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[…] <br />Recommended <br />Whenever possible, the original building materials should be restored. When maintaining or repairing original siding is not feasible, <br />aluminum, vinyl or composite siding may be used. When used over wood surfaces, this siding should be the same size and style as the <br />original wood. Every effort should be made to retain the original trim around windows, doors, cornices gables, eaves and other architectural <br />features. <br />[…] <br />Prohibited <br />Wood siding shall not be resurfaced with new materials that is inappropriate or was unavailable when the building was constructed, such as <br />artificial stone, brick veneer, asbestos or asphalt shingles. <br />[…] <br />Not Recommended <br />Waterproof or water repellant coatings or surface consolidation treatments should not be used on masonry surfaces unless required to solve a <br />specific problem that has been studied and identified. Coatings are frequently unnecessary and expensive and can accelerate deterioration of <br />the masonry. Mortar joints, which do not need repointing, should not be repointed. Wood siding should not be power washed. <br />[…] <br />C. WINDOWS AND DOORS <br />Window and door frames are in most cases wood and vary depending upon the style of the home. Many are double-hung windows <br />with wood trim and sills. Brick structures have stone sills and brick lintels. In some cases where aluminum siding has been applied, <br />the window and door trim has been covered. About half of the structures in the district have aluminum storm windows; the other <br />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 <br />hardware. When 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 <br />new sashes or doors are installed, the existing or original materials, design and hardware should be used. When metal storm doors <br />are used, they should be painted, anodized or coated to match the existing. When awnings are used, they should be of canvas <br />material. <br /> <br />SITE VISIT REPORT: <br />Administrator Toering and Specialist Van Overberghe met with the property owner on Friday, June 24th at 10am to <br />assess the condition of the existing windows. The house has double-hung windows with deferred maintenance – <br />ropes are cut or missing, glazing putty has or is beginning to fail, some broken or missing glass, some of the stiles <br />are separating, interior stops were in some cases missing, and there are many layers of paint and extensive paint <br />failure. Very little rot or wood deterioration was seen on the windows. <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The structure exhibits deferred maintenance of the original windows. Deferred <br />maintenance does not constitute deteriorated beyond repair. Staff recommends that the original windows be <br />restored and the application for replacement be denied. <br /> <br />Prepared by <br />Adam Toering, Historic Preservation Administrator