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Required Fencing, walkways, outbuildings, private yard lights, signs (i.e. house numbers) and benches (visible from the street) as well as trees located in a yard or tree lawn which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. A tree located in such areas shall only be removed if the removal is required due to storm damage, disease, threatened damage to a structure or for such other reason acceptable to the Historic Preservation Commission. Storm damaged or diseased trees should then be replaced with an approved species at the same or approximate location wherever possible. Fencing visible from the street in front of the structure shall be open (meaning spaces between the pickets) and consistent with the historic character of a structure enclosed. 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 also be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Front yard areas should remain open. (See above for information regarding fences.) Trees in close proximity to a building may cause structural damage. Owners are encouraged to remove these trees and replace (or replant) them at a more appropriate location as soon as planting season permits and upon approval of a C of A. Prohibited No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings or other 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, nor enclosed by solid fences, chain link, nor industrial/commercial style fences. The installation of unsightly large devices, such as television satellite dishes, skylights or solar panels, shall not be permitted in areas where they detract from the architecture of a building, are intrusive to the public view of the building or are highly visibly from a public street, or ruled inappropriate after Commission review. Utility poles with high-intensity overhead lights should be installed so that they cannot be seen from a street. The Commission will evaluate all installations as well as any potential exceptions resulting from special circumstances, before granting a C of A. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the new fencing as it conforms to the standards and compliments the architecture of the house. On a motion by Lynn Patrick to approve application as amended to reflect the inclusion of a gate with a second by Jerry Niezgodski Vote: 5-0 COA 2010-0602 was approved as amended with a unanimous vote STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: June 8, 2010 Application Number: 2010-0604 Property Location: 424 Manitou Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gabled-ell/1891 Property Owner: Molly B. Moon Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: One storey gabled —ell on a cross plan set upon a brick foundation. The walls are clapboard with beaded band course defining fenestration; fish -scales shingles in front and west gables; diagonal clapboard in east gable. Roof is cross gable with moulded cornice and asphalt shingles. There is a full width front porch extending around the front and side of the center gable with a flat roof with slender wood square supports. There is lattice work under the porch. The windows are 1/1 double hung with lintels defined by continuous beaded band board. There is a ten light casement in front and 2 wood panel front doors with wood storms and simple surrounds. There is a one storey hip garage at the rear. ALTERATIONS: There are aluminum storms over most of the windows. The porch flooring, facing board and lattice skirting was repaired in kind with COA#2006-0822; removal of 1 Red Maple and volunteer trees in the rear yard in 2009 per City Forester with COA#2009-0415. 2