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APPLICATION ITEMS: Kitchen addition with porch. Kitchen addition will add 248' to the house: 8'x31' enclosed, plus a covered porch of about 7'x20' *. Siding will match existing wood shingle and limestone; the balance of shingles and stone will be determined in part by the cost of reusing existing stone and/or cost of new stone. New windows will match existing. * Upon examination of the submitted plans, it was noted that the dimensions of the proposed porch are actually 5 x20". Measurements were double checked and verified as drawings are to scale: % " : I '-0 ". DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Kitchen addition to be built on the northwest corner of the home, essentially reclaiming 14' 10" of width (for the addition, plus and additional 5' of porch space) and 31' of length of the current backyard for living space. (Figure 1) The addition will be one story, the foundation of which will be limestone, and the exterior walls will be wood shingles matching the existing facades in materials and appearance, and replicating the pattern of limestone topped bywood shingles already extant. (Figure 2 and see photographs also) If possible, existing stone (removed from rear fagade to accommodate the addition) will be re -used. Addition is essentially a "backwards L" and wraps the northwest corner of the home, ending approximately 1' short of the north face of the existing garage. (Figure 3) The new roof (minimum slope of/4" Al) and diamond patterned railing (to replicate existing) will be concealed from view on Jacob Street by the gable of the existing garage. Square pilasters and columns on the proposed addition will match, in shape and style, the existing pilasters on the enclosed porch on the south face of the home. Copper gutters and downspouts will be added, as currently exist on the home. Windows will be divided lite, either 6 over 6 or 8 pane divided light window shown on West Elevation of plans. (Manufacturer not specified.) Addition will necessitate the addition of a new door to the garage that opens out to the north. The door will be added; the existing window on north face of garage will not be removed or altered. All doors will also contain divided liter. (Manufacturer not specified.) A new porch is also proposed, the dimensions of which are 5'x20' on the north of the addition detailed above. Of that, 4' will be visible from Jacob Street, extending beyond the existing garage. The roof of the proposed addition will extend over the porch and will be supported by (2) 12x12 square columns. (Figure 4) Extant concrete pad will be covered by the porch portion of the addition which will also include a concrete step up to enter the home. The rise is not sufficient to require a hand rail. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Standards and guidelines most relevant to the application being considered appear in bold italics. III. NEW CONSTRUCTION A. HEIGHT AND PROPORTION 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 of the same type in the same block. Facade proportions shall be established by permitting no structure with a facade 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. 7