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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 frame storm windows and doors painted 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 re -used in place. New window and door openings which would alter the scale and proportion of the building shall not be introduced. Inappropriate new window and door features such as aluminum insulating glass combinations that require removal of the original windows and doors shall not be installed. Not Recommended Awnings, hoods, and fake shutters made of metal, vinyl, or fiberglass should not be used if they would detract from the existing character or appearance of the building. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the living room doors. The homeowners are returning an original feature, the bricked -in south door to the west facade of the house. There is no documentation that the current Dutch Door is original to this house. The proposed 15 light, wood frame door is in a style that is sympathetic to Colonial Rival architecture and will match the door that the Commission approved for the addition in COA#2009- 0601D. The second storey doors are deteriorated and ill fitting. The storm door is permanently screwed into the jamb; a metal plate is securing the base of the interior door to keep it stable. The proposed replacement interior door in an in-kind replacement; the proposed storm door replacement will match the muntin pattern of the interior door and improve the aesthetics of the west fagade by eliminating the mismatched muntin patterns of the interior door and the storm door.