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The owner will then take the privacy fence and lower it to a 4' tall fence to ensure continuity between the front and backyard fencing and to further aid in the issues of privacy and security. The 4' tall fencing would run from the rear of the house to the front line of the house then it would convert into a 4' tall picket fence which would enclose the front yard. The front picket fence is very much in keeping with the style of the neighborhood and would have been a prevalent item along Washington, LaSalle and Colfax Streets around the late 1800s and early 1900s. The Commission approved a 3' tall front yard picket fence at 617 W. LaSalle in the later portion of 1990's. The owner is requesting a 4' fence because of her 4' tall hedgerow and existing 4' tall picket fencing. The guidelines for landmarks state that Front yard areas should not be fenced except in cases where historic documentation would indicate such fencing appropriate. Fencing should be in character with the buildings style, material and scale. The proposed front yard picket fence is historically appropriate for this area and is in style and scale with the property. The 4' privacy section that runs up the side of the house will keep the continuity between the rear fence and the front fence. The arbor requested for the front gate could also be argued as historically appropriate. The owner will design it to mirror the arched windows in the front fagade of the house. The staff recommends approval of all the proposed fencing, gates and arbor. The staff has also consulted with Design Review's Jim Markle, regarding the fencing. He concurs that the proposed fencing would most likely pass the Design Review Committee, which will hear this proposal on July 25, 2001. 3) The removal of concrete steps and installation of wood steps with railing to match the rail on the porch would better replicate what the original stair and rail would have looked like. Staff recommends approval. 4) The rebuilding of the cellar entry walls is in-kind. The existing doors for the cellar is actually a makeshift plywood set-up and is in dire need of replacement. The owner would like to install new metal cellar doors for security reasons. The staff recommends approval of the proposal, which is not visible from the street. 5) The repairing of previously removed or damaged fascia with same material is in-kind, staff recommends approval. In earlier photographs of the house, gutters are visible on various locations of the house. The house originally had gutters along both the west and east facades and along the side porch. The owner is requesting to install gutters and downspouts in the same locations as the originals. The owner is also requesting to install new gutters along the front porch and at rear of first addition, west side where water runs down a valley from the chimney. Staff finds this proposal to be with in the guidelines and necessary to preserve integrity of the foundation and thus recommends approval.