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Distinctive existing features such as brick entry pillars, parks, gardens, streetlights, fences, signs, walkways, streets and
<br />building setbacks shall be retained. Major landscaping items, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs and benches shall be
<br />compatible with the character of the neighborhood in size, scale, material, and color. Street lighting should b e maintained at
<br />levels recommended by the Illuminating Engineering Society. Light sources must have spectral distribution in all color
<br />ranges. Older light fixtures and supporting posts must be similar in proportion, scale, size, shape, style, and appearance to the
<br />existing historic lamps. Streetlights shall be placed so that adequate illumination is afforded all sections of public sidewalks.
<br />Recommended
<br />Whenever possible, the original features should be restored. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to buildings,
<br />sidewalks or streets that are causing deterioration to those elements should be removed. If large shrubs become unsightly to
<br />the point of detracting from the historic character of the house or site, they should be cut back and allowed to rejuvenate.
<br />Dead and deceased material should be selectively removed. Trees and major landscaping elements that must be removed for
<br />one reason or another should be immediately replaced by suitable flora. When replacement of utility poles or power supply
<br />lines is necessary, consideration should be given to underground conduits or utility poles erected along rear property lines.
<br />The curb height should be sufficient to maintain adequate drainage of the street. If the older light fixtures are taken down by
<br />the city, they should be reserved for use in the historic district. Light fixtures on top of the brick pillars at the Eddy St reet
<br />entryway should be replaced according to these standards
<br />Prohibited
<br />Existing relationships of buildings and their environments shall not be destroyed through widening existing streets, application
<br />of asphalt or other bituminous coverings, or by introducing new streets or parking lots. Signs, streetlights, benches, major
<br />landscaping items, fencing, walkways, and paving materials which are out of scale or inappropriate to the neighborhood may
<br />not be used. The introduction of heavy trucks or smaller vehicles in the district shall be prohibited.
<br />Not Recommended
<br />High-intensity overhead streetlights should not be used.
<br />B.BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING AND ACCESSORIES
<br />Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located in the center of a flat lawn, often divided by a w alk
<br />leading to the front entrance. Several of the residences are sited on two or more building lots; ho wever, the preponderance of
<br />the homes has been erected on a single lot. Most of the properties include a double garage, usually located at the rear of t he
<br />property. The majority of garages are accessed from the alley. There are also a few homes with a co vered carport layout
<br />located at the rear of the property, as well as a few with circular driveways. Driveway and sidewalk materials include
<br />concrete, asphalt and brick. All of the properties have trees and most have trimmed shrubbery and/or hedges. Most of the
<br />houses conform to a uniform setback line within each block.
<br />Required
<br />Major landscaping items, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which reflect the
<br />property’s history and development shall be retained. Dominant land contours shall be retained. Structures such as gazebos,
<br />patio decks, fixed 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 neighborhood and
<br />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 photographs, drawings
<br />and newspapers. New site work should be appropriate to existing surroundings site elements in scale, type and appearance.
<br />Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the building that are causing deterioration to the building’s historic fabric
<br />should be removed. However, trees and plant materials that must be removed should be immediately replaced by suitable
<br />flora. All high intensity security lights should be approved b y the Historic Preservation Commission.
<br />Prohibited
<br />No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing major landscaping items, trees, fencing, walkways,
<br />outbuildings or other elements before evaluating their importance to the property’s history and development. Front yard areas
<br />shall not be transformed into parking lots nor paved nor blacktopped. Front yard areas shall not be fenced and fences shall
<br />not extend forward beyond the setback line of the house. The installation of unsightly devices such as television reception
<br />dishes and solar collectors shall 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 seen from the
<br />thoroughfare.
<br />SITE VISIT REPORT: N/A
<br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Standards and Guidelines are explicit that “fences shall not extend forward
<br />beyond the setback line of the house.” Staff recommends denial.
<br />Prepared by
<br />Adam Toering, Historic Preservation Specialist
<br />Approved by
<br />Elicia Feasel, Historic Preservation Administrator
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