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HEMA No. 2023-08 – The Cypress Fire Station (625 S. Cypress Avenue) November 2, 2023 Page 4 3 7 9 0 interior layout. Originally, an interior wall was located between the two sets of windows, however the proposed removal of the interior wall will create two pairs of windows at different window heights. This change will create a uniform design with the remaining south (side) façade windows. New bathrooms added to the north part of the building’s interior will require two original door openings with upper transom windows at the north (side) façade to be infilled with two new windows to match existing double-hung wood windows. A third new window opening with new window to match existing style and materials will be added to the north (side) façade as a new bathroom window. These new bathroom windows will have obscured glass for privacy. One north (side) façade original window that is currently located within a proposed bathroom adjacent to the rear office, will be infilled with and relocated to the rear (east) elevation. The rear (east) façade contains two non-original doors. The southern-most door will be infilled with stucco to match existing and the northern-most door will be restored to match other secondary doors, with an upper transom window. The proposed rehabilitation changes are located at the building’s secondary side and rear facades which avoids the most significant and character-defining features that are visible at the primary (west) façade. Additional site improvements that do not require discretionary approval and therefore are not part of this HEMA application include the following: Non-original concrete infill at the primary (west) façade will be removed in order to restore the original driveway configuration. The site will be landscaped with new, compatible planting materials. An existing, metal front yard fence and gate will be removed and replaced with a compatible 3-foot-tall front yard fence. The materials and design are yet to be determined, but the fence will be required to be reviewed and approved by Planning Division staff to ensure compatibility. In order to enhance security, a new, eight-foot-tall CMU block wall will be added to the property’s rear (east) property line and parts of the north and south rear property lines. The rear yard will be redesigned with a new basketball court to the south and two new parking spaces to the north—one of which will be ADA compliant. A new curb ramp will be adjacent to rear parking, leading to a raised ADA sidewalk with access to and around the subject building. The property’s rear will be accessible by a new, eight- foot-tall sliding metal security gate adjacent to an existing alley. The design is also yet to be determined, but the gate will be required to be reviewed and approved by Planning Division staff to ensure compatibility. Analysis of the Issues As proposed, the project will follow the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards (SOIS) for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, & Reconstructing Historic Buildings (Kay D. Weeks and Anne E. Grimmer, revised 2017). The proposed exterior modifications would be considered a combination rehabilitation and restoration project, and as such be evaluated against ten criteria for both treatments. Staff has reviewed the proposed modifications in comparison to the SOIS. The rehabilitation standards listed below analyze the proposed tenant improvements and ADA access project elements that are focused on the side (north and