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APPLICATION ITEMS: 8 Double Hung Replacement Windows. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT. The homeowner wishes to install vinyl replacement windows on all of the second floor windows plus a glass block in the closet window that is somewhat visible to the street. Except for the glass block application in a closet for additional privacy the windows will 1/1 double hung. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: C. WINDOWS AND DOORS Window and door frames are in most cases wood. Brick structures have stone sills and brick lintels. In some cases where aluminum siding has been applied window trim has been covered. About half of the structures in the district have aluminum storm windows, the other half wood windows. Required Original windows and doors shall be retained including sashes, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, hoods, and hardware. When deteriorated beyond repair, they shall be replaced with units and trim resembling the original. Recommended Wood frame storm windows and doors painted to match the original should be used but should not damage existing frames. If new sashes or doors are installed, the existing or original materials, design, and hardware should be used. When metal storm doors are used, they should be painted, anodized or coated to match the existing. When awnings are used they should be of canvas material. Prohibited Original doors, windows and hardware shall not be discarded when they can be restored and reused in place. New window and door openings which would alter the scale and proportion of the building shall not be introduced. Inappropriate new window and door features, such as aluminum insulating glass combinations that require removal of the original windows and doors, shall not be installed. Not Recommended Awnings, hoods, and fake shutters made of metal, vinyl, or fiberglass should not be used if they would detract from the existing character or appearance of the building. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The on -sight exterior inspection by Staff and the Preservation Specialist were unable to determine if all of the windows were in as bad of a state of disrepair as the west bedroom. Champion has provided pictures of the interior rather than have Staff disturb his wife who is convalescing. With the exception of window in the attic, it appears from the pictures provided that the windows are not deteriorated beyond repair and could be repaired, per Preservation Specialist. Regarding the closet window, Champion Windows does make a double hung window with "obscure glass" that may be an option for the closet if it is not cost prohibitive rather than glass block. There is very little of the original fabric of this house remaining, windows have been altered and vinyl windows have already been installed at various locations throughout the structure. If vinyl windows are approved for this home then staff would recommend reconsideration of the "Contributing" rating for this house in the Riverside District. Staff recommends replacement of third storey window and repair of other original windows. On a motion by Linda Riley to approve application as presented to replace 8 double hung windows. Motion dies for lack of a second. On a motion by Jerry Niezgodski to continue application pending Preservation Specialist inspection of the windows and obtaining quotes for window rehabilitation based on Preservation Specialist recommendation with a second by Lynn Patrick Vote: 4 -0 COA 2010 -0802A was continued with conditions with a unanimous vote. Waiver signed. STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPkOPRIATENESS Date: 8.10.2010 Application Number: 2010 -0810 Property Location: 944 Riverside Drive Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: Dutch Colonial Revival/1911 Property Owner: David Betson and Jennifer Warlick Landmark or District Designation: Riverside Drive LHD /Chapin Park NR Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The 2 %z storey frame house has an irregular plan and is set upon a stone foundation. It has a gambrel roof with gabled returns and a gabled dormer projection covered in asphalt shingles. The walls are Aluminum sided. The windows appear to be original 3/1 on the second floor and multi -paned on the first floor all with aluminum storms. There is an open porch with stone pillars, piers and knee walls and wooden arches above the openings.