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• III. Public Hearing A. Certificates of Appropriateness 1) 1997-0811, 607 Leland - chimney demolition Mr. Duvall presented the Staff Report and distributed photographs. Mr. Duvall indicated that the applicant was present. Mrs. Sporleder asked that if the chimney was not being used then what was being -used to vent the furnace_ Mr. Fritz stated that the old furnace had been replaced with a high efficiency gas burning furnace which uses PVC pipe for exhaust and that the chimney had not been used for at least four years. Joann Sporleder moved to accept the application as submitted. Adrian Fine and Catherine Hostetler seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Fritz thanked the Commission then asked what he needed to do to get permission to repair his back porch roof and deck. Mr. Oxian questioned what type of repairs Mr. Fritz had in mind. Mr. Fritz stated that he wanted to reroof the porch with same material that was on it and to remove and replace rotted pieces of the back deck. Mr. Oxian stated that the commission could approve his repairs now so he does not have to turn in another Certificate of Appropriateness. Joann Sporleder moved to approve the repairs. Catherine Hostetler seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 2) 1997-0723, 1615 East Wayne - remove 15 existing industrial casement windows and replace them with Eagle brand wood casement windows that would include • muntins in the glass to match the existing pattern. The first floor living room windows are to be unaffected. Mr. Duvall presented the Staff Report and distributed photographs and product literature. Mr. Duvall then indicated that the applicant, was present. Mrs. Sporleder asked what Mr. Hojnacki was going to do with the front living room windows. Mr. Hojnacki stated that nothing was going to be done with them because they were not'a problem. Mrs. Sporleder asked if he was going to put in interior storms. Mr. Hojnacki stated that he was not. Mrs. Sporleder asked what had caused -him to want to replace the windows. Mr. Hojnacki noted that the windows, were terribly inefficient due to the fact that they just do not fit their openings and that the metal is deteriorating. Mrs. Sporleder asked if he would consider doing interior storm windows.. Mr. Hojnacki stated that he had looked into them, but.that they would not work due to their window air conditioners and the windows protruding hardware. Mr. Oxian asked how many windows were going to be replaced. Mr. Hojnacki said there were a total of 24 windows in the house and that the five living room windows in the front and two basement windows would not be affected. In total sixteen windows will be replaced. Mr. Duvall explained and passed around an overlay that depicted the window style currently in the house and the proposed new windows. He further discussed the number of sashes and the casement type of the old and new windows. Mrs. Sporleder asked how Mr. Hojnacki had come to choose this particular manufacturer. Mr. Hojnacki said he had dealt with them in the past when he had windows installed in his cottage. Mrs. Sporleder questioned if the new windows were standardized or if they would be designed to fit each individual window opening. Mr. Hojnacki said that they would all fit the existing openings. There was further discussion of which windows were to be • replaced. Mr. Fine noted that the.commission had already discussed this issue a lot and did not need to reiterate everything. Mr. Fine stated that he felt the windows were a significant feature of the house and that what was most important was what was visible from the front of the house. He passed out some pictures of a building with similar windows that were replaced with the type Mr. Hojnacki wants to install. The pictures pointed out Mr. Fines opinion that with sandwiched muntins you do not get'the