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FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 Resolution No. 2024-XX Page 3 of 9 iii. The project complies with Standard No. 3. The proposed changes will not create a false sense of historical development. The additions will be designed to be compatible with the existing scale and massing of the residence, yet distinct enough to discern that they are new additions through the use of new, yet compatible materials and design. Although the proposed family/laundry room will be partially visible from the primary (south) façade, it will be set back well behind the front property line and primarily located behind the existing building footprint and garden wall. The addition will not substantially alter the historic building footprint as it will be located at the building’s secondary (west) façade. It will also be understood as an addition through its use of slightly differentiated tile coping from the original tiles in size and color, new wood double-hung windows without the upper sash horn detail, and new French doors. Therefore, the architectural treatment will read as contemporary, not conjectural. iv. 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 readily visible on the primary (south and east) facades. Although the project includes the removal of an original fixed picture window west of the main entrance on the primary (south) façade, it will be replaced with a new wood window of the same dimensions and materials as existing. The new window will be an awning style in order to comply with egress requirements due to the interior remodel and new bedroom location. The altered window is minimal and will not cause a substantial change to the historic property as it will still resemble the original picture window. The family/laundry room addition will require the removal of some original windows and one original door at the west façade. Because those original features are not visible from the public right-of-way and because a majority of character-defining-features will remain throughout the historic property, the addition complies with Standard No. 5. The kitchen remodel will also require the removal of three (3) original double-hung wood windows on the main house, however one of the windows will be repurposed. Lastly, the master bedroom addition will no t remove any original building features as it will expand an existing rear addition. Overall, the proposed project retains a Historic Resources Commission 82 5/8/2024