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Edgewater Place Local Historic District Guidebook 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. Many properties have a straight driveway along one edge of the lot leading to a garage at the rear of the house. This driveway often has a sidewalk along one side leading to the front entrance either in the center or at the side of the house. Driveway and sidewalk materials include asphalt or concrete. All of the properties have trees; many have trimmed shrubbery and hedges. All of the houses conform to a uniform setback line within each block. Required Existing plants, trees, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs, and benches which reflect the properties' 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. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the buildings that are causing deterioration to the building's historic fabric should be removed. Prohibited No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing old plants, trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings and 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, with the exception of properties along Lincolnway, which may be fenced, but not with enclosed stockade -type fencing. Not Recommended Telephone poles with high intensity overhead lights should not be used, with the exception of along Lincolnway. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval as the project conforms to the guidelines for Edgewater Place. Catherine D. Hostetler, Director Application amended by applicant, substituting wood material rather than the vinyl applied for. On a motion by Jerry Niezgodski with a second by Lynn Patrick to approve application as amended. Vote: 5 — 0 Unanimous. COA #2012 -0806D Approved as amended. 6. 1348 E. Wayne Street S. COA #2012 -0807 East Wayne No Representation STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 8 August 2012 Application Number: 2012 -0807 Property Location: 1348 East Wayne South Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: Colonial Revival/1927 /Austin &Shambleau Property Owner: Gwen Mac Gregor Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: 1348 East Wayne is a 2 storey Colonial with aluminum siding. The gabled slate roof has two cross front gables. The windows are 1/1 and 4/1 double hung sashes with trim wrapped with siding material. There is an offset gable entry with moulded trim gable returns, plain entablature with Doric columns. There is leaded glass in the fanlight and a concrete front stoop. There is a glass enclosed side porch. ALTERATIONS: The aluminum siding and storm windows and doors are not original to the house. The side porch was enclosed around 1955. APPLICATION ITEMS: Remove flat seam copper roof over back porch. Repair rotten deck, replace with'' /z" hard board base and single —ply white fleece back vinyl T.P.O. with new shop- fabricated copper edge flashing. Roof size is 10'x15'. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Sla Tile proposes to remove the compromised flat copper roof and flashing. The copper roof has been leaking. The previous attempts to stop the leaking have improperly used a roofing cement over all of the seams creating more of a problem and not being able to pinpoint exactly where the leak(s) was occurring. Please refer to photograph. Once the copper roof is removed and the decking replaced, the 50 mil. Duro -last Duro fleece membrane will be applied. Please refer to specification sheets. New copper flashing will be reinstalled and any damaged or missing slates will be replaced in -kind. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: East Wayne Street Local Historic District B. ROOFS AND ROOFING