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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: July 6, 2010 Application Number: 2010-0614 Property Location: 424 Manitou Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gabled-ell/1891 Property Owner: Molly B. Moon Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: One storey gabled —ell on a cross plan set upon a brick foundation. The walls are clapboard with beaded band course defining fenestration; fish -scales shingles in front and west gables; diagonal clapboard in east gable. Roof is cross gable with moulded cornice and asphalt shingles. There is a full width front porch extending around the front and side of the center gable with a flat roof with slender wood square supports. There is lattice work under the porch. The windows are 1/1 double hung with lintels defined by continuous beaded band board. There is a ten light casement in front and 2 wood panel front doors with wood storms and simple surrounds. There is a one storey hip garage at the rear. ALTERATIONS: There are aluminum storms over most of the windows. The porch flooring, facing board and lattice skirting was repaired in kind with COA#2006-0822; removal of 1 Red Maple and volunteer trees in the rear yard in 2009 per City Forester with COA#2009-0415. A new rear deck with pergola was installed with COA#2010-0604. APPLICATION ITEMS: One wooden garden shed, not visible from the street from any angle, handmade by artist, Gary White, owner of Carpenter Gothic. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowner would like to install a 4'x4' cedar clapboard shed with a slant roof progressing from 8' in height at the rear to 7' in the front. It will have double wooden doors and a tin roof per drawings submitted. It will be located in the rear of the home tucked in between the kitchen addition and back of the house per site plan submitted. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: C. SHEDS AND ACCESSORY BUILDINGS Required Sheds and accessory structures (gazebos, decks, doghouses, playhouses, fountains and small reflecting pools, outdoor sculpture, children's play equipment, etc.) shall be located at the rear of the property and as unobtrusively as possible while preserving historical relationships between the buildings, landscape features and open spaces. Proportions and materials shall conform to those required for new construction. Recommended Accessory building designs should be compatible in character and mood to the residence and the neighborhood. Prohibited Prefabricated metal sheds shall not be used. Not Recommended Prefabricated wood composition sheds should not be used unless they conform to all other guidelines STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the construction of the garden shed at the rear of the home it will not be visible from the street and it conforms to the standards and guidelines.