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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: April 4, 2011 Application Number: 2011 -0404A Property Location: 933 Riverside Drive Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: Carpenter /1900 Property Owner: Kevin Burke and Lauren McLennan Landmark or District Designation: Riverside Drive LHD /Chapin Park NRD Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: One and a half storey, irregular plan structure on a concrete foundation. Roof is cross gable with flat roof dormers. Siding is clapboard. There is a small open porch with clapboard covered piers and walls. Windows are 6/1 double hung. ALTERATIONS: Wood fence replaced in same location in 2004. Re -roof with asphalt in 2009. APPLICATION ITEMS: Return front and rear lawns to original character with removal of multiple flower beds. Complete north portion of rear yard with 8 ft. wood privacy fence to match south, west and east portions. Convert front sidewalk to brick pavers to match Park Avenue. Move main entry sidewalk from Riverside Drive to Park for safety reasons. Remove dying tree in Park Avenue tree lawn. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: See attached. The 1987 survey card picture shows front and side yard lawns for this address rather than the gardens. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: I. THE ENVIRONMENT A. THE DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT Required Distinctive existing features such as parks, gardens, streetlights, fences, signs, benches, walkways streets alleys and building setbacks shall be retained. New plant materials, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs and benches shall be compatible with the character of the neighborhood in size, scale, material and color. Street lighting should be maintained at levels recommended by the Illumination Engineering Society. Light sources must have spectral distribution in all color ranges. Sources and light posts should be uniform throughout the District: Lamp fixtures and supporting posts must be similar in proportion, scale and detail to existing historic lamps (see appendix) or a suitable replacement which closely duplicates the standard in size, shape, style and appearance; i.e., Herwig Lighting Company standard or similar. Streetlights should be placed so that adequate illumination is afforded all sections of the public sidewalks. Tree and landscaping elements that must be removed for one reason or another shall be immediately replaced by suitable flora. The river front. neighborhood character of the district shall be retained. Recommended Whenever possible, the original features should be restored. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to buildings, sidewalks or streets that are causing deterioration to those elements should be removed. If erosion control efforts become necessary to preserve the riverbank, they should involve processes and materials consistent with the natural beauty of the banks. Large, deep - rooted trees and shrubs as well as fast spreading ground cover should be used when planting for erosion control. As much natural vegetation as possible should be preserved. If large shrubs become unsightly, they should be cut back and allowed to rejuvenate. Dead and diseased material should be selectively removed. Do not dump leaves and grass clippings on planted slopes as this