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`1 <br />High-intensity overhead streetlights should not be used. <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 lawn, often <br />divided by a walk leading to the front entrance. Several of the residences are sited on two or more <br />building lots; however, the preponderance of the homes have been erected on a single lot. Most of the <br />properties include a double garage, usually located at the rear of the property. The majority of garages are <br />accessed from straight driveways leading from the main thoroughfare, while a few are accessed from the <br />alley. There are also a few homes with a covered carport located at the rear of the property, as well as a <br />few with circular driveways. Driveway and sidewalk materials include concrete, asphalt and brick. All of <br />the properties have trees and most have trimmed shrubbery and/or hedges. Most of the houses conform to <br />a uniform setback line within each block <br />Required <br />Major landscaping items, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches <br />which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. Dominant land contours shall be <br />retained. Structures such as gazebos, patio decks, fixed barbecue pits, swimming pools, tennis courts, <br />greenhouses, new walls, fountains, fixed garden furniture, trellises and other similar structures shall be <br />compatible to the historic character of the site and the neighborhood and inconspicuous when viewed <br />from a public walkway. <br />Recommended <br />New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property found in <br />photographs, drawings and newspapers. New site work should be appropriate to existing surrounding site <br />elements in scale, type and appearance. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the building that <br />are causing deterioration to the building's historic fabric should be removed. However, trees and plant <br />materials that must be removed should be immediately replaced by suitable flora. All high intensity <br />security lights should be approved by the Historic Preservation Commission. <br />Prohibited <br />No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing major landscaping items, trees, <br />fencing, walkways, outbuildings or other elements before evaluating their importance to the property's <br />history and development. Front yard areas shall not be transformed into parking lots nor paved nor <br />blacktopped. Front yard areas shall not be fenced and fences shall not extend forward beyond the setback <br />line of the house. The installation of unsightly devices such as television reception dishes and solar <br />collectors shall not be permitted in areas where they can be viewed from the public thoroughfare. <br />Not Recommended <br />Telephone or utility poles with high-intensity overhead lights should be installed so that they cannot be <br />seen from the thoroughfare. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval as the proposed changes are compatible <br />with the neighborhood and will enhance the properly appearance and security. <br />Elicia Feasel <br />Deputy Director <br />
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