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STAFF REPORT- - CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: November 5. 2008 Application Number: 2008-1103 Property Location: 734 Park Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gabled-Ell/1890 Property Owner: Carrol and John Sherman Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park L.H.D./N.R. Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE This is a two storey gabled ell with an irregular floor plan situated on a brick foundation. The house has cedar shake siding with one over one double hung windows. The porch runs the full width of the house and has a shed roof with pedimented gable entry bay supported on turned wood columns. ALTERATIONS: The concrete porch floor is a replacement. The aluminum storm door and windows are also replacements and there are also some vinyl replacement windows. The garage that was attached to the rear of the house and noted on the 1932 Assessor Card was removed and replaced by an addition and porch. The two car garage in the back yard also noted on the 1932 Assessor Card was removed and replaced by the current single car garage. APLICATION ITEMS: Demolition of existing 11' x20' garage, construct new 28' x 20' garage. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Construction of a garage in a new location per Site Plan submitted. (See exhibits A & B) Garage will be constructed five feet from a utility guide wire in the back yard at the top of a small hill overlooking the playing fields of Leeper Park West. The garage will also be situated five feet from the neighbor's fence. In discussions with the homeowner the selection of the vinyl siding will be of a wide 5 inch reveal to more closely match the cedar shake of the house; there will be vinyl cedar shake application in the gable of the garage facing the house. The colors of the vinyl will match the house. The roofing materials will match those of the house. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: III. NEW CONSTRUCTION New construction includes any new building or structure built within the boundaries of the historic district, or any new addition to an existing building. New construction should be designed considering the appearance, scale, styles and setbacks of the other buildings in the neighborhood. New work may be contemporary or may suggest motifs from historic buildings in the district. A. HEIGHT AND PROPORTION The majority of the structures in the district are two stories in height and have square or rectangular plans. There are several houses that have L- or T-shaped or rambling ground plans. There are a few single -story cottages and one - and one -and -a -half -story bungalows. The most prevalent fagade proportions are between a 1:1 and 1:2 height to width ratio. Required The height of a new structure and its height to width proportions shall be consistent with adjacent buildings in the district. The building height shall be no greater than that of the tallest existing structure and no less than that of the lowest existing structure in the same block. Fagade proportion shall be established by permitting no structure with a fagade wider or narrower than those existing in the same block. Additions to existing buildings shall be related in height and proportion to the existing structure. - Recommended Design of new construction should be compatible in character and mood to the building or neighborhood.