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FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 4 of 10 i. As conditioned, the project complies with Standard No. 1. because it will maintain the property’s historical use as a residence. The project principally involves constructing a second-story addition to augment the house’s living space. The addition will partially alter the roof form of the building, but will maintain a majority of the building’s character defining features including the stucco wall cladding, original windows, bay window, chimneys, and gable vents. The pergolas on the south and west facades and the deck on the west facades are minor features that do not substantially change the property’s visual character and are, in any case, concealed from public view. Further the main façade will remain unchanged. Changes to the detached garage that are proposed for legalization have not altered its function as a secondary space for utility and domestic purposes. The removal of the parapet and substitution of horizontal wood plank siding should not be considered substantial changes because it could not be determined conclusively through stylistic analysis or the review of available visual documentation—limited to Google street view imagery—whether the now-removed parapet or previous combination of stucco and vertical plank siding was original to the garage. The other alterations to be legalized, including the pergola and accordion doors, are minor features concealed on secondary elevations entirely outside public view. ii. As conditioned, the project complies with Standard No. 2. Project elements are designed generally to maintain the historic character of the subject property. The main façade will remain unchanged, leaving the most important and highly visible historic features of the property unchanged. The addition will alter the roof form of the building, but will maintain the vast majority of the building’s character defining features including the stucco wall cladding, original windows, bay window, chimneys, and gable vents. Furthermore, as noted above, the modifications to the garage proposed for alteration do not involve materials or features that could be conclusively identified as part of the property’s original construction. iii. The project complies with Standard No. 3 because the proposed changes will not create a false sense of historical development. The new and replacement windows have been selected to complement the historic window design on the Historic Resources Commission 238 9/23/2025