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from the main thoroughfare, while a few are accessed from the alley. There are also a few homes with a covered <br />carport located at the rear of the property, as well as a few with circular driveways. Driveway and sidewalk <br />materials include concrete, asphalt and brick. All of the properties have trees and most have trimmed shrubbery <br />and/or hedges. Most of the houses conform to a uniform setback line within each block. <br />Required <br />Plants, trees, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which reflect the <br />property's history and development shall be retained. <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 are <br />causing deterioration to the building's. historic fabric should be removed. However, trees and plant materials that <br />must be removed should be <br />immediately replaced by suitable flora. All high-intensity security lights should be approved by the Historic <br />Preservation Commission. <br />Prohibited <br />No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing major landscaping items, trees, fencing, <br />walkways, outbuildings or other elements before evaluating their importance to the property's history and <br />development. Front yard areas shall not be transformed into parking lots nor paved nor blacktopped. Front yard <br />areas shall not be fenced and fences shall not extend forward beyond the setback line of the house. The installation <br />of unsightly devices such as television reception dishes and solar collectors shall not be permitted in areas where <br />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 seen from <br />the thoroughfare. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: As the new retaining wall and landscaping will prevent erosion, does <br />not detract from the appearance of the property, and is similar to other retaining walls in the Riverside <br />Drive historic district, Staff recommends approval. <br />Elicia Feasel <br />Executive Director <br />Deb Parcell <br />Deputy Director <br />W <br />