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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: April 12, 2010 Application Number: 2010-0412 Property Location: 345 S. Sunnyside Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Neoclassical/1953 Property Owner: Richard Cullar & Sandra Weides Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Rating:Non-Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: 2 storey frame house with rectangular plan. I storey gable wing with window and roof skylight. Attached 2 car, single door garage. Side gable roof with asphalt shingles. Double and triple casement windows, triple casement has central stationary window; wood trim around windows with ornamental louvered shutters. Large wood siding on second storey over vertical wood siding on first. Central pediment entry with concrete stoop, flanked by wood columns. Flat roof canopy rear entry with concrete stoop and metal railing and supports. Simple brick corbelled chimney. ALTERATIONS: Replacement siding. APPLICATION ITEMS: Take down 3 pear trees next to driveway in southeast front yard. These trees were stuck there by prior owner as left over inventory (he was a landscaper), and they dump 100's of pears on the ground each fall and are inconveniently located right next to the driveway, making it awkward to get in the car. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Homeowner wishes to remove 3 pear trees on south side of driveway because in the fall the pears litter the area, making it difficult to access the car. Per Brent Thompson, City Forester, "Pear by house is too close and pear by sidewalk planted under maple could be removed. Maybe save the middle pear or replace." STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: East Wayne Street: 1. THE ENVIRONIti1ENT A. THE DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT Recommended Whenever possible, the original features should be restored. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to buildings, sidewalks or streets that arc causing deterioration to those elements should be removed. As much natural vegetation as possible should be preserved. If large shrubs become unsightly to the point of detracting from the historic character of the house or site, they should be cut back and allowed to rejuvenate. Dead and diseased material should be selectively removed. Trees and major landscaping elements that must be removed for one reason or another should be immediately replaced by suitable flora. When replacement of utility poles or power supply lines is necessary, consideration should be given to underground conduits or utility poles erected along rear property lines. The curb height should be sufficient to maintain adequate drainage of the street. If older light fixtures are taken down in the city, they should be reserved for use in the historic district. Light fixtures on top of the brick pillars at the Eddy Street entryway should be replaced according to these standards. B. BUILDING SITE.,, LANDSCAPING AND ACCESSORIES Recommended New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property found in photographs, drawings and newspapers. New site work should be appropriate to existing; surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the building that are causing deterioration to the building's historic fabric should be removed. However, trees and plant materials that must be removed should be immediately replaced by suitable flora. All high intensity security lights should be approved by the Historic Preservation Commission. Prohibited No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing major landscaping items, trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings or other elements before evaluating their importance to the property's history and