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<br /> <br />ALTERATION CERTIFICATE: <br />The proposed modifications replacing the windows and installing a new rear door <br />require an alteration certificate. The windows proposed to be removed are not original, <br />and the proposed replacement windows are historically compatible with the house. The <br />applicant is also seeking direction from the HPC on treatment for the siding; staff <br />recommends repairing and replacing the siding as needed. <br /> <br />Section 15.36.120 of the LMC gives the criteria for evaluating alteration certificates: <br />A. The commission shall issue an alteration certificate for any proposed work on <br />a designated historical site or district only if the proposed work would not <br />detrimentally alter, destroy or adversely affect any architectural or landscape <br />feature which contributes to its original historical designation. <br />B. The commission must find the proposed alteration to be visually compatible <br />with designated historic structures located on the property in terms of design, <br />finish, material, scale, mass and height. When the subject site is in an historic <br />district, the commission must also find that the proposed alteration is visually <br />compatible with characteristics that define the district. For the purposes of this <br />chapter, the term "compatible" shall mean consistent with, harmonious with, or <br />enhancing to the mixture of complementary architectural styles, either of the <br />architecture of an individual structure or the character of the surrounding <br />structures. <br />C. The commission will use the following criteria to determine compatibility: <br />1. The effect upon the general historical and architectural character of the <br />structure and property. <br /> <br /> 6 <br /> <br />