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COA Application, 717 Forest Ave. <br />society prefers, I would also be willing to install an aluminum fence. Because it would be a custom <br />design, I do not have a brochure with pictures. However, Picture 1 is of a fence built by Custom Steel <br />Designs (at 711 Forest). Picture 2a and Picture 2b would serve as the inspiration for my fence. I prefer <br />steel to aluminum because aluminum fencing has fewer options and is less sturdy. Using steel allows <br />me to design a more ornate and decorative fence in keeping with traditional Victorian -era fences. <br />Part If: Carport <br />Plan: <br />My house has a one -car garage. I believe that this garage was originally a carriage house and I would <br />like to preserve it without modification. However, my husband and I each have our own car and we'd <br />like covered parking for both cars. Rather than modifying the existing garage (the carriage house), I <br />would like to build a carport next to it. I am including a drawing of the proposed carport (Diagram 1). It <br />would only be visible from the alley. I do not think that it would detract from the historic significance of <br />the property. I think that it is a pragmatic compromise between maintaining the historic value of the <br />carriage house and recognizing the realities of modern life (two cars and a lot of snow in winter...). <br />Materials: <br />The carport would be built of wood with asphalt shingles. It would be painted to match the garage and <br />house. It would be constructed by me with assistance from my father. Before retiring, he had a <br />contracting company in Urbana, IL. He is very well-qualified to build a simple carport. <br />