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r. STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: December 9, 2005 Application Number: 2005-1202 Property Location: 1112 East Wayne Street Property Owner: John Sitter and Kate Ravin Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street LHD Rating: Contributing STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: This 1926 Renaissance Revival style home was designed by H.R. Stapp and constructed by Whitcomb & Keller for Edmund Slick and his first wife, Minnie. Mr. Slick was the owner of Slick's Engraving Company and was the president of Slick's Dry Cleaning Company. John Sitter and Kate Ravin have lived there since July 2004. APPLICATION ITEMS: The owners propose to remove deteriorating, existing enclosed back porch constructed in the late 1940s or early 1950s out of eight storm doors, siding and topped with a shed roof. The new construction will be in the exact footprint of the existing enclosure but constructed using a frame construction to allow for year around use. The existing floor, upper framing and roof would be retained but the series of screen doors will be replaced with lapboard siding from the ground to about three feet and new vinyl windows would replace the upper portion. Standards for East Wayne Street: II Existing Construction, D. Entrances, Porches and Steps: Required: Porches and additions reflecting later architectural styles and which are important to the building's historical integrity shall be retained. III New Construction B. Building Materials: Required: Exterior materials used on a new structure shall be compatible in scale, texture and color with adjacent structures. Materials used on an addition to an existing structure shall relate to the existing or original materials of that structure. As much of the original structure as possible shall be retained so that the addition could be removed with damage to the basic structure and appearance of the building. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the new enclosed back porch to replace this make- shift construction, which is not original to the house. It will enhance the appearance of the house from the rear and it will be in keeping with the scale of the house as well as with the materials used through out this neighborhood.