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Prohibited Front porches, stoops, patios and steps that are important to the building's style and development shall not be altered or removed; if in need of replacement, see above Required section. See also Section IV B. Access for Handicapped or Disabled Persons. Not Recommended Original porch details should not be replaced with materials representing a different period or style from the original. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the restoration of the porch balustrade and the in- kind repair, replacement of the window and door wood trim. Staff recommends approval of the complete tear off and re -roof with architectural or dimensional asphalt shingles as these will imitate the look of the original wood shake roof noted in the 1932 Assessor's Card. "Due to a potential conflict of interest in this application, President Klusczinski recused himself from the proceedings. In his absence, Vice President Jerry Niezgodski presided over the hearing of COA #2010-0706." On a motion by Dave Steinhauer with a second by Lynn Patrick Vote: 4-0-3 abstentions COA 2010-0706 was approved with three abstentions. STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: July 7, 2010 Application Number: 2010-0706A Property Location: 803 Ashland Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Free Classic/1906 Property Owner: Chris Chockley Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The 2 storey frame house has a square plan set upon a concrete block foundation. It has a hipped roof with cross gables covered in asphalt shingles. The walls are wood clapboard and covered with replacement siding. There is a large porch with round fluted columns and a front bay. There was lattice below the porch. The windows are 1/1 replacement double hung; there a several original 1/1 double hung windows that are in the front that are deteriorated. There is no trim around the windows. The survey card on this house was dated 2005. ALTERATIONS: The original fabric of the house has been covered with replacement siding. The front porch columns are aluminum replacements. Most of the windows are replacements. All of the doors are replacements. The wood rear deck is not original to the house and was replaced in-kind along with a rear door and stone and a basement window with COA#2010-0618 APPLICATION ITEMS: New Porch railing, replace porch decking. New Roof from 3 -Tab to Architectural. See attached documents. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The porch decking will be removed and new footings will be poured so that the porch deck will drain away from the house. The porch deck will be replaced with tongue and grove material of pressure treated pine, cedar and Douglas fir. A new balustrade of pressure treated pine, cedar and Douglas fir will be installed and the porch steps reconfigured from the side to the front per illustration provided. The steps will be concrete. A complete tear off of the 3 -tab asphalt shingles and decking with re -roof with 30 year architectural asphalt shingles by Owens Coming is proposed. 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 found in new construction. Roof covering which is 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