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CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: June 6, 2011 Application Number: 2011-0606 Property Location: 304 South Twyckenham Drive Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Colonial Revival/1929/ H.R. Stapp/ Whitcomb & Keller - - Property Owner: Aimee and Kevin Buccellato Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street LHD Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This is a two storey frame Colonial Revival home with a rectangular plan, flared gable asphalt shingle roof with three gable inset dormers at the front. The porch roof extended from the main roof supported by square box columns with mold trim as capital. There is a central entry with sidelights. There is a two car garage wing with molded trim cornice, wood balustrade on the flat roof. ALTERATIONS: COA 2009-0505 renovation of kitchen to include the replacement of existing rear entry porch (demolition) with a new +/- 80 square foot interior dining porch/mud room approved by Commission. Enclosed arched area at rear garage was noted on survey card. Raised deck added in rear of house off of rear arched porch. Removal of 4 non -conforming pine trees in front of house and 1 deciduous tree in tree lawn approved by Commission September, 15, 2008. Addition of rear bay area on second storey approved by Commission in November 17, 2008. APPLICATION ITEMS: Installation of three new fences: A -Replace existing chain link fence at rear yard with custom cedar fence. B -Install new custom cedar fence at North and East boundary of side yard. C -Install new stockade fence at South border of side yard. Installation of new, custom circular window at gabled end of North elevation of house. Window being added to help daylight new storage area in attic of den. Window to be Marvin wood Casemaster. A moulded round arch trim exists over front door. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: This house is the last house in the district on Twyckenham, whereas the house immediately South is not in the district. Fence (A), per drawings and photographs provided by the homeowners (Pages 2-4), is a proposal to replace the existing Y -W high chain link fence in the rear of the house in the same footprint. Proposed slat fence is all cedar material, standing 3'-9" high with 4x4 cedar posts standing 4'-1/2" high. Two custom cedar gates with wrought iron hinge and latch hardware will replace existing chain link gates in same footprint. This fence is mostly shielded by neighboring shrubs. Finish will be stained linen white. Fence (B), per drawings and photographs provided by the homeowners (Pages 5-6), is the same material and similar design as described for Fence (A), but will be only 2'-3" high and proposed to be placed in the side yard. The footprint is proposed for the side yard on Twyckenham Drive with one gate next to garage. The ground cover and mature trees are in front of the fence, buffering the low fence from street view. The slat design lends itself to a sense of openness. The fence conforms to the placement and height guidelines of the Building Department. Fence (C), per drawings and photographs provided by the homeowners (Pages 7-8), is for a new natural finish stockade picket fence at South property line of the side yard, which is the boundary of the district on Twyckenham Drive. A section of a fence of the same style currently exists in the corner and will remain to be added on to. The existing fence section is 4'-0" high and new will remain that height as placed along property line until reaching the front of the yard where it will taper down to meet Fence (B) at 2'-3" high. The fence conforms to the placement and height guidelines of the Building Department. A custom round wood window by Marvin has been proposed for the North elevation. Window will be fixed with no screen/storm. All exterior casing and drip cap details to match original details of house. There is moulded round arch trim over front entry door so the proposed round window will reflect this detail. Survey card does not indicate if this detail used to be a window. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: I. THE ENVIRONMENT B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING AND ACCESSORIES Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located in the center of a flat lawn, often divided by a walk leading to the front entrance. Several of the residences are sited on two or more building lots; however, the preponderance of the homes have been erected on a single lot. Most of the properties include a double garage, usually located at the rear of the property. The majority of garages are accessed from straight driveways leading from the main thoroughfare, while a few are accessed from the alley. There are also a few homes with a covered carport located at the rear of the property, as well as a few with circular driveways. Driveway and sidewalk materials include concrete, asphalt and brick. All of the properties have trees and most have trimmed shrubbery and/or hedges. Most of the houses conform to a uniform setback line within each block. Required Major landscaping items, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. Dominant land contours shall be retained. Structures such as gazebos, patio decks, fixed barbecue pits, swimming pools, tennis courts, greenhouses, new walls, fountains, fixed garden furniture, trellises and other similar structures shall be compatible to the historic character of the site and the neighborhood and inconspicuous when viewed from a public walkway. 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