(a) Screens, boards and other inappropriate materials covering the building’s upper facades and windows should be removed.
(b) Avoid fake “historic” details, decorations and cornices. Deteriorated historic details, decorations and cornices should be repaired, rather than replaced, whenever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should match the original material in composition, design, color and texture. Repair or replacement of missing architectural decorations and details should be based on accurate duplications, substantiated by historical, physical or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural design.
(c) Heavy or numerous coats of paint that obscure architectural decorations and details should be removed before repainting.
(d) Decorative detail should be retained and restored whenever possible.
(e) Where the original cornice has been removed or altered, it should be replaced or restored with a duplication of the original. Where this is not possible, a simplified version of the original should be designed.
(f) If the cornice is replaced, avoid unnecessary changes in cornice height.
(g) Cornices and other applied ornaments which have been subjected to long term deterioration, due to water penetration, insect damage or other damaging elements, should be thoroughly examined for structural integrity. Masonry, metal and wood facades, along with their anchors, flashings, and concealed supports, are subject to deterioration and collapse when proper maintenance has been neglected. Excessively damaged items may need to be reconstructed or replaced.
(h) Soft, dry or split areas in wood surfaces should be filled, caulked, primed and painted or stained to match the original.
(i) Exterior historical light fixtures should be maintained and/or repaired whenever possible. If replacement is necessary, the new fixture should resemble the character, style, size and location of the historic light fixture.
(j) Replacement glass should resemble the original as closely as possible in reflectivity and color.
(Ord. passed 3-16-1993)