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HEMA No. 2023-07 – The Dehne Apts. No 1 (1102 North Lacy Street) October 5, 2023 Page 6 3 7 2 9 •Removal of wood handrails and guardrails at the primary (east) façade’s southern staircase, which have been replaced with metal handrails and vertical metal guardrails. Project Description The proposed project consists of an interior renovation, which results in exterior building changes. The interior remodel includes removal of non load-bearing interior walls, interior doors, kitchen cabinets and appliances, and bathroom fixtures. In order to reconfigure the interior units, the property owner is requesting approval for removal of the following items from the property’s exterior, which will not be replaced in-kind: •Eight (8) rear/secondary apartment entrances (original rear wood doors with a single light and satin chrome hardware) at the west and north facades; •Four (4) sets of original concrete steps with concrete platforms serving the first floor rear entrances (west and north facades); •Four (4) original one-over-one double-hung wood windows at the rear (west) façade; •One (1) original double-hung, one-over-one wood window at the rear (north) façade; •One (1) original fixed window at the first floor of the primary (east) façade; •One (1) double-hung wood window at the first floor; •Two (2) original wood staircases and two original wood balconies at the rear (west) façade; and •Wood handrails and guardrails on the primary (east) façade’s northern-most exterior staircase. Although the owner has agreed to restore all wood shutters on the primary (south and east) facades, the architectural plans show two sets of shutters at the primary (south) façade at the second floor will not be restored, along with one set at the primary (east) façade at the second floor at a window that is in the middle of the façade. The rear/secondary apartment entrances and all wood windows in the list stated above will be removed and infilled with stucco to match the existing stucco. Due to the changed interior layout, the doors, concrete steps and platforms, windows, staircases, and balconies are no longer needed. The one vinyl window on the south façade is proposed to remain a vinyl window and will not be restored to wood to match existing. The previously removed wood staircase at the building’s southwest corner at the rear (west) facade will be rebuilt entirely with wood material (steps, handrails, and guardrails) to match the original material. Due to current building code, the staircase design cannot be replicated like-for-like as it requires reduced spacing of the guardrail slats. Therefore, the new staircase design will be slightly modified with additional horizontal wood slats at the guardrail, which will be spaced a minimum four inches apart from one another. Historic Resources Commission 17 10/5/2023