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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: November 01, 2011 Application Number: 2011-1101A Property Location: 725 Park Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Dutch Colonial Revival/1903/W.W. Schneider Property Owner: Olaf Wiest Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park LHD/NR Rating: O DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The house is a two storey with an irregular plan on a brick foundation. The roof is an intersecting gambrel form with dormers. The siding is wood clapboard on the first storey with cedar shingles in the second storey. A friezeboard continues around the house with egg and dart molds. The front porch wraps east and north with a distinctive round comer. A pedimented entry is supported by ionic columns on brick piers. Window openings are 1/1 double hung on first storey and 4 pane divided lite/1 on the second storey. The entry door is a glazed single leaf wood panel door with cut glass glazed sidelites. ALTERATIONS: none on record. APPLICATION ITEMS: Broadening of existing brick path, connection to brick path on adjacent property, building of carport on back side of the house. 'DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: With the neighboring property owner, Kevin Hughes, consent, the owner proposed to broaden the existing brick path at the rear of the house, connecting seamlessly to the brick drive at 406 Manitou Place. To allow access, a portion of the existing chain link fence will be removed. See RME#2011-1101. In addition, owner proposes installing a carport in the rear over the newly expanded brick parking pad. An elevation has been included with the application to further detail this proposal. A clear corrugated roof is proposed to minimize the solidity of the roof and to allow sunlight to continue to penetrate the existing stained glass window. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: CHAPIN PARK STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES III. NEW CONSTRUCTION New construction includes any new building or structure built within the boundaries of the historic district, or any new addition to an existing building. New construction should be designed considering the appearance, scale, styles and setbacks of the other buildings in the neighborhood. New work may be contemporary or may suggest motifs from historic buildings in the district. A. HEIGHT AND PROPORTION The majority of the structures in the district are two stories in height and have square or