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practice will kill much of the low ground cover and leave soil more susceptible to erosion. When <br />replacement of utility poles or power supply lines is necessary, consideration should be given to <br />underground conduits or utility poles erected along rear property lines. <br />Prohibited <br />Existing relationships of buildings and their environments shall not be destroyed through <br />widening existing streets, application of asphalt or other bituminous coverings, or by introducing <br />new streets or parking lots. Signs, streetlights, benches, major landscaping items, fencing, <br />walkways and paving materials which are out of scale or inappropriate to the neighborhood may <br />not be used. The introduction of heavy trucks or similar vehicles in the District shall be <br />prohibited. <br />B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING AND ACCESSORIES <br />Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located in the center of a flat <br />lawn, often divided by a walk leading to the front entrance. Several of the residences are sited on <br />two or more building lots; however, the preponderance of the homes have been erected on a <br />single lot. Most of the properties include a double garage, usually located at the rear of the <br />property. The majority of garages are accessed from straight driveways leading from the main <br />thoroughfare, while a few are accessed from the alley. There are also a few homes with a covered <br />carport located at the rear of the property, as well as a few with circular driveways. Driveway and <br />sidewalk materials include concrete, asphalt and brick. All of the properties have trees and most <br />have trimmed shrubbery and/or hedges. Most of the houses conform to a uniform setback line <br />within each block. <br />Required <br />Plants, trees, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which <br />reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. <br />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 be appropriate to existing <br />surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Plant materials and trees in close <br />proximity to the building that are causing deterioration to the building's historic fabric should be <br />removed. However, trees and plant materials that must be removed should be immediately <br />replaced by suitable flora. All high- intensity security lights should be approved by the Historic <br />Preservation Commission. <br />Prohibited <br />No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing major landscaping items, <br />trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings or other elements before evaluating their importance to the <br />property's history and development. Front yard areas shall not be transformed into parking lots <br />nor paved nor blacktopped. Front yard areas shall not be fenced and fences shall not extend <br />forward beyond the setback line of the house. The installation of unsightly devices such as <br />television reception dishes and solar collectors shall not be permitted in areas where they can be <br />viewed from the public thoroughfare. <br />Not Recommended <br />Telephone or utility poles with high- intensity overhead lights should be installed so that they <br />cannot be seen from the thoroughfare. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Pending assessment by Brent Thompson, City Forester, Staff <br />recommends the Park Avenue tree can be removed. Staff recommends approval of additional <br />application items as they conform to the district guidelines; the grass lawn is shown in the 1987 <br />survey picture so the gardens are not original. <br />
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