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Recommended <br />New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property <br />found in photographs, drawings and newspapers. New site work should also be appropriate to <br />existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Front yard areas should remain <br />open. (See above for information regarding fences.) Trees in close proximity to a building may <br />cause structural damage. Owners are encouraged to remove these trees and replace (or replant) <br />them at a more appropriate location as soon as planting season permits and upon approval of a <br />C of A. <br />Prohibited <br />No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing trees, fencing, walkways, <br />outbuildings or other elements before evaluating their importance to the property's history and <br />development. Front yard areas shall not be transformed into parking lots nor paved nor blacktopped, <br />nor enclosed by solid fences, chain link, nor industrial/commercial style fences. <br />The installation of unsightly large devices, such as television satellite dishes, skylights or solar <br />panels, shall not be permitted in areas where they detract from the architecture of a building, are <br />intrusive to the public view of the building or are highly visibly from a public street, or ruled inappropriate <br />after Commission review. Utility poles with high-intensity overhead lights should be installed so that they <br />cannot be seen from a street, The Commission will evaluate all installations as well as any potential <br />exceptions resulting from special circumstances, before granting a C of A. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends approval. The location modification requested is in the rear of the house, there will not be a <br />change in the material of the fencing and it will allow use and access to the garage. <br />