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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 2 December 2013 Application Number: COA#2013-1115 Property Location: 507 Riverside Drive Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: 1904/Free Classic Property Owner: Larry Schohl Landmark or District Designation: River Bend Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This is a 2 storey house with a square plan set upon a block foundation. The walls are sided with aluminum. The full width front porch has decorative wrought iron roof supports and three fixed pane picture windows with operable awning windows along their bases. The windows in the house are either single, double, triple or quadruple aluminum awning style windows. The second storey front window has a large fixed central pane with by operable sidelights and is shaded by an aluminum awning. There are three aluminum storm doors two of which are half view and one three quarter view covering wood doors of various styles. The gabled roof is covered with asphalt shingles. ALTERATIONS: The aluminum siding, storm doors and all of the windows are not original to the house. The wrought iron porch supports are later additions. The current roofing material was added in 1993 with a COA. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace windows and storm doors per attached list and pictures. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The owner proposes to replace all of the fifty year old aluminum windows with Vista Panorama custom made vinyl windows that would fit into the same openings. There will be 2 32 x 48 double hung, 2 32x 36 double hung and 2 34 x 48 double hung windows on the first floor along with an 18 x 36 casement window. The second floor's large picture and sidelight assembly will be replaced with a central fixed pane and two double hung windows measuring 48 x 96. Also on the second floor there will be 2 32x 48 double hung windows and 1 casement 18 x 24 and 1 awning 32 x 26. The casement windows and awning windows will not have muntins. All per listing and brochure pages. Michiana's Best Choice Windows will remove all of the old windows/material and install the new windows with frames into the openings; the exterior will be aluminum wrapped just inside the exisitng "J" channels and caulked off. The storm doors will all be replaced Comfort Bilt "West Point" Storm Doors per brochure page. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: II. EXISTING STRUCTURES C. WINDOWS AND DOORS Window and door frames are in most cases wood. Brick structures have stone sills and brick lintels. In some cases where synthetic siding has been applied, window trim has been covered. Many structures in the district have aluminum storm windows. Some houses retain wood framed storm windows. Required Original windows and doors including sash, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, hoods and hardware shall be retained or when deteriorated beyond repair, replaced with units and trim resembling the original. Recommended Wood frame storm windows and doors, painted to match the original, should be used but should not damage existing frames. If new sash and doors are used, the existing or original materials, design, and hardware should be used. When metal storm doors are used, they should be painted, anodized or coated to match the existing. When awnings are used they should be of canvas material.