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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 12/08/04 Application Number: 2004-1201 Property Location: 1049 Riverside Drive Property Owner: Ann & Tom Price Landmark or District Designation: Riverside Drive LHD Rating: Contributing - 9 Carpenter Builder — Queen Anne APPLICATION ITEMS: Planting of two trees per site map: a Sugar Maple in the tree lawn, and a Rubrum Maple for the rear yard. PRESERVATION STANDARDS IA. The Environment. Required: New Plant material... shall be compatible with the character of the neighborhood in size, scale, material, and color. IB. Recommended: New site work should be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements in scale, type, and appearance. Suggested Trees for Tree Lawns in the Riverside Drive District are: Sugar Maple, Tuliptree, White Oak, Pin Oak, and disease resistant varieties of American Elm (Page 46). RECOMMENDATION The Sugar Maple is a suggested tree for trees lawns in Riverside Drive and the district's landscape assessment encourages the planting of trees in tree lawns. Per,this information, staff recommends that this landscape proposal is appropriate to the district and its standards. Staff recommends approval of the planting of the sugar maple in the tree lawn. Staff believes the Prices would like to plant an Acer rubrum, or Red Maple, in their rear yard. This variety grows approximately 40' to 70' tall, can be easily transplanted, and is tolerant to many different conditions and to air pollution. The foliage is a medium green throughout the summer; and is typically orange to red in the fall, depending on the cultivars. The Red Maple is also a relatively fast grower. Staff finds this tree compatible to the size, scale, and color of other landscaping and mature trees in the district. It is appropriate to the district, and therefore, staff recommends approval. Staff recommends approval of application 2004-1201, the planting of the Sugar Maple and the Rubrum Maple, as shown on the site plan created by Foegley Landscape, Inc., for 1049 Riverside Drive.