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Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This two storey wood shingled home is set upon a square brick foundation. The asphalt shingle roof has side gables with large hip roof dormer in from with pilasters at the corners and in the middle. There is a full width front porch with shingle covered square supports and solid rail. The windows are 1/1 double hung with moulded entablatures. There is a wood panel front door with single light and a wood storm door with divided light. ALTERATIONS: There are aluminum storms on the second floor. Aluminum siding covers the roof soffits and fascia. The wooden steps do not appear to be original to the house. The front concrete steps and walkway were replaced in kind with COA#2006-0724; there was a complete tear -off and re -roof with architectural shingles under COA#2006- 0 1 09A. New steps and side fence with gate were approved with COA#2010-0607 APPLICATION ITEMS: 1. Install central air with compressor unit on west side of house. Per diagram submitted. 2. Re -sod yard, remove small wall of pavers on east portion of yard — slope grade to match other part of yard. Per photographs submitted. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECTSTANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: The homeowners are installing a central air conditioning system and the compressor will be located at the side of the house in front of the gate to the backyard. CHAPIN PARK E. MECHANICAL SERVICES The majority of the structures within the district have oil or gas heat, and have brick chimneys through the roof. Some houses have one or two window air conditioners. Required Required mechanical systems shall be placed in areas that will result in the least possible alteration of the structural integrity and physical appearance of the building. Recommended Solar collectors and TV dishes should be placed in the rear of the property and shielded by shrubbery and landscaping. Window air conditioners and exhaust fans should be installed at the rear or an inconspicuous side window. Original lighting fixtures should be utilized whenever possible. Prohibited Holes shall not be cut through walls or roofs in areas that can be seen from the street to accommodate air conditioners or other mechanical equipment. Not Recommended Exterior electrical and telephone cables should not be attached to the street elevations of the building. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. The compressor for the air conditioning system at the side of the house will obscured by the bump out of the west side of the house and the landscaping; conforms to the district's guidelines and standards. Staff recommends approval of the in-kind replacement of the current grass lawn with new grass sod and the removal of the two stacked layers of pavers (newer landscaping and not original to the house) on the east side of the yard. On a motion by Dave Steinhaer with a second by Lynn Patrick Vote: 7-0 COA 2010-0713 was approved with a unanimous vote. B. NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION III. HEARING OF VISITORS No visitors IV. REGULAR BUSINESS A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES June 21, 2010 Approved B. TREASURER'S REPORT -Distributed C. STAFF REPORTS 1. Correspondence -File Circulated. 2. Routine Maintenance Exclusion Approvals - Submitted in packets. Concern by Commissioner Zeiger regarding window replacement RME. Commissioner Klusczinski concluded that in this case, it was not an in-kind replacement and requested that the board review windows regardless of if it is a replacement of a replacement.