Good evening, I'd like to welcome everyone to the May 14th 2008 public hearing of the Board of Architecture Review. I appreciate everyone in attendance here this evening. My name is Derek Wingfield, I'm the Vice Chair and Acting Chairman this evening and we have two other members of the Board of Architecture Review here with us and I'd like them to introduce themselves if they would please. Terry Hamline, Jim Dickinson. Thank you. The board was established by zoning ordinance in 1958. Our first historic district was Gratz Park which this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary as an historic district in Lexington. This week is Preservation Week in Lexington and there are quite a few events going on including a celebration of Gratz Park's 50th anniversary. There's some flyers at the back of the room. I encourage everyone to pick one up and if you're interested in attending some of the events this week. We currently have a total of 14 historic districts in Lexington. The board is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the Urban County Council and as part of the Division of Historic Preservation. The Preservation Office maintains a full-time staff to assist you with your projects. The board encourages and recommends applicants use them as a resource. The Preservation Office is located at 101 East Vine Street, room 220. As our procedure, consider applications in the order in which they are listed on our agenda. In each case, we will have a presentation by staff and hear any additional comments from the applicant. The board will then ask questions and make comments regarding the application and then hear comments from any other interested parties here in the audience this evening. The chair will then ask the board members to enter a motion. If you wish to address the board, please come to the microphone. State your name and address for the public record. We also ask that you please write your name on the sign-in sheet by the door so the information can be recorded in the record correctly. I would also like to note the following staff approvals before we begin our review of Certificate of Appropriateness applications. There are certain items that the staff is empowered to approve, eliminating the necessity for all applicants to come before the full board. This evening, there are a total of 24 applications approved for today's agenda. I'll need to read those into the record quickly here. In the Aylesford Historic District, at 137 Ransom Avenue, replace dormer material, Belcourt, 629 Sayer Avenue, replace fencing. The next several are in the Northside Historic District at 239 North Mill Street, Tuck Point Wall, repair walk steps and install handrails at 263 North Broadway, remove tree. 611 North Broadway, repair porch and replace sidewalk. 431 West Third Street, Tuck Point Chimneys, 472 West Third Street, repair porches. The next two are in the 7 Parks Historic District at 215 Arcadia Park, renovate side porch and at 300 Arcadia Park, replace stoop and steps. The next 14 staff approvals are all in the western suburbs and they're all tree installations. 146 Old Georgetown, 147 Old Georgetown, 151 Old Georgetown, 159 Old Georgetown, 625 West Main, 624 West Short, 632 West Short, 633 West Short, 636 West Short, 640 West Short, 641 West Short, 646 West Short, 712 West Short, 736 West Short and 734 West Short. Again, those last 14 were all tree installations. There are certain items on the agenda this evening where the staff is recommending approval or approval with very few conditions. The cases are relatively straightforward. We'll attempt to sound those cases, in which case we won't have a full public hearing. If the applicant is in agreement with the staff's recommendation and there are no questions or comments from any interested parties in the audience, we'll try to move through these expeditiously. The first case is at 611 North Broadway, paved driveway with concrete. Is that applicant present this evening? The applicant is not present at the moment. We had a conversation earlier where she and I talked about this and she was agreeable with the staff report. Thank you, Ms. Armstrong. Staff has recommended approval with two conditions, those being a curb be installed around the edges of the driveway, and the second condition being that a copy of the encroachment easement be submitted to staff or the files. Is there anyone in the audience this evening that would like to speak on this case? Any questions from the members of the board? Okay. Chair, I'll entertain a motion. Mr. Chairman, with respect to case number 02500611-B, 611 North Broadway, I move that we accept the staff recommendations and approve the issuance of a COA with the two staff conditions recommended. Thank you, Mr. Dickinson. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion of the motion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Next case is at 602 East High Street in the Aylesford Historic District. The scope of work is to remove a carport and enlarge the driveway. Staff has recommended approval as submitted. Is that applicant present this evening? If you would give us your address as well, please. Thank you very much. Staff's recommended approval as submitted. Is that okay with you? Very good. Glad to hear that. Is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak to this case? Any questions from the members of the board? Chair, I'll entertain a motion. Mr. Chair, with respect to case number 09290604-F, 602 East High Street, I move that we accept the staff recommendation and issue the COA for 602 East High Street. Thank you, Mr. Dickinson. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion of the motion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you, ma'am. Next case is at 602 Sayre Avenue in the Belcourt Historic District. It's a reissue of a certificate appropriateness that was issued in December of 2005. The recommendation this evening is to reissue the COA, reflecting the previous BOAR decision, including the two conditions that were subject to the application originally. Is that applicant present? The applicant is not present. She called earlier saying she was not able to attend, but is agreeable with the findings. Very good. Thank you, Ms. Armstrong. Is anyone in the audience here to speak about this case this evening? Any questions from the members of the board? Chair, I'll entertain a motion. Mr. Chair, with respect to 602 Sayre Avenue, Case No. 16780602J, I move that we accept the staff recommendation that we issue a new COA, including the two conditions noted in the background above. Thank you, Mr. Dickinson. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion of the motion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Next case is in the Aylesford Historic District at 137 Ransom Avenue. Changed roof material. Staff has recommended approval is submitted. Is that applicant present this evening? Mr. Chair, I'm Jim Duncan at 137 Ransom Avenue. Thank you, Mr. Duncan. Are you in agreement with the staff's recommendation of approval? Yes, I am. Very good. Thank you very much, sir. I don't believe that, well, let me ask, does anyone on the board have any questions for the applicant? Anyone in the audience wish to comment on this case? Thank you very much, sir. If there are no more questions or comments, or any questions or comments, Chair, I'd entertain a motion. Mr. Chair, with respect to Case No. 00610202B, 137 Ransom Avenue, I move that we accept the staff recommendation that we issue a COA for this property. Thank you, Mr. Dickinson. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion of the motion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you, sir. Next case is at 733 West Main Street in the Western Suburb Historic District. Changed retaining wall material. Staff has recommended approval. Okay. Staff has recommended approval is submitted. Is that applicant present here this evening? The applicant is not present. She emailed earlier that she is in agreement with the findings. Thank you, Ms. Armstrong. Has anyone here this evening wish to speak on 733 West Main Street? Hearing no comments, Chair, I'll entertain a motion. Mr. Chair, with respect to 733 West Main Street, Case No. 12270733-I, I move that we accept the staff recommendation that we issue the COA for this property. Thank you, Mr. Dickinson. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Mr. Hanley. Any discussion of the motion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Next case, 735 West Main Street, Western Suburb Historic District. Changed retaining wall and set material. Again, staff is recommending approval is submitted. And same applicant and property owner. Right. Same comments. Fantastic. She is in agreement with the findings. Thank you, Ms. Armstrong. Anyone in the audience wish to speak to this case? Anyone on the board have any questions? Chair, I'll entertain a motion. Mr. Chair, with respect to 12270735-G, 735 West Main Street, I move that we accept the staff recommendation to issue the COA for the property. Thank you, Mr. Dickinson. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Mr. Hanley. Any discussion of the motion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. The next application for certificate of appropriateness is in the South Hill Historic District, 359 South Mill Street. Changed openings. Staff is recommending approval is submitted. Is that applicant present? Good evening. I'm Catherine DeVilliers, 359 South Mill. Thank you, ma'am. Staff is recommending approval is submitted. Is that okay with you? Very much, sir. Thank you. I appreciate it. Thank you very much. Is there anyone in the audience who has any comments or questions this evening? Anyone on the board have any questions of the applicant? Okay. Hearing none, the chair would entertain a motion. Mr. Chair, with respect to case number 13150359-A, 359 South Mill Street, I move that we accept the staff recommendation to issue the COA for this property. Thank you, Mr. Dickinson. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Mr. Hanley. Any discussion of the motion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Ma'am, thank you. Next case is at 173 Old Park Avenue in the Aylesford Historic District. Changed material design of courtyard wall. Staff is recommending approval is submitted. Is that applicant present? The applicant is not present, but has received their staff report and has emailed back that he is in agreement with them. Thank you, Ms. Armstrong. Does anyone in the audience wish to speak to 173 Old Park Avenue? Any comments or questions from the board? Hearing none, the chair will entertain a motion. Mr. Chair, with respect to case number 32300173-F, 173 Old Park Avenue, I move that we accept the staff recommendation to issue a COA for the property as approved. Thank you, Mr. Dickinson. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Mr. Hanley. Any discussion of the motion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Next case is at 340 South Broadway in the South Hill Historic District, and it's for a place of storage shed. Is that applicant present? Mr. Chairman, my name is Bill Kaler at 340 South Broadway. Sir, the staff is recommending approval as submitted with all final details to be submitted to staff prior to purchase of materials and or prefabricated shed. Is that okay with you? Very good. Excellent. Is there anyone in the audience who wishes to speak to this case? Anyone on the board have questions for the applicant? Hearing none, the chair will entertain a motion. Mr. Chair, with respect to case number 02510340-B, 340 South Broadway, I move that we accept the staff recommendation that the COA be approved with the recommendation that all final details submitted to the office prior to the purchase of materials and or prefab shed. Thank you, Mr. Dickinson. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Mr. Hanley. Any discussion of the motion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you, sir. Next case is at 365 South Upper Street, also in the South Hill Historic District, and it's an installed storage shed. Staff has recommended approval with three conditions, those conditions being that needed repairs be made to the structure with similar materials and design, the entire wood structure be painted with a single color after all repairs have been made, and the final conditions of the site plan showing the proposed location for the recycled shed be submitted to the board or staff for review and approval prior to the removal of the shed from its current location. We agree. If you would, sir, if you would state your name and address again. Bill Kaler, South Upper. Thank you, sir. Does anyone in the audience have any questions or comments regarding this case? Anyone on the board have any comments? Well, Bill, I'm glad to see that you're at the forefront of being green and recycling. Absolutely. That soul is leaving the charge. Hearing no additional comments, does the Chair entertain a motion? Mr. Chair, with respect to Case No. 19450365-D365, South Upper Street, I move that we accept the staff recommendations and that we issue the COA with the three conditions as previously noted added to the COA. Thank you, Mr. Dickinson. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Mr. Hinkley. Any discussion of the motion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? The motion carries. Thank you. Twice, sir. The next application is in the Northside Historic District at 310 Hampton Court, No. 1. Staff has recommended approval with four conditions, those conditions being the existing post be wrapped from a biometric port system down to finished grade 2, the final detail of the port steps be submitted to staff for review and approval prior to the purchase of materials, three that all exposed wood, except for the two that are exposed, three that all exposed wood except for deck flooring and stair treads be either painted or opaque stained, and the final condition that if any other LFUCD agencies require changes to the drawings as approved by the BOAR, the changes should be submitted to the preservation staff for review and approval. Is that applicant present? Yes. My name is Chip Crawford, owner of 310 Hampton Court, Unit 1. Mr. Crawford, have you had a chance to review the staff report? I have. Are you in agreement with the recommendations? I am. The only comment would be on No. 2. I do know that what my materials are going to be, the treads are going to match the flooring, the risers are going to be painted cedar or red wood, and the handrail is going to match the handrail. So I don't know if I still need to go with staff approval before doing that. I will. I think if you just send them, as long as they have something in writing, although it is on the record this evening, but an additional follow-up in writing, I think that will be covered. Does anyone in the audience this evening like to speak to this case? Anyone on the board have any questions or comments for the applicant? No. Chair, I'll entertain a motion. Mr. Chair, with respect to case No. 1, I move that we accept the staff recommendations to issue the COA with the four conditions as discussed, and that, per the conversation we just had, that the applicant will follow up on Item 2 with a written statement as to the final details. Thank you, Mr. Dickinson. Is there a second to the motion? Second. Thank you, Mr. Hanley. Any discussion of the motion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Sir, thank you. Pardon me while I flip a few pages here. You're at No. 12. The next case is at 425 Fayette Park in the Fayette Park Historic District. The scope of the work is to change a terrace and front porch material. The staff has recommended approval with two conditions, that the final material details be submitted to staff and that the final repair details be submitted to staff prior to the issuance of the COA. Are you the applicant, sir? I'm Chris Newberry, 425 Fayette Park. Sir, are you in agreement with the recommendations of the staff? Say that again? I'm sorry. Are you in agreement with the staff's recommendations? I think so, yes. Excellent. Is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak to this case this evening? Does anyone on the Board have any questions for the applicant? Hearing none, the Chair would entertain a motion. 425 Fayette Park. I move that we accept the staff recommendation that we issue the COA with the two conditions as listed. Second. Thank you, Mr. Dickinson, and thank you for the second, Mr. Hanley. Any discussion on the motion? I would note that there has been a letter of support for this application has been submitted to the staff. Any other discussion? Any other discussion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Sir, thank you very much. The next case is at 344 Oldham Avenue in the Aylesford Historic District. It's demolish a porch, construct an addition, and a dormer. The staff has recommended approval with six conditions. Is that applicant present here this evening? Sir, if you'd like to come up and give us your name and address, please. Akeem Clements, and I'm here for 344 Oldham Avenue. I actually live in Bardstown, but my sons, who attend the University of Kentucky, are living there. Sir, thank you very much. Have you had an opportunity to read the staff report? Yes, I have. Are you in agreement with that? Well, I'd like to discuss it. Absolutely. Usually when we have a discussion, we'd like to encourage that the staff go ahead and give the full presentation for everyone's benefit. If you're comfortable with that, we'll go ahead and do that. Ms. Armstrong, if you would, please. Here we go. This is 344 Oldham Avenue, and the owner is asking to reside and add a new foundation and change openings. I'm going to get this. It just doesn't like you, does it? It really doesn't. Okay. Really quickly. How's that? This is the existing condition, as you can see. This is the condition prior to the owners purchasing this property, which they had a screened-in porch, and the owners are asking to enclose the screened-in porch and reside it and add a foundation. At the moment, it's got a post foundation. Here's another view of this. In addition, the applicants are wanting to add a dormer where the location of the skylight is located. And we'll go back one second. They're also asking to remove this enclosure, which actually hides the mechanical units. And this will be part of the project. This is a correction from the, and you've gotten the corrected staff report that stated earlier it was to reside. It's actually going to be removed. And also the applicants are asking to wrap the house in vinyl siding, including the new addition. Wrap the house in vinyl siding, including the addition. What happened? The guidelines are included for your reference. The proposal to reside and add a foundation and change openings and to construct a new addition in a second-floor dormer is found appropriate within the guidelines. However, there are many by which there are many things that need to be looked at. They require careful consideration. The proposal to introduce a synthetic material in the construction of the addition to this historic structure is found inappropriate and not within the guidelines. Guidelines 41-2 and 41-3 respectively state materials should be in scale to the building in which they are located and should be compatible with the materials on the adjacent and surrounding buildings. In areas where strong continuity of materials and textures and material color is a factor, the continuity of use of these materials is strongly recommended. The proposal to demolish the existing mechanical room and to put the units inside the house is appropriate within the guidelines. 43-2, this addition was added just to disguise the existing heating area units and is not original to the structure. The size of the proposed dormer, as well as the size of the window for the second floor of this early 20th century one-and-a-half-story T-plane cottage is found to be inappropriate and not within the guidelines. Guidelines 36-1, openings shall be compatible in scale, size, and proportion to establish pattern at the openings and adjacent and surrounding buildings. If, indeed, the dormer is meant to provide a means of secondary egress, then a more appropriate design would be a shed-roof dormer with a casement window opening in the building. A second drawing should be indicated when the second floor line occurs on the elevations. A more appropriate finish for the plain concrete block foundation above grade would be use of a split-place block or simply a parge block, and this would be in accordance with guidelines 37-3 and 37-4. Recommendation staff recommends approval as submitted with the following conditions. All clapboard for the new one-story addition in the second floor dormer, as well as the reciting of the micka...well, never mind that part. The reveal should match that of the existing structure. All windows be of wood construction in lieu of vinyl. And the finish of the concrete block wall shall be above grade is to be parged or a split-place design. Scale and size of the proposed dormer be reduced as noted in the findings above. And all drawings be reviewed and approved either by board or staff prior to the issuance of the COA. And you have received a letter regarding the...from a neighbor regarding this project. And the applicant is here. Thank you, Ms. Arkham. Sir, if you would, come back up, and we'll certainly discuss this case with you. All right, sir. If you would, I'd like to go...often we find that if you have a particular issue or you have questions, I found in the past that if we go sort of number by number there, it helps focus the discussions. If you have any general comments, make those as well. So you're ready for me to go ahead then? Yes, sir. And on the porch area that we are going to rebuild, and down the side to the mechanical room. So, you know, and the mention was about the existing neighborhood. When you got the back of my home there, you can... every home you see has vinyl on the back of it and vinyl windows. It needed to match the appearance of the neighboring properties. Every property that I join, every property that I can view, and I'm talking six or eight properties, has vinyl on the back of the home and has vinyl windings. So that would seem appropriate to me. In addition, that is a...as you can see, it's a small area of the back porch with some large trees. But that part of the home, due to weather and the dampness, is showing deterioration. Well, typically, the surrounding district, while it does have a bearing on the particular site, the condition on the structure itself usually has sort of a... more of an impact on the discussion for that particular case. I think it might be productive if we just sort of see if the board members have any comments or questions for you on each item, and then go to the next one. Mr. Hanley? Typically, we don't approve vinyl to be used on existing structures. And I think I would have to agree with the staff on this one and agree with their recommendations. I know other properties around this property probably has, as you stated, but that's probably before the district went historic and the board had any review of the situation. But as of right now, all of the district's vinyl signing is pretty much prohibited. Mr. Dickinson, do you have any comments? I can understand your confusion when you were looking at the properties adjacent to yours. One of the reasons why that neighborhood went into historic mode was basically to stop the your house hadn't been vinylized yet, or what we call almost vandalized. It would have been purpleized. I'm familiar with her house. It certainly stands out. It would be white vinyl, too. In fact, a very dear friend of mine lived at that house at one time. If you look at the guidelines 41-1 and 41-2, we are obliged as a board to make sure that the historic structure itself isn't significantly changed. And if you start off with wood, you're going to stay with wood. So we don't really have much option here but to disapprove your request that it be vinyl siding They will issue a COA, but you're going to have to use wood. And that condition is pretty much applicable to all the other recommendations that the staff have made. And that would be for the soffits and the windows you're speaking to? Yes, sir. I'm not trying to jump the conversation ahead, but I have a feeling we're in the same vinyl versus wood construction. And if it were a completely new addition, that might be something we could look at in terms of allowing you to use something like a hardy plank. But since you're building into an existing structure, you're going to have to remain in a wood format. Your neighbors are concerned that perhaps you're trying to build an additional room to house additional tenants. We typically do not look at density issues, but that is something that you might want to keep in mind with respect to getting on with your neighbors. And I didn't hear that. One of the neighbors is concerned that you might be trying to build an additional room so that more people can stay in the house, and there are currently four occupying the house at this time. And as an example, the furnace and things are outside and the utility room is very small, so we just need additional space. And as you can see, the porch is in poor quality. Can I take it the bedrooms are upstairs? No, one bedroom is upstairs and three are downstairs. Would the size and scale of the recommendation that the dormer be reduced in size? I do have a problem with that. That's all the comment I have about the vinyl versus wood. We were all going along so good here. As Mr. Diggins said, certainly one, two, and three are all tied together, same guidelines are reflecting that. And I will concur with the staff and my colleagues on their interpretation and application of the guidelines in that respect. So I guess we'll, if you have any additional comments regarding two and three. I disagree. Four is the concrete block finishing above graves, either parged or split face design. Yes, I'm really not familiar with what that would entail, but I don't know that that's... Parging is typically just almost a plaster coating over top of the cement block to sort of soften its appearance. Yeah, that shouldn't be an issue. There's not much that would be added there. Four. The reason the dormer was drawn as it was, was it is an old home, and my great fear is if the catastrophic thing happened and there was a fire, that we would have a window there big enough for entrance or exit in the event of something terrible that did happen. So we built that. Actually, I was questioned on it earlier. I thought it had to be of size by the fire code. It also had to be able to come in or out of in case of emergency. Have you explored using a shed dormer instead of the... A what? No, I have not. The dimensions of the window, I was told, had to be that size to meet fire code. Well, I think that the size of the window might still be able to stay the same, but if you change the roof of the dormer from a gable to a shed, I think it would reduce the massing of it, and I think that's reflected in guideline 316 regarding the compatible size, shape, and proportion. I think if you take a look at that, I think that the project would be... Right, so that would not require a reduction in the size of the window. I don't think so. I don't see the other board members have any comments regarding that, but I don't see it. I think you get that size window in. That's the only reason we drew it the way it was, because we wanted the size of the window to be... The size of the dormer was being too predominant. Well, and I think also, as drawn, it has a lot of horizontal, I mean, very vertical, and I think one of the questions that Mr. DiNocchio wondered is where the floor line hit on or where the dormer, so maybe if you did have the dormer, the size is the biggest issue, and the window size isn't as daunting because if you have to have the egress compared to the actual verticality of that, and what was an address that he was interested in is the floor line, so maybe there's less above and less below the window, was making a shed roof on the dormer and not, you know, because that would decrease that, but I think the one thing that might need to be answered by the applicant is really where the floor line is because there's so much, if you look, there's lots of siding below, and if this is supposed to be six inches siding below, you've got about two and a half feet below the actual window line, so where really is the floor line? I mean, is that, does it need, could it be even pushed down, you know, to make it, you know, not really as high as it is if you're trying to maybe reduce the size is maybe the, I think the rationale on that. Thinking roughly about how. Maybe, Randy, we need to put this up on the screen. It's on case. It's a two of five. It didn't show the skylight on that. Yes, it is huge. I don't think the fire department requires that large an opening. I don't think the fire department requires that large an opening. So I guess the question is about the floor line. The floor line would probably be, that is probably three or four feet off of the floor line, and we really wouldn't have to be that high. I mean, that skylight runs almost to the floor that we're taking out, and the guy that drew this was taking it from a picture and wasn't able to be on the site, so he probably has that a little out of scale. Our highest point there will not exceed the highest point on the roof, a little smaller. Well, what we could do, subject to correction, is we can go ahead and issue the COA, and the final details for the configuration of that dormer can be approved by the staff. That's one option that we can pursue. Just make that dormer smaller so that you can go forward with this and not have to come back to us again. All we want to do is be able to get the window in there and take the skylight out, so we won't need anything extra. I think that's something, and again, if staff does have a question that can't be worked out, they could always refer it back to us for discussion if need be. And again, the reason for the window, I mean, that would allow you onto the back roof. And so in case that had to be accomplished, it could be done. Mr. Hanley, do you have any comments or questions? The final condition is that all drawings be reviewed and approved, either by the board or staff prior to issuance of the COA. Again, my inclination would be to have this go back to the staff, and if there was a question that they had or an issue that could not be worked out, that would sort of help expedite the process for you. Does anyone else have any comments or questions? Anyone in the audience wish to speak to this case? Ms. Armstrong, do you have anything else? Again, staff has recommended approval with six conditions that we've just been discussing. The Chair would entertain a motion on this case. Mr. Chair, with respect to Case No. 14-300344, 344 Oldham Avenue, I move that we accept the staff recommendations with respect to the applications submitted to them with the six conditions that were suggested by the staff, those conditions being, one, I'll clap it for the new first floor addition and second floor dormer, as well as the re-siding of the mechanical room be of wood in lieu of vinyl, reveal the siding to match that existing on the structure. Item two, all soffits be of plywood in lieu of vinyl. Three, all windows be of wood construction in lieu of vinyl. Four, all windows be of wood construction in lieu of vinyl. Five, all windows be of wood construction in lieu of vinyl. Six, all windows be of wood construction in lieu of vinyl. The final condition is to be either parched or of a split face design, and we have discussed that issue in terms of what parched means. Number five, the size and scale of the proposed dormer be reduced, Thank you, Mr. Dickinson. Is there a second to the motion? Second. Any discussion of the motion? I would say that the split face concrete block is a molded, it just has a more finished appearance to it. Any other discussion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you very much, sir. Thank you all. Pardon me while I flip a few pages here. The next application is in the Woodward Heights Historic District, at 347 Merino Street, change front foundation material. Staff has recommended approval of the stone veneer to the existing concrete block foundation, with the condition that the stone veneer be removed from the edge of the slab. Staff is recommending tabling the design of the steps for further study with regard to issues of design and current building code. Is that applicant present? No, the applicant is not present. I have sent her the staff report, but she has not contacted me regarding this issue. Is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak to this case? Since staff is recommending approval and tabling, perhaps it would be within our best interest to table this case until the next meeting, which would be the 28th of May, to give the applicant an opportunity to think about the staff's findings and recommendations and perhaps respond to them. And if anyone else thinks that's a great idea, I'd certainly entertain a motion. So moved. Is there a second to the motion? Second. Any discussion of the motion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Next case is at 127 Woodland Avenue. Replace siding. The applicant has requested – oh, I beg your pardon. 237 Barbary Lane in the Southern Parks Historic District. Paint masonry structure. The applicant has requested a postponement until May 28, 2008. Could I have a motion to that effect? So moved. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. At 127 Woodland Avenue, replace siding. Applicant has requested a postponement until May 28, 2008. Could I have a motion to that effect, please? So moved. Is this the first time we've – we've been postponing this for a while, haven't we? Okay. So moved. Second. Any discussion of the motion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. 263 North Broadway, construct carport driveway and fencing. Applicant has requested a postponement until May 28, 2008. I have a motion to that effect, please. So moved. Second. Any discussion of the motion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. At 609 Boonesboro Avenue, construct deck. Applicant has requested a postponement until May 28, 2008. So moved. Second. Any opposed? Oops, I forgot to ask for ayes first. That's all right. You're on a roll. I'm on a roll. All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Before we adjourn this evening, again, I would bring to everyone's attention this is Historic Preservation Week. Oh, I'm sorry. Sir, were you here regarding a case? Okay. Thank you. Okay. This is Historic Preservation Week. There are lots of events going on. For those in attendance here this evening, there are some flyers back at the back door. Ms. Kerr, would you like to note any items of interest that our audience at home might be interested in? I would note a couple of things. Very shortly, if it's not just pouring rain, there's a walking tour in the downtown area that's going to talk about Lexington in the early 1800s, and it starts at the Mary Todd Lincoln House. In case you want to just go out your door and be there in a moment, it starts at 7, so there's time. Also, this weekend on Saturday at 4 o'clock, we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of our first historic district having obtained that designation, that being Gratz Park. And that would have been, of course, in 1958, and it really was one of the early ones across the nation in terms of achieving local historic designation. So celebration is at the Carnegie Center on 2nd Street, and I hope everybody will join us for that. And then on Sunday, the Western Suburb neighborhood, which is one of our local historic districts as well as National Register listed areas, is having an open house tour from 1 to 5, and it'll be a great opportunity to see old and new and everything in between. So we hope people will join us for that as well. This whole schedule is posted on our website. If they would like to go to the web, lfucg.com, or call the Division of Historic Preservation at 258-3265. That's your infomercial. Ms. Kerr, thank you very much. And how lucky we are to have our historic districts and help preserve this great community of ours. If there's no other business this evening, chair, I'll obtain a motion for adjournment. So moved. Second. Second. Okay, so moved. All those in favor of the motion, signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you all very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.