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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: May 7, 2012 Application Number: 2012-0507B Property Location: 710 North St. Joseph Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Queen Anne / 1907 Property Owner: William and Catherine Hostetler Landmark or District Designation: River Bend LHD Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This two storey square plan single family house sits on top a rusticated concrete block foundation. The steeply pitched hip roof has a centered gabled roof projection and is covered in asphalt shingles. A first storey front porch has a gabled entry over steps. %2 high rusticated concrete piers with square tapered wood columns support the hipped porch roof. Porch has concrete steps and wood decking. The walls of the house are vinyl siding. Windows are 1/1 double hung wood with aluminum storm windows. An aluminum storm door shields a wood front door with a single pane window. A small vinyl sided garage sits on the north side of the house. ALTERATIONS: Vinyl replacement siding has been installed. Aluminum storm windows and storm door have been installed. A second front entrance with a second storey balcony on the south are not original. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace eaves trough in-kind. Replace driveway and sidewalk with bricks. Repair columns and replace railings. Install brick patio. Deck and railing on balcony. Fence along alley and around patio. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Gutter is aluminum and will be replaced in-kind. Driveway and sidewalk are currently concrete and are each deteriorated and will be replaced with the same Hollandstone Rustic Red bricks. A broken sidewalk on the side will also be replaced with same bricks leading up to wood steps that will be replaced in-kind. It is on this side that a petite patio of the same brick will be installed (there is no back yard so this will serve as the "back yard"). On the front porch, the vinyl is only covering framing and is barely attached. The vinyl and wood will be removed entirely and in its place, a repurposed wrought iron rail will be installed pier to pier. The existing wrought iron railing on the stairs will be restored. All other work related to the porch was approved by Routine Maintenance Exclusion 2012-0420A. A black wrought iron or aluminum fence will be installed around the patio to complete the "back yard". Along the alley from the front corner of the house to the back corner, install a six foot high wood fence to shield house from nearby traffic. At the rear second storey, a 1 '/4" pipe rail currently exists around the 4' x 16' balcony. The owner proposes to attach 36" high black aluminum fence panels to the pipe rail for added security and to improve the aesthetics. To protect the user while walking on the balcony's waterproof covering, owner proposes to install wood decking of pressure treated wood over the roof membrane. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: I. THE ENVIRONMENT B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING, & ACCESSORIES Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located near the front of each lot, with a small lawn in front and a larger lawn to the rear of the property. Those properties facing the river on Riverside Drive generally have sloping front lawns and flat back yards. The majority of structures have been erected on a single lot. Many of the properties include a garage located at the