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Window and doorframes are in most cases wood and vary depending upon the style of the home. Many are double hung windows with wood <br />trim and sills. Brick structures have stone sills and brick lintels. In some cases where aluminum siding has been applied, the window and door <br />trim has been covered. About half of the structures in the district have aluminum storm windows, the other half have wood storm windows. <br />Required <br />Original windows and doors shall be retained including sashes, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, hoods, and hardware. When <br />deteriorated beyond repair, they shall be replaced with units and trim resembling the original. <br />Recommended <br />Wood storm windows and doors painted or finished to match the original should be used but should not damage existing frames. If new sashes <br />or doors are installed, the existing or original materials, design, and hardware should be used. When metal storm doors are used, they should <br />be painted, anodized or coated to match the existing. When awnings are used they should be of canvas material. <br />III. NEW CONSTRUCTION <br />New construction includes any new building or structure built within the boundaries of the historic district, or any new addition to an existing <br />building. New construction should be designed considering the appearance, scale, styles, and setbacks of the other buildings in the <br />neighborhood. New work may be contemporary or may suggest motifs from historic buildings in the district. <br />A. HEIGHT AND PROPORTION <br />The majority of the structures in the district are two stories in height, and have square or rectangular plans. There are several houses that have <br />"L" or "T" shaped or rambling ground plans. There are a few single -story cottages and one and one and a half story bungalows. The most <br />prevalent facade proportions are: 1:1 and 1:2, height to width ratios. <br />Required <br />The height of a new structure and its height to width proportions shall be consistent with adjacent buildings in the district. The building <br />height shall be no greater than that of the tallest existing structure and no less than that of the lowest existing structure in the same block. <br />Facade proportion shall be established by permitting no structure with a facade wider or narrower than those existing in the same block. <br />Additions to existing buildings shall be related in height and proportion to the existing structure <br />Recommended <br />Design of new construction should be compatible in character and mood to the building or neighborhood. <br />Prohibited <br />Additions that would add new height or change the existing fagade of a building and change its scale and architectural character shall not be <br />constructed. <br />Not Recommended <br />New stories should not be added nor existing stories be removed which would destroy important architectural details, features, and spaces of <br />the building. Any style or period of architecture that is incompatible with the existing should not be permitted in the new additions. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: <br />1. Siding: Approved <br />2. Windows: Staff recommends Crestline Elite aluminum -clad windows to match the size of existing windows, except for <br />the oval that will be restored. Staff recommends restoration of window in front. <br />3. Demo/Addition: Approved. Staff does not recommend 2' enlargement of footprint of main house as there is incomplete <br />documentation. <br />4. Garage: Staff recommends garage extension on west side as previously submitted. Staff recommends Crestline Elite <br />aluminum clad to match size of existing openings, if approved for house. Staff recommends restoration of half round <br />window unless determined to be deteriorated beyond repair. <br />5. Fencing: Staff recommends previously approved 6' wood privacy fence on east, west, and north sides; fence on south <br />side to be less than 6' tall in a style with spaces between pickets and recommends Commission approval on an installation <br />approximately 13' south/closer to street. <br />6. Alley entrance: Incomplete application item. <br />7. Second story entrance: Staff recommends stair design, per site plan. <br />8. Concrete sidewalk: Staff recommends concrete sidewalk, per site plan. <br />Written by <br />Deb Parcell, Deputy Director <br />Approved by <br />Elicia Feasel, Executive Director <br />