Shipstead-Luce Appendix: CFA Meeting — 18 July 2013

No objection to the concept design for a new three-story house with separate basement residential unit, as shown in supplemental materials received and dated 3 July 2013 and supplemental materials received and dated 12 July 2013. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: This is a concept approval only. When ready, submit the permit drawings and a permit application to DCRA for review by the Commission.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of replacement windows for one unit of a multi-family residence, as shown in materials received and dated 5 July 2013. Design conforms with previously approved concept. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DCRA technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the concept design for an addition to an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 5 July 2013 and supplemental materials received and dated 12 July 2013. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: This is a concept approval only. When ready, submit the permit drawings and a permit application to DCRA for review by the Commission.

Property is subject to CFA review as a direct submission. See Consent Calendar for 18 July 2013, case number CFA 18/JUL/13-xx for recommended action.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the construction of a replacement deck and stairs and for the installation of new paving, as shown in materials received and dated 5 July 2013. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DCRA technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of new lighting, awnings, and retail tenant signs within the lower courtyard levels of the Watergate retail complex, as shown in materials received and dated 5 July 2013 and supplemental materials received and dated 17 July 2013, pending the receipt of supplemental materials. Recommend AGAINST the issuance of a permit for the installation of a sign band, a monument sign, and blade signs on the Virginia Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue sides of the Watergate buildings, as shown in materials received and dated 5 July 2013. Recommend that the applicant consult with CFA and DC Historic Preservation Office staff regarding the design of signs in these locations. Staff notes with regret that the modifications to the lower plaza paving were constructed without submission for CFA review, finding the high contrast and graphic character of the installed paving pattern inappropriate within the setting of the Watergate complex. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DCRA technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the construction of an in-ground swimming pool in the rear yard of an existing house, as shown in materials received and dated 5 July 2013 and supplemental materials received and dated 8 July 2013, 9 July 2013, and 16 July 2013. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DCRA technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the overall concept for modifications to the site of the Watergate to accommodate exterior dining, provided that the development of the ground plane be simplified and provided that the proposed trellis and roof enclosures on the northern portion of the site be eliminated. No objection to the concept for the curved trellis proposed for the south portion of the site. Recommend that the applicant consult with CFA and DC Historic Preservation Office staff in the development of the design prior to submission of a permit application. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: This is a concept approval only. When ready, submit the permit drawings and a permit application to DCRA for review by the Commission.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for two new exterior wing walls with signs for Campono Restaurant, as shown in materials received and dated 5 July 2013, pending the receipt of complete permit drawings with signs that conform with the DC Sign Code provisions for the Shipstead-Luce Act area. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DCRA technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.

No objection to the issuance of a permit for the installation of replacement wood windows, as shown in materials received and dated 5 July 2013. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Note: Any subsequent modifications to the approved design, including those made during DCRA technical review, must be resubmitted to the Commission for approval.