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ALTERATIONS: Wood clapboards on house and wood shingles in gable have been covered with vinyl siding, with contrasting window trim, frieze board and band board in gable ends. Wood storms have been replaced with aluminum; brackets under cornice and band boards between first and second floors have been removed. Back yard has been enclosed with a chain-link fence. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replacing chain link fence with oak fence. Replace both damaged garage doors. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Owner proposes to replace existing chain link fence--vvith privacy -fence -he -will make from reclaimed oak, the same height as existing (40'), with the exception of fence directly adjacent to rear patio, which will be 6' for privacy. The new fence will enclose the back yard, starting at the rear of the house and following the footprint of the existing fence, except eliminating the current inside corner of the fence line at the area where the fence attaches to the house. Gates of the same style will be included in the same place as existing gates. Additionally, the owner would like to replace both damaged, non -original garage doors with carriage -style doors. PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: On June 1, 2016 at approximately 11:45 am I met with Cale Nelson at 820 Park Ave. Mr. Nelson is the homeowner and has applied to change his 40" tall chain-link fence to a solid wood fence that he is building himself. The fence as it stands is rusted and has a few dings in it. The fence runs along the north side of his property and encompasses a square area directly behind his house. This square area has three openings, two of which have gates present, the opening on the south face adjacent to his driveway, no longer has agate. He is proposing a handmade fencing system made of 40" tall solid wood planks to replace in the same foot print of the north property line fence. He is also looking to run new fence on only the north and south sides of the existing square but to have those at 72" (6ft) for some more privacy. There is a small section of 6' privacy fence that his southern neighbor had installed some time ago. Please see photographs in the digital file including the example of a section of fence he built. Mr. Nelson also mentioned he was going to add to his COA application a part `B" that would be for the replacement of his dented metal garage doors to a more carriage house style. He will be bringing to the office the product brochure and amending his application this week. Steve Szaday, Preservation Specialist STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: CHAPIN PARK THE ENVIRONMENT B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING & ACCESSORIES This section focuses on individual properties and amenities. Building sites tend to be irregularly shaped, of varying topography and with different setbacks with regard to plots. Alleys are generally behind houses. Landscape accessories like fences are unique to each structure. Chapin Place presents a unique situation within the district. Applications from properties that have property lines on Chapin Place will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Required Fencing, walkways, outbuildings, private yard lights, signs (i.e. house numbers) and benches (visible from the street) as well as trees located in a yard or tree lawn which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. A tree located in such areas shall only be removed if the removal is required due to storm damage, disease, threatened damage to a structure or for such other reason acceptable to the Historic Preservation Commission. Storm damaged or diseased trees should then be replaced with an approved species at the same or approximate location wherever possible. Fencing visible from the street in front of the structure shall be open (meaning spaces between the pickets) and consistent with the historic character of a structure enclosed. Recommended New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property found in photographs, drawings and newspapers. New site work should also be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Front yard areas should remain open. (See above for information regarding fences.) Trees in close proximity to a building may cause structural damage. Owners are encouraged to remove these trees and replace (or replant) them at a more appropriate location as soon as planting season permits and upon approval of a C of A. Prohibited No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings or other elements before evaluating their importance to the property's history and development. Front yard areas shall not be transformed into parking lots nor paved nor blacktopped, nor enclosed by solid fences, chain link, nor industrial/commercial style fences. The installation of unsightly large devices, such as television satellite dishes, skylights or solar panels, shall not be permitted in areas where they detract from the architecture of a building, are intrusive to the public view of the building or are highly visible from a public street, or ruled inappropriate after Commission review. Utility poles with high-intensity overhead lights should be installed so that they cannot be seen from a street. The Commission will evaluate all installations as well as any potential exceptions resulting from special circumstances, before granting a C of A EXISTING STRUCTURES C. WINDOWS AND DOORS Window and door frames are in most cases wood and vary depending upon the style of the home. Many are double -hung windows with wood trim and sills. Brick structures have stone sills and brick lintels. hi some cases where aluminum siding has been applied, the window and door trim has been covered. About half of the structures in the district have aluminum storm windows; the other half have wood storm windows. Required Original windows and doors shall be retained including sashes, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, hoods and hardware. When deteriorated beyond repair, they shall be replaced with units and trim resembling the original. Casement windows adapted the English tradition of using wrought iron casements with leaded cames for residential use. Rolled steel