Presidio Chapel Historic Structure Report - Presidio Trust

HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORTFINALStandards and Guidelines Specific Recommendation or Requirement Scheme A Scheme BWest of Main Post Focused Maintain and protect historic trees and plant materials to allow them to reach theCultural Landscape Reportend of their natural lives. When historic plant materials must be removed becausethey have reached the end of their life spans, or because their size and structurecreates a safety hazard, remove them and replace them in-kind whenever possible. Ifa substitute species is being considered instead of an in-kind replacement, thesubstitute species must have the same character as the original being replaced. Itmust be similar in terms of type, form, shape and scale. (Note: much of the original plant material around the Chapel has been replaced. Conduct a plantanalysis to determine what is original)Retain small-scale site features, such as manhole covers, fire hydrants, boot scrapers,stone landscape elements, etc. If replacement of these features becomes necessary,introduce new features that reflect the size, scale, texture, and color of the featurebeing replaced.(Note: see CLR table 2 on page 40 for a summary of small scale features that should be retainedand preserved)Conform to the Presidio Trust standards when replacing streetlights and streetsigns. When introducing new elements such as street furniture, and way finding anddirectional signage, conform to the Presidio Trust and Tenant standards. 118MARCH 2012