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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 29 March 2010 Application Number: 2010 -0329 Property Location: 845 Park Avenue Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: Dutch Colonial Revival/c.1920 Property Owner: Rita M. Dargis Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park LHD/NR Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: 2 storey Dutch Colonial Revival with side gambrel roof in asphalt shingles. Shed roof dormer in front. Front % brick porch, integrated roof supported by square brick piers and smaller square wood columns. Exterior materials are brick on 1 storey, stucco on 2' storey. Original front door with sidelights on both sides with bracketed arched overhang above. Original French door, 18 light under porch, flanked by original 6/1 windows. ALTERATIONS: Replacement windows throughout (with exception of under porch), basement windows are glass block, storm door addition, and non - original fence. Rear year round solarium with glass side walls and roof. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace Sherriff - Goslin roof with architectural shingles. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Complete tear -off down to the decking and re- roof. Replace existing Sherriff- Goslin shingles with asphalt architectural shingles. Ice shields to be installed 3' up. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: CHAPIN PARK STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES B. ROOFS AND ROOFING Roof shapes in the district encompass all the various designs found in residential structures: hipped, gabled, gambrel, flat and combinations of these. Roofs are covered with a variety of materials such as asphalt, asbestos, wood and slate shingles as well as clay tiles. Residences in most cases have wood fascias with gutters and downspouts. The fascias of some vinyl- and aluminum -sided houses are covered with the same materials. Required The existing shape and type of materials of the roof shall be retained. All architectural features, which give the roof its essential character, shall be retained, including dormer windows, cupolas, cornices, brackets, chimneys, cresting and weather vanes. Recommended The original shape and materials of the roof should be restored. Particular effort should be made to retain materials such as slate, tile and other unique materials not commonly f in new construction.—Roof covering deteriorated beyond repair should be replaced with new material that matches as closely as possible the original in composition, size, shape, color and texture. Gutters and downspouts are often a necessary adjunct in order to prevent deterioration of the structure; they should be maintained whenever possible or replaced with a style comparable and suitable to the architectural period. Prohibited