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v <br />Original windows and doors shall be retained including sashes, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, <br />pediments, hoods, and hardware. When deteriorated beyond repair, they shall be replaced with units and <br />trim resembling the original. <br />Recommended <br />Wood frame storm windows and doors painted to match the original should be used but should not <br />damage existing frames. If new sashes or doors are installed, the existing or original materials, design, and <br />hardware should be used. When metal storm doors are used, they should be painted, anodized or coated to <br />match the existing. When awnings are used they should be of canvas material. <br />Prohibited <br />Original doors, windows and hardware shall not be discarded when they can be restored and reused in <br />place. New window and door openings which would alter the scale and proportion of the building shall <br />not be introduced. Inappropriate new window and door features, such as aluminum insulating glass <br />combinations that require removal of the original windows and doors, shall not be installed. <br />Not Recommended <br />Awnings, hoods, and fake shutters made of metal, vinyl, or fiberglass should not be used if they would <br />detract from the existing character or appearance of the building. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The standards and guidelines for this historic district state: "The <br />existing or original architectural detail around windows, porches, doors and eaves should be retained or <br />replaced by replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair," therefore, staff <br />does not recommend approval of the soffit replacement or storm windows, which recommend: "Original <br />windows and doors shall be retained including sashes, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, <br />hoods, and hardware. When deteriorated beyond repair, they shall be replaced with units and trim <br />resembling the original." <br />Elicia Feasel <br />Executive Director <br />Deb Parcell <br />Deputy Director <br />