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HEMA No. 2023-07 – The Dehne Apts. No 1 (1102 North Lacy Street) October 5, 2023 Page 8 3 7 2 9 As conditioned, the project complies with Standard No. 1. The property currently maintains its historic use as a multi-family residence. The use is not proposed to change. Although the modified interior configuration requires the removal of character-defining features, including windows, doors, concrete steps with platforms, and wood staircases with balconies, the removal of these items is located at the rear (west and north) facades, which are less visible from East Wellington Avenue and North Lacy Street. The primary (south and east) facades will remain substantially the same with enhanced interior functionality. The proposed removal of three sets of original wood shutters at the primary facades and the proposal to keep an existing vinyl window at the primary façade are not necessary in order to execute the interior alterations to the building and do not conform to the SOIS. Therefore, staff is recommending conditions of approval ensuring that all original shutters are restored, and the one vinyl window is restored to its original condition and to be wood material. 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided. As conditioned, the project complies with Standard No. 2. The historic character of the subject property will be retained and preserved. The proposed exterior alterations, as conditioned, shall remove as little historic material at the primary facades. The majority of the alterations are located on secondary/rear façades, where it will be generally less visible and away from the public right-of-way. The proposed exterior alterations will not alter any important spatial relationships that characterize the property. Although two original wood staircases with wood balconies are proposed to be removed entirely, they were located at the secondary/rear facades. The project’s rehabilitation of the existing two staircases at the primary (east) façade and new construction of a previously removed staircase at the building’s southwest corner will prioritize maintaining the most visible staircases at the property, at the primary facades. 3. Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or elements from other historic properties, will not be undertaken. The project complies with Standard No. 3. The proposed changes will not create a false sense of historical development. The proposed staircase rehabilitation and alterations will have a minimal wood design that will be as close as possible to the original staircase design while meeting current building code requirements. Exterior staircases found on this property type are often made of simple wood planks with wide gaps between the guardrails that often do not satisfy the present building code of a minimum of a four-inch gap between planks. Metal or wrought Historic Resources Commission 19 10/5/2023