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STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: <br />B. ROOFS AND ROOFING <br />Roof shapes in the district encompass all the various designs found in residential structures: <br />hipped, gabled, gambrel, flat and combinations of these. Roofs are covered with a variety of <br />materials such as asphalt, asbestos, wood and slate shingles as well as clay tiles. Residences in <br />most cases have wood fascias with gutters and downspouts. The fascias of some vinyl- and <br />aluminum -sided houses are covered with the same materials. <br />Required <br />The existing shape and type of materials of the roof shall be retained. All architectural features, <br />which give the roof its essential character, shall be retained, including dormer windows, cupolas, <br />cornices, brackets, chimneys, cresting and weather vanes. <br />Recommended <br />The original shape and materials of the roof should be restored. Particular effort should be made <br />to retain materials such as slate, tile and other unique materials not commonly found in new <br />construction. Roof covering which is deteriorated beyond repair should be replaced with new <br />material that matches as closely as possible the original in composition, size, shape, color and <br />texture. Gutters and downspouts are often a necessary adjunct in order to prevent deterioration of <br />the structure; they should be maintained whenever possible or replaced with a style comparable <br />and suitable to the architectural period. <br />Prohibited <br />Nothing shall be done to change the essential character of the roof as viewed from a street by <br />adding architectural <br />features or large unsightly fixtures, or by using materials inappropriate to the style of the house. <br />The roof shall not be stripped of architectural features important to its character. <br />Not Recommended <br />Overhanging eaves, soffit, brackets and gables should not be covered or enclosed when adding <br />siding to a building. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the complete tear off <br />and re -roof with architectural or dimensional asphalt shingles as these will imitate the <br />look of the wood shake roofing materials used in the 1890s. <br />On a motion by Jerry Niezgodski with a second by Todd Zeiger COA 2010-0929 was <br />approved with a unanimous vote of 4-0. <br />The meeting adjourned at 9:53 a.m. <br />W,, <br />