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STAFF RECOMMENDATION: First, the Chapin Park Standards and Guidelines are explicit that “fencing visible from the street in front of the structure shall be open (meaning spaces between the pickets) and consistent with the historic character of a <br />structure enclosed” (emphasis added). While this particular application is for a stretch of fence along the border or edge of the property, the project fence is visible from the street. Further, the Standards and Guidelines state that “the erection of high walls or barriers, which would alter the relationship of the houses, shall be prohibited” (emphasis added). <br />Second, both the Historic Preservation Commission (through its administration of the ordinance that created the <br />Chapin Park Local Historic District) and the Building Department require that appropriate paperwork and permitting be received before projects like fence work should be started. Were the Historic Preservation Commission – or the Building Department – to have been consulted before the initiation of this project, the design and format of the fence could have been in compliance with both Historic and local Building Department requirements. <br />Staff would recommend that the fence – certainly the portion closer to the street from the set-back line – be removed and replaced with an ‘open’ format (for example, metal or wood picket fence). <br /> Written by Adam Toering <br />Historic Preservation Specialist Approved by Elicia Feasel <br />Historic Preservation Administrator Site Visit – Photos <br /> Figure 1 – 627 Portage from the street, looking west. The fence is to the right, on the other side of the hedge.