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FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 Resolution No. 2024-03 Page 5 of 12 to period-correct style, which will blend in with the building and not be considered a conjectural alteration. iv. The project complies with Standard No. 5. As conditioned, the project complies with Standard No. 5. Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize the property will be preserved. The majority of the project does not propose to remove character-defining features or materials/finishes along any façade. Although two of the three doors along the south and east elevation are not original, they are presumed to have been relocated from another location in the house when later additions occurred, considering that they both match the one original primary entry door. The historic assessment further notes that the additional entrance openings, occurred prior to the historic designatio n of the neighborhood, and that they are now essential to the contemporary use of the property. Therefore, the applicant proposes to retain and restore the doors to a period -correct style, in keeping with this standard. As previously mentioned, the overall work also includes the replacement of existing (non-historic) wooden railings. These porch stoop railings were replaced using turned wood balusters, and are not of the same design as the extant historic examples, creating a false sense of history, diminishing the overall historic character of the property. These railings are not an example of a distinctive features, finishes, or construction techniques, or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property. Therefore, removal of these railings would not be in conflict with this standard. v. The project complies with Standard No. 6. All character- defining features (e.g., existing porch posts, brackets, balustrade, frieze, spandrels, and skirting) will be retained and restored to period-correct style. The porch enclosure only partially removed sections of the original frieze and spandrels. Moreover, the existing turned porch posts, bases, capitals and brackets appear to be original the home, as well as the existing turned balusters. Lastly, the applicant p roposes to restore the basement vent screens to match existing block fascia at wrap-around porch. All exterior repairs will be done using in-kind materials and exterior siding too deteriorated to repair will be replaced with custom-mill siding to match original in-kind. Therefore, replacement of missing features will be Historic Resources Commission 153 7/15/2024