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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: November 7, 2008 Application Number: 2008-1107 Property Location: 71.7 Lincoln Way East Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: American Four Square/1927/ Whitcomb & Keller Property Owner: Lynn Patrick Landmark or District Designation: Edgewater Place L.H.D. Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: 717 Lincoln Way East is a two storey rectangular brick structure set on a brick foundation. It has an enclosed porch in the front with single pane windows. It has two entrances and wood double hung 1/1 windows, It has a hipped roof with asphalt shingles. ALTERATIONS: The .front porch was enclosed. There are aluminum storm windows and storm doors that have been added. In 2003 .landscaping projects were approved to remove invasive trees. New caves and downspouts were installed in 2003. APLIC'ATION ITEMS: Foundation Planting; Elm planted in Tree Lawn. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT,: The homeowner wishes to transplant some Hostas and shrubbery to the perimeter of 717 Lincoln Way East and place an Elm tree in the tree lawn. See photographs attached. STANDARDS .AND GUIDELINES - B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING, AND ACCESSORIES Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located in the center of a flat lawn, often divided by a walk leading to the front entrance. Many properties have a straight driveway along one edge of the lot leading to a garage at the rear of the house. This driveway often has a sidewalk along one side leading to the front entrance either in the center or at the side of the house. Driveway and sidewalk materials include asphalt or concrete. All of the properties have trees; many have trimmed shrubbery and hedges. All of the houses conform to a uniform setback linewithin each block. Required Existing plants, trees, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs, and benches which reflect the properties' history and development shall be retained. Recommended New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property found in photographs, drawings and newspapers. New site work should be appropriate to existing surrounding Site elements in scale, type and appearance. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the buildings that are causing deterioration to the building's historic fabric should be removed. Prohibited No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing old plants, trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings and other site elements before evaluating their importance to the property's history and development. Front yard areas shall not be transformed into parking lots nor paved nor blacktopped, Front yard areas shall not be fenced, with the exception of properties along Lincolnway, which may be fenced; but not with enclosed stockade - type fencing. Not Recommended Telephone poles with high intensity overhead lights should not be used, with the exception of along Lincolnway. S'T'AFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recornmends approval.