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<br /> <br />backyard areas. No approval will be necessary for changes in lawn, shrubs, <br />walkways, or semi-permanent surface changes in the rear of houses. <br />Staff approval would be required for semi-permanent surface changes in the <br />rear of houses. Staff approval would be required for semi-permanent <br />structures such as gazebos, but not for play equipment such as swing sets, <br />sandboxes, etc. <br />Required <br />Plants, trees, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) <br />and benches which reflect the properties' history and development shall be <br />retained. <br />Recommended <br />New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past <br />appearance of the property found in photographs, drawing, and <br />newspapers. New site work should be appropriate to existing <br />surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Accessory <br />structures such as decks, gazebos, fountains, or small outbuildings <br />should be appropriate to surrounding site elements in scale type and <br />appearance. Plant materials in close proximity to the building's historic <br />fabric should be removed and replaced by more suitable flora as approved <br />by the Historic Preservation Commission. <br />Prohibited <br />No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing trees, <br />fencing, walkways, outbuildings or other site elements before evaluating <br />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 <br />yard areas shall not be fenced, or fences shall not extend forward beyond <br />the setback line of the property. Telephone or utility poles with high <br />intensity overhead lights should be installed so that they cannot be seen <br />from the thoroughfare. The installation of unsightly, large devices such as <br />television satellite dishes shall not be permitted in areas where they can be <br />views from the public thoroughfare. <br />III. NEW CONSTRUCTION <br />New construction includes any new building or structure constructed <br />within the boundaries of the historic district, or any new addition to an <br />existing building. New construction should be designed considering the <br />appearance of the other buildings in the neighborhood. New work may be <br />contemporary of may suggest motifs from the historic buildings. New <br />construction design should be clearly differentiated from the design of the <br />historic buildings. <br />a. HEIGHT AND PROPORTION <br />The majority of structures in the district are two stories in height and <br />are square or rectangular in plan. There are a few story -and-a-half <br />residences. The prevalent facade proportions are between a 1:1 and a <br />1:2 height-to-width ratio. <br />Required <br />The height of a new structure and its height -to-width proportions shall be <br />consistent with adjacent buildings in the district. The building height shall <br />be no greater than that of the tallest existing structure in the same block. <br />Facade proportions shall be established by permitting no structure with a <br />facade wider or narrower than those existing in the same block. Facade <br />proportions shall be established by permitting no structure with a facade <br />wider or narrower tha n those existing in the same block. Additions to <br />existing buildings shall be related in height and proportion to the existing <br />structure. <br />Recommended <br />Contemporary designs should be compatible in character and <br />mood to the building or neighborhood. <br />Prohibited <br />Additions may not be constructed that would change the existing facade <br />of a building, alter its scale or architectural character, or add new height. <br />Not Recommended