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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: April 6, 2009 Application Number: 2009 -0406A Property Location: 809 Forest Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: American Foursquare /1890 Property Owner: Elaine and Bobby Meyer -Lee Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park LHD Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The home is a two storey with an irregular floor plan set upon a brick foundation. The roof is hipped with side gables and cornice returns and covered with asphalf shingles. The chimney is slightly offset with corbelled brick. The exterior walls are 4 1/2" wood clapboard with frieze and moulded cornice and corner boards There is a full width front porch with four slender turned spindle columns, a concrete floor and moulded cornice. The windows are 1/1 double hung with moulded entablatures. ALTERATIONS: The rear porch was enclosed and a one storey addition built onto the rear of the house. A bay window was added to the west side of the house. The barn noted in the 1987 survey card has burned. There are aluminum storm windows and a new roof. The original wooden porch has been replaced by concrete. APPLICATION ITEMS: Build an approximately 283 square feet second storey addition for a master bedroom and closet above an existing one - storey addition on the rear of the house to match exterior appearance, per attached drawings. New addition was designed to make house fit its historical period better, given previous addition. See Drawings 1 -5 DISCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowners wish to add a rear, gabled second storey on top of a non - original first storey addition to create more interior space to accommodate a master bedroom and bathroom. The exterior of the addition will be finished with wood siding and trims to match the original house along with gutters and downspouts and aluminum fascia. See Exhibits A &B 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.