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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 Required Major landscaping items, fencing, walkways, private <br />yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which reflect the property's history and development shall <br />be retained. Dominant land contours shall be retained. Structures such as gazebos, patio decks, fixed <br />barbecue pits, swimming pools, tennis courts, greenhouses, new walls, fountains, fixed garden furniture, <br />trellises and other similar structures shall be compatible to the historic character of the site and the <br />neighborhood and inconspicuous when viewed 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 <br />site elements in scale, type and appearance. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the building <br />that are causing deterioration to the building's historic fabric should be removed. However, trees and <br />plant 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. <br />Debra Parcell <br />Deputy Director <br />