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APPLICATION ITEMS: Add 6' "Dog -Ear" fence on deck; southwest side with gate from house to just shy of tree. Add wood railing to front porch eventually with a wooden handrail along new front steps (see 605 Edgewater). Replace basement window with vinyl replacement window to match other basement windows. DISCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The owner wishes to place a privacy fence along the deck at the rear side of the house; it would also have a gate. The style of fence was previously approved by the Commission in 2001 for the previous owners (COA#200 1 -05 10) but it was not installed. The current applicant changed his mind on the wooden steps on 1 April since the sidewalk was in such bad repair he is now proposing an in -kind replacement on the concrete walkway and steps rather than the wood covering for the steps. The wood railing and balustrade system would resemble the one he installed at 605 Edgewater but without the two side steps and railings. The owner also wishes to replace the inoperable and deteriorated basement window with a sliding vinyl window which will match the replacement basement windows. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: B. BUILDING SITE. LANDSCAPING. AND ACCESSORIES Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located in the center of a flat lawn, often divided by a walk leading to the front entrance. Many properties have a straight driveway along one edge of the lot leading to a garage at the rear of the house. This driveway often has a sidewalk along one side leading to the front entrance either in the center or at the side of the house. Driveway and sidewalk materials include asphalt or concrete. All of the properties have trees; many have trimmed shrubbery and hedges. All of the houses conform to a uniform setback line within each block. Required Existing plants, trees, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs, and benches which reflect the properties' history and development shall be retained. Recommended New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property found in photographs, drawings and newspapers. New site work should be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the buildings that are causing deterioration to the building's historic fabric should be removed. Prohibited No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing old plants, trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings and other site elements before evaluating their importance to the property's history and development. Front yard areas shall not be transformed into parking lots nor paved nor blacktopped. Front yard areas shall not be fenced, with the exception of properties along Lincolnway, which may be fenced, but not with enclosed stockade -type fencing. Not Recommended Telephone poles with high intensity overhead lights should not be used, with the exception of along Lincolnway. II. EXISTING STRUCTURES C. WINDOWS AND DOORS Window and door frames are in nearly all cases wood. Brick structures have stone sills and brick lintels; masonry block structures have masonry sills and lintels. In some cases where aluminum siding has been applied window trim has been covered. About half of the structures in the district have aluminum storm windows, the other half wood storm windows. Required Original windows and doors including sash, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, hoods, and hardware shall be retained or when deteriorated beyond repair, replaced with duplicates of the existing or original. Recommended Wood frame storm windows and doors, painted to match the existing or original, should be used but should not damage existing frames and should be removable in the future. If new sash and doors are used, the existing or original materials, design, and hardware should be used. When metal storm doors are used, they should be painted anodized or coated to match the existing. When awnings are used they should be of canvas material. Prohibited Existing or original doors, windows, and hardware shall not be discarded when they can be restored and re -used in place. New window and door openings which would alter the scale and proportion of the building should not be introduced. Inappropriate new window and door features such as aluminum insulating glass combinations that require the removal of the original windows and do s hall not be installed. Not Recommended Metal, vinyl, or fiberglass awnings, hoods, and fake shutters that would detract from the existing character or appearance of the building should not be used. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the fence and the proposed railing system as they conform to the guidelines for Edgewater Place. The proposed vinyl window will match what has been currently installed and will not alter the size of the opening. Catherine Hostetler On a motion by Jerry Niezgodski with a second by Dave Steinhauer to amended and approve application to include all basement windows, to be matching. Vote: 6 — 0 Unanimous. COA #2013 -0325B Approved.