors shall be retained including sashes, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, hoods and hardware. When deteriorated beyond repair, they shall be replaced with units and trim resembling the original. Recommended Wood storm windows and doors painted or finished to match the original should be used but should not damage existing frames. If new sashes or doors are installed, the existing or original materials, design and hardware should be used. When metal storm doors are used, they should be painted, anodized or coated to match the existing. When awnings are used, they should be of canvas material. Prohibited Original doors, windows and hardware shall not be discarded when they can be restored and reused in place. New window 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. Not Recommended Fake shutters that would detract from the existing character or appearance of the building should not be used. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. The house has very little of its original fabric remaining and is rated non-contributing because of the extensive alterations over the decades. The original windows have been compromised and the missing weights possibly scrapped by the two previous, foreclosed owners. Staff recommends approval of the addition of the gutters to prevent further deterioration. On a motion by David Sassano with a second by Sandra Rossow the vote was 3 ayes and 3 nays on COA 2009-1005A as clarified. The application was at a stalemate. Timothy Klusczinski voted Nay "because the application didn't show the full proposed replacement, it didn't offer sash packs in the areas where it could have offered sash packs and been less invasive to the structure and the original building fabric, the house address is a prominent corner house, a gateway to the Chapin Park Historic District, it is not an in-kind replacement, rehabilitation options were not explored for the existing windows and some of the criteria proposed as justification of the replacement options were irrelevant to the windows themselves. I am speaking of the rain water and gutter system and those things." Lynn Patrick reiterated President Klusczinski's comments. Jerry Niezgodski expressed the same concerns as President Klusczinski noting the high profile location of the house. The owner was instructed to investigate if the windows could be restored as they did not appear to be deteriorated beyond repair and to investigate the use of "sash -packs". The installation of gutters was then addressed by the Commission. 0