Shipstead-Luce Appendix: CFA Meeting — 18 September 2025

Returned without action. Permit submission for the installation of nine panel antennas, nine remote radio heads, and associated equipment for AT&T at an existing rooftop cellular antenna installation, as shown in materials received and dated 5 January 2023 and supplemental materials received and dated 27 May 2025, has been withdrawn at the written request of the applicant on 8 August 2025.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of a rooftop solar panel system at an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

Recommend AGAINST the issuance of a permit for facade modifications at an existing building, including the installation of a revolving door system and an updated curtainwall system with integrated lighting, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, due to insufficient information for review. Forward a new and completely documented submission when ready.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of a rooftop solar panel system at an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of a rooftop solar panel system at an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of four aluminum-clad replacement windows on the front facade of an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of a rooftop solar panel system at an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of nine replacement panel antennas, nine replacement remote radio heads, and associated equipment for AT&T at an existing rooftop cellular facility, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, PROVIDED that all the antennas and support structures in sectors Alpha and Beta be painted a light to medium grey, pending further consultation on the design of the Gamma sector, and pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of a rooftop solar panel system at an existing free-standing garage, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of a free-standing roll-up garage door and the removal of an existing wooden swing gate at the rear yard of an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Refer to DC Public Space Committee. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

Property is under the control of the U.S. Government Accountability Office and is not subject to the Shipstead-Luce Act. See Consent Calendar for 18 September 2025, case number CFA 18/SEP/25-u for recommended action.

Recommend AGAINST the issuance of a permit for the installation of a new rooftop satellite dish for the Federal Emergency Management Agency on the penthouse roof of an existing building, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, due to visibility concerns. Forward a new and completely documented submission that places the satellite dish on a less visible location on the lower roof when ready.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for repairs at the 10th floor balcony of an existing hotel and office building, including the installation of replacement waterproofing, flashing, and brick masonry, as well as painting existing railings, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

Returned without action. Property is not within the jurisdiction of the Shipstead-Luce Act and is not subject to review by the Commission of Fine Arts.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of a rooftop solar panel system at an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of two fiberglass replacement windows in the front and rear window wells of an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of a new six-foot-tall wooden fence with two gates at the rear yard of an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, PROVIDED that fence posts within the drip lines of trees be located to avoid all tree roots with a diameter greater than two inches, whether the trees are on the subject property or on an adjacent property, and pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a revised permit for the renovation of and additions to an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Revisions include new facade and roof designs in a different architectural style, including revisions to window and door profiles, removal of two windows on the east facade, incorporation of transom windows, simplification of the metal balustrade design, and addition of limestone relief bands; the addition of a chimney on the west elevation and green roofs on the sun room and garage; and changes to the exterior lighting and landscape design. Rooftop solar panels shown in the submitted documents are placeholders only and are not included in this review; forward a new permit submission for solar panels when ready. Refer to DC Public Space Committee. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for a rear deck expansion at an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025. Staff notes with regret that the construction of the proposed work was completed without CFA review. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of a new halo-illuminated sign with opaque letters and vinyl door graphics on the east facade of an existing building for Peruvian Brothers, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

Returned without action. Property is not within the jurisdiction of the Shipstead-Luce Act and is not subject to review by the Commission of Fine Arts.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of a replacement fiberglass front door with a transom window and a rear door in an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 5 September 2025, pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the demolition of an existing swimming pool, the construction of a new retaining wall with a fence, and the infill of the area behind the wall to make a level rear yard at an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 10 September 2025, PROVIDED that all tree roots with a diameter greater than two inches be avoided, whether the trees are on the subject property or on an adjacent property, pending consultation on the design of the retaining wall, and pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Refer to DDOT Urban Forestry Division. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DOB technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.