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HEMA No. 2023-10 – The Elliott House (1904 North Heliotrope Drive) January 11, 2024 Page 4 3 9 0 6 The four existing two-foot-five-inch (29 inches) tall metal railings will be modified to meet Building Code regulations consisiting of a minimum of four inch spacing between railings and a minimum height of three-feet-six-inches (42 inches). The four balconies are located in the following locations: the primary (south) façade, northeast corner including both side (north) and primary (east) facades, and the northewst corner including both side (north) and rear (west) facades. The four balcony railings, which have peeling lead paint, will be removed, stripped of all lead paint, modified, and reinstalled in their existing locations on the main building in order to accommodate child safety and conform with current Building Code requirements. The modified railings will be taller with nine inches added to the lower portion of each balustrade. The new balustrade extensions will match existing in material, however a new knuckle will be placed at the top and bottom parts of the extension in order to differentiate the new from the old materials. The entire balcony railing with balustrades will sit on two four-inch metal mounting posts, making the four balconies a total of three-feet-six-inches (42 inches) tall. In order to reduce the spacing between each balustrade, six new balustrades will be added between each original balustrade (alternating new and original), and will be placed within the center of each existing scrollwork. The balustrade opening width will shrink from eight inches to three-and-a-half inches between each balustrade. The new balustrades will be a simple metal design similar to the original balustrades without knuckles in order to distinguish them apart from the originals. The existing top rail and metal scroll work at all four balconies will not be modified and will remain in place. The non-compatible rear (west) façade concrete stoop with flagstone veneer and metal railing at the rear entrance will be removed entirely and replaced with a more compatible entrance stoop. The existing stoop with four concrete steps accesible south of the entrance will be replaced with a new stoop that will have three concrete steps leading from both the north and south of the new stoop. Two new wrought iron hand rails will attach to the exterior wall of the main house. A new masonry wall of five-feet-two-inches in width and four-feet-eight-inches in height will be added in front of the rear entrance. The existing two-car garage and acessory structure will be modified with 69 square feet added to the north façade of the accessory structure footprint in order to accommodate a new, third parking space with additional storage. The addition will replace non-original double paneled doors with new, wood-frame multi-light double doors and multi-light side lights at the rear (north) façade. It will also require moving an original rear pedestrian garage door slightly north along the east façade, in place of an existing original double- hung wood window, to accompodate the new square footage. The double-hung window will be removed. Two new interior partions will also be added inside the garage/accessory structure to create new storage space, at the northwest corner and at the east respectively. Both storage partition spaces will have new exterior doors added for access, which will be located on rear/secondary facades and will not be visible from the public right-of-way. One of the new doors will require removal of a non-original rear-facing window. Modifications required at the primary (south) façade of the accessory building include the removal of a band of upper wood windows, which are alternating fixed and Historic Resources Commission 52 1/11/2024