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ALTERATIONS: There is a shed roof addition on the back of the house. The aluminum frame windows and doors are not original; the vinyl siding is not original. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace 47 feet of fencing along the North side of the back yard with 6 foot high spruce privacy fence mounted to cemented 4 by 4 treated lumber posts. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The owner proposes to erect a 6 foot Spruce Stockade Wood Fence. It will be installed along the north side of the yard along the alleyway at the back of the house. All per diagram and product listing attached. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Taylor's Field Local Historic District Guidebook B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING AND ACCESSORIES Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located near the front of each lot with a small to medium lawn in front and little to no lawn at the rear of the property. Often the back yard is used as a parking lot for tenants. About half of the properties include a garage which is either located at the rear of the property and accessed from unpaved alleys running behind the property or located directly next to the structure and accessed by small drives. Nearly all of the garage structures are out of date, single -stall frame buildings. One large carriage house still stands in the district. Most properties have trees, shrubbery and/or hedges. Most houses conform to the uniform set -back within each block. Required Plants, trees, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. 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. Accessory structures such as decks, gazebos, fountains and/or small outbuildings should be appropriate to surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the building and causing deterioration to the building's historic fabric should be removed and replaced by suitable flora as approved by the Historic Preservation Commission. Prohibited No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings or other site elements before evaluating their importance to the property's history and development. Front yard areas shall not be transformed into parking lots nor paved nor blacktopped. Front yard areas shall not be fenced or fences shall not extend forward beyond the setback line of the house. The installation of unsightly devices such as television satellite dishes, solar panels and skylights shall not be permitted in areas where they can be viewed from the public thoroughfare. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval as the project conforms to the guidelines for Taylor's Field. Catherine D. Hostetler, Director On a motion by Lynn Patrick with a second by Mike Voll to approve application as submitted. Vote: 5 — 0 Unanimous. COA #2012 -0806B Approved. 5.533 River COA #2012 -0806D Edgewater Representation by Eugene Cieplinski, owner STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 7 August 2012 Application Number: 2012 -0806D Property Location: 533 River Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: American Foursquare /1919/Whitcomb &Keller Property Owner: Eugene Cieplinski Landmark or District Designation: Edgewater Rating: Non Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE SITE: This 2 storey American Foursquare is set upon a concrete foundation. The roof is a hip roof with hip roof dormer covered in asphalt shingles. The exterior walls have aluminum siding. The windows are double hung with the upper sash divided over a plain lower sash. There is an open porch across the west third of the front fagade and a sun room ALTERATIONS: The survey card notes that the solid wood door was replaced and that the aluminum storm door and windows are replacements. The vinyl siding is not original to the house. The roof was replaced with a COA dated October 27, 1998. The garage was replaced with COA2012- 050313. APPLICATION ITEMS: Fence installation by Schuell Fence. Replace chain link fence with wood or vinyl privacy fence. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The owner proposes to remove the chain link fence and erect a 4 foot high PVC picket fence between the rear of his house and the garage along the alley. He also is proposing to erect a 6 foot high western picket wood privacy fence at the rear of his garage along the alley. Per diagrams and drawings submitted STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: