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HEMA No. 2023-10 – The Elliott House (1904 North Heliotrope Drive) January 11, 2024 Page 5 3 9 0 6 inswing operation, and lower wall to accommodate a new, third garage door. The building expansion will also require the existing clay tile roof ridge on the accessory structure to extend to the existing garage roof. The new roof portion will be clad in clay tiles to match existing. The project also includes additional items that are not part of the Historic Exterior Modification Application (HEMA) as they are considered administrative and approved at the Staff level. For reference, administrative items include the replacement of the south driveway and the removal of non-original metal security fencing and a masonry block wall at the northeast corner of the residence. In order to accommodate the additional parking space, the existing concrete driveway and apron will be replaced and expanded. The apron will be expanded with eight additional feet to the east and a new curb cut will be created. The fencing will be replaced with a new security wall and wood gate to allow easier circulation to the rear yard. A new decomposed granite pathway will be added along the north property line leading from the sidewalk to the east to the new wood gate to the west. The pathway will require the removal of some existing shrubs along its path and for access to the sidewalk. Additionally, minimal landscape features will be removed as part of the driveway expansion, which includes some grass and part of the existing south hedge that will be trimmed to allow for the driveway sight triangle. 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 rehabilitation project and as such be evaluated against ten criteria. The Memorandum by Janus Consultants dated November 13, 2023 and Exhibit 7 of this report assessed the proposed project against the SOIS for Rehabilitation and determined that the project is in compliance with the Standards. Staff has reviewed the proposed modifications in comparison to the SOIS. The following is a review of the findings as they pertain to the applicable criteria: 1. A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires minimal changes to its distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships. The project complies with Standard No. 1. The property currently maintains its historic use as a single-family residence with a detached garage. The use is not proposed to change. Although the two-car garage is proposed to be a three-car garage, the garage use shall remain. The accessory structure attached to the garage is not original and is not considered a character defining feature. Therefore, the removal of the existing band of windows and addition of a second garage door at the south façade at will not disrupt the historic property or create change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces, and special relationships. Historic Resources Commission 53 1/11/2024