Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2023 10 16

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C. The commission will use the following criteria to determine compatibility: Criteria and Standards Meets Criteria? Evaluation For the purposes of reviewing separately the different aspects of the Alteration Certificate request, this table will refer to them as follows: Request 1 Restoration of the front porch by opening it and restoring ornamentation Request 2 Addition of a new, differentiated railing to the front porch Request 3 Replacement of existing windows with more compatible materials, while maintaining the existing openings 1. The effect upon the general historical Yes Request 1 and architectural character of the The restoration requests enhance structure and property. the architectural integrity of the home and are supported by 2. The architectural style, arrangement, photographic and family evidence, texture, and material used on the existing and are recommended by the and proposed structures and their relation Historic Structure Assessment and compatibility with other structures. (HSA). 4. The effects of the proposed work Yes Request 2 in creating, changing, destroying, or The addition of a railing to the front otherwise impacting the exterior porch has a minimal visual impact architectural features of the structure on the front porch and can be upon which such work is done. removed if desired in the future. It is also differentiated from the historic 8. c. Each property shall be recognized elements of the home, demarcating as a physical record of its time, place and it as a new element. use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding Yes Request 3 conjectural features or architectural The windows were likely changed in elements from other buildings, shall not the 1950s and are old enough to be undertaken. have gained historical significance. However, staff does not find that the 8. d. Most properties change over time; windows have achieved historical those changes that have acquired historic significance based on their design; significance in their own right shall be moreover, returning the windows to retained and preserved. the taller, narrower openings is likely impossible given interior changes to 8. e. Distinctive features, finishes and the windows, according to the HSA. construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property shall be preserved.