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APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace porch supports and railings. Replace storm doors. Remove aluminum siding and either paint or replace with vinyl siding. Storm windows will be replaced with either wood or vinyl to match house siding. Replace leaking metal casement windows in addition with wood or vinyl double hung 6/6 to match the body of the house. Replace garage doors with either wood or vinyl to match the house. Remove rear deck and restore rear fagade and door. Remove dead tree on property line and also tree stump in front of house. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowner wishes to rebuild the front porch to resemble the picture of a colonial porch. He will use treated lumber, treated posts, handrails and the lumber will be painted. He also proposes to add treated lumber railings and square spindles on the roof of the sunroom on the east side of the house. The lumber will also be painted. He will also be adding new storm doors. The front storm door and the balcony storm door will be full view per attached Andersen image. The rear will be a divided self storing storm door per attached Andersen brochure image. He also wishes to remove the aluminum siding and if the wood siding underneath can be restored, he will restore it and paint. If it can not be restored then he would like to apply vinyl siding to match the original reveal and features. He wishes to remove the leaking metal casement windows in the sunroom and replace with 6/6 double hung Jeld Wen windows in either wood or vinyl depending upon the treatment of the body of the house. He also wished to replace the garage doors with Clopay Gallery Colonial style doors in the Gallery collection per brochure image. He also wants to remove dead tree stumps on property lines and in the front yard. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: II. EXISTING STRUCTURES A. BUILDING MATERIALS Original exterior wall materials in the District include brick, stucco, clapboard, wood shingles and masonry block. In some instances, vinyl or aluminum siding has been applied over the original material. Required Original exterior building materials shall be retained. Deterioration of wood materials shall be prevented through repair, cleaning and painting. The existing architectural detail around windows, porches, doors and eaves should be retained or replaced by replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair. Masonry including brick and stucco shall be cleaned only when necessary to halt deterioration or to remove stains, and shall be done with a method acceptable for the preservation of the surface: i.e. low pressure water and soft natural bristle brushes. When repairing stucco, only appropriate stucco mixture shall be used. Recommended Whenever possible, the original building materials should be restored. Metal or vinyl may be used as an alternative to maintaining or replacing the original surface material when it resembles the original surface material. When used over wood surfaces, this siding should be the same size and style as the original wood. Every effort should be made to retain the original trim around windows, doors, cornices, gables, eaves and other architectural features. Ample ventilation must be afforded the structure when aluminum or vinyl is to be installed in order to prevent increased " deterioration of the structure from moisture and/or insects. Mortar joints should be repointed only when there is evidence of moisture problems or when sufficient mortar is missing to allow water to stand in the mortar joint. Existing mortar shall be duplicated in composition, color, texture, joint size, method of application and joint profile. 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. Prohibited Original doors, windows, and hardware shall not be discarded when they can be restored and re-used in place. New window and door openings which would alter the scale and proportion of the building should not be introduced. Inappropriate new window and door features, such as aluminum and insulating glass combinations that require removal of the original windows and doors, shall not be installed. Not Recommended Awnings, hoods or fake shutters made of metal, vinyl or fiberglass should not be used if they would detract from the existing character or appearance of the building. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the porch project and the installation of the railing system on the sunroom roof. Staff recommends approval of the installation of the storm doors, garage doors and windows. Staff recommends approval of the removal of the aluminum siding to determine the condition of the original siding; and its subsequent treatment to be determined by Preservation Specialist. The tree stumps should also be removed. Catherine D. Hostetler, Director Public Comments: 1. Sandy Schohl, 519 Riverside Drive 2. Tom Anderson 3