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damage. Owners are encouraged to remove these trees and replace (or replant) them at a more <br />appropriate location as soon as planting season permits and upon approval of a C of A. <br />Prohibited <br />No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing trees, fencing, walkways, <br />outbuildings or other elements before evaluating their importance to the property's history and <br />development. Front yard areas shall not be transformed into parking lots nor paved nor blacktopped, <br />nor enclosed by solid fences, chain link, nor industriallcommercial style fences. The installation of <br />unsightly large devices, such as television satellite dishes, skylights or solar panels, shall not be <br />permitted in areas where they detract from the architecture of a building, are intrusive to the public view <br />of the building or are highly visibly from a public street, or ruled inappropriate after Commission review. <br />Utility poles with high-intensity overhead lights should be installed so that they cannot be seen from a <br />street. The Commission will evaluate all installations as well as any potential exceptions resulting from <br />special circumstances, before granting a C of A. <br />C. SHEDS AND ACCESSORY BUILDINGS <br />Required <br />Sheds and accessory structures (gazebos, decks, doghouses, playhouses, fountains and small reflecting <br />pools, outdoor sculpture, children's play equipment, etc.) shall be located at the rear of the property and <br />as unobtrusively as possible while preserving historical relationships between the buildings, landscape <br />features and open spaces. Proportions and materials shall conform to those required for new <br />construction. <br />Recommended <br />Accessory building designs should be compatible in character and mood to the residence and the <br />neighborhood. <br />Prohibited <br />Prefabricated metal sheds shall not be used. <br />Not Recommended <br />Prefabricated wood composition sheds should not be used unless they conform to all other guidelines <br />and standards. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the project as it follows the guidelines for the <br />Chapin Park District. <br />Catherine D. Hostetler, <br />Director <br />