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May 21, 2005 Page 3 on the mezzanine; however, she said she now knows that she can’t paint the glass. The Commission recommended that she construct a short, black plywood wall to cover the construction and place clear glass in front of that. Mrs. Moore stated that she liked that better than what she had proposed. Motion to approve the COA to expose the wall beneath the windows and to construct a black plywood wall with a clear glass front above the windows was made by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 8-0. 3. Consideration of and action on granting the following requests for facade grants: A. Motion to approve the facade 135 Lamar Avenue - Karol Lyn Moore. grant was made by Sue Lancaster, seconded by Barbara Wilson. Motion carried 8-0. 4. The HPO handed out Receipt of report from the Historic Preservation Officer. the attached report. She also handed out a draft of an ordinance regulating outdoor storage. She explained to the Commission that she had started on that particular ordinance a couple of weeks ago to address a city-wide problem with people storing appliances and old furniture on their porches. She said the draft ordinance as it currently is would amend the zoning ordinance to regulate by district, but said that Legal would ultimately place it in the appropriate location in the Code. She also told the Commission that were conflicts between the Building and Standards Commission ordinance and the design guidelines that could create a problem with boarding of windows. She said the BSC ordinance requires very specific wording on the boards that would be unattractive in the historic district, so she wanted the Commission to consider something specific to the districts that will address the need for safety but that will also be attractive. She also said she had concerns about citing dilapidated awnings because the owners might simply take them down. She said she didn’t know if that’s what the Commission wanted to happen, so she recommended possible grants in the next fiscal year for awnings only. 5. The HPO told the Commission Request items from Board for future agendas. she would place the awning issue back on the next agenda. The Commission requested items related to the boarding of windows and amendments to the fenestration guidelines to address permitted windows.