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EXHIBIT <br />CHAPTER 2: DESIGN STANDARDS FOR ALL HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECTS A <br />Maintain protective coatings, such as <br />Metals were used fora variety ofapplications including columns, <br />roofs, fences and decorative features, They include cast iron, steel <br />and copper. Traditional metals should be preserved. <br />2.10 Preserve significant architectural metal <br />features. <br />Appropriate <br />• Provide proper drainage onmetal surfaces tominimize water <br />retention. <br />° Maintain protective coatings, such arpaint, onexposed metals. <br />2,11 Repair metal features by patch/ng, mpUUmlng <br />or otherwise reinforcing the original metal <br />whenever possible. <br />Appropriate <br />° <br />When replacement is necessary the new metal shall be com- <br />patible with the original. <br />� <br />�U��K��K�� ^ �^�00��~� <br />Preserve significant architectural metal '^�" r <br />Historically. ' wood es on the exterior of a building were <br />�� <br />' <br />The Landmark Commission does <br />reviewnot review exterior paint colors <br />inresidential historic districts but <br />does review them in commercial <br />historic districts asdescribed on <br />page 114. <br />VVhen selecting colors, itmay be <br />helpful tuconsider histh <br />historic color <br />schemes onyour street and block. <br />Generally,m simple color scheme <br />that does not Include very dark� <br />colors orstained surfaces impre <br />erab|e.VVhitew|thgreenshuttam <br />or soft earth tones with white� <br />trim and dark shutters are often <br />compatible color combinations. <br />Studies on paint colors used <br />in 19th and early 20th Century <br />Galveston are available from the <br />Galveston Historical Foundation. <br />painted to protect them from weathering. Concrete and stucco <br />structures were also sometimes painted. <br />Note that all projects must meet lead-based paint requirements. <br />2~12 Plan repainting carefully. <br />Appropriate <br />° Always prepare agood substrate. Prior topainting, remove <br />damaged ordeteriorated paint only tothe next intact layer, <br />using the gentlest means possible. <br />= Use compatible paints. Some latex paints will not bond well <br />toearlier oil-based paints without oprimer coat. <br />CITY OF GALVESTON <br />Exhibit D-pg5of18 <br />