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9 B DESIGN STANDARDS for Demolition V-113-1. Seek alternatives to demolition by working with the HPC and other interested parties. V-113-2. Document the existing Local Landmark and its setting through photographs and other written or graphic means, such as site plans and drawings, prior to demolition. V-13-3. Salvage reusable architectural materials and features prior to demolition,or provide an opportunity for others to salvage those materials. V-1134. Submit to the HPC a schematic plan illustrating the proposed post-demolition site treatment prior to demolition. V-113-5. Protect significant site features including landscaping and archaeological resources from damage during demolition. V-13-6. Clear the site promptly and thoroughly following demolition. V-113-7. Implement approved site plan for constructing a new building or relocating an existing building to the site promptly following demolition. FINDINGS OF FACT (Staff's determination of Findings of Fact) Scope of Work The Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation has received a COA application from P. J. and Alexandria Heller (represented by project architect Fred Stewart) proposing work at Chatwood, a designated Orange County Local Historic Landmark. The work consists of the following: construct a new bathroom addition, rebuild and enlarge the existing rear sun porch, install a new stone terrace and construct a separate free-standing screened room or pavilion at the west end of the house. The proposed work is shown in detail on project plan documents submitted by architect Fred Stewart, dated Nov. 17, 2020. Extent of the HPC's Purview The Historic Preservation Commission's purview of this site is limited to the exterior of all structures and landscaping features. Relevant Design Standards It is the staff opinion that the following design standards appear to apply to Certificate of Appropriateness Application 01-2020for Chatwood: SETTING: II-A-1, II-A-2, and II-A-6 CEMETERIES AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES: II-F-5 ROOFING: III-B-22 SIZE and SCALE: III-C-1 and III-C-2 PROPORTION and RHYTHM: III-C-4 and III-C-5 WINDOWS and DOORS: III-C-10 and III-C-14 OTHER IMPORTANT VISUAL FEATURES: III-C-17 and III-C-19 REVERSIBILITY: 111-D-1 HISTORIC VALUE AND INTEGRITY: IV-A-2 VISUAL CHARACTER: IV-B-1, IV-B-2, and IV-B-3 This application does not appear to address two standards that may be relevant here: 1. Preserving and protecting significant historic landscape and site features (Design Standard 11-A-3: Maintain historic site features and plantings through appropriate methods) 2. Protect and document any archaeological resources during the course of the project work Desi n Standard 11-F-7:Record archaeological evidence that is uncovered during site work if the resources cannot be preserved in place)