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Y STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: July 28, 2010 Application Number: 2010 -0726 Property Location: 536 River Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: Bungalow /1920 Property Owner: Dale Kokot Landmark or District Designation: Edgewater Rating: Non - Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: One and half storey bungalow on a rectangular plan with side brick chimney. It has two gabled front dormers set on a steep gabled roof that are covered with three tab asphalt shingles. Exterior walls are covered with aluminum and the windows have aluminum storms. The front door and double hung windows appear to be original with varying upper sash muntin patterns over one. The full length front porch has perma -stone knee walls and half columns and square wood supports for porch roof over northwest half of porch. ALTERATIONS: Aluminum storm windows were replaced in 1991. The 1932 Assessor Card notes that the exterior walls were stucco and that the roof had wood shakes. The aluminum siding was added and the roofing material has changed from wood shakes to asphalt shingles. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replacing roof. Complete tear off and re -roof using architectural shingles. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowner proposes to have Advanced Roofing tear off the existing roof down to the decking and completely install a new roofing system using architectural shingles. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: B. ROOFS AND ROOFING Roof shapes in the district vary from hip and gable to gambrel. All are covered with asphalt shingles. Eaves in most cases; have wood facias with gutters and downspouts. Some aluminum sided houses have aluminum covered facias. Required The existing shape and materials of the roof shall be retained. All architectural features which give the roof its essential character, such as dormer windows, cornices, brackets and weather vanes, shall be retained. Recommended Whenever possible, the original shape and materials of the roof shall be restored. Particular effort should be made to retain materials such as slate, tile and other unique materials not commonly found in new construction. Roof covering which is deteriorated beyond repair should be replaced with new material that matches as closely as possible the existing or original in composition, size, shape, color, and texture. Prohibited Nothing shall be done to change the essential character of the roof by adding architectural features or roofing materials inappropriate to the style of the house. The roof shall not be stripped of architectural features important to its character. Not Recommended If aluminum or vinyl siding is added to a building, overhanging eaves and gables should not be covered or enclosed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval as the project conforms to the guidelines and the architectural shingles mimic the some of the characteristics of the original wood shakes. -