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STAFF REPORT, CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 16 April 2014 Application Number: 2014 -0416 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. Copper roof over back porch replaced with Y2" hard board base and single —ply white fleece back vinyl T.P.O. with new shop- fabricated copper edge flashing - COA #2012 -0807. APPLICATION ITEMS: Planters, which were cracked top to bottom and pulling away from the house, to be replaced. We looked to tie the original limestone fireplace from the backyard with the planters, using a limestone look stone, topped by a blue -stone type stone. The blue stone ties in with the slate roof. The step risers are the limestone. The tread is blue stone. The original stairs are being used for the base. The landing at the bottom of the stairs is now rectangular. Instead of a short (trip - pable) bottom step. It will be the base for the landing. The path leading to the city sidewalk is straight instead of following the former curve because the blue stones are rectangular. We had previously replaced the sidewalk and I think we put the curved walk in. (I honestly can't remember if the walk we replaced years ago was straight or curved). On the west side of the house we hope to take the big brick area which has a metal cap over a brick border leading up to French doors and put in a step down for the doors and then a small landing area. This area ties into planters. We have a sump pump in our basement which feed up into a pipe that used to flow out the front of the planter. (Ugly and made for a soggy front yard) We hope to run it through the basement and out the west wall (suggested by building person) -(Mr. James ?) DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowner is in the process of reconfiguring the front walkway from a curved walk to a straight walkway between the front porch steps and the sidewalk. The 1986 survey card shows a curved walkway but does not elaborate on the materials in the text of the description. They also wish to remedy a repair from a car crash and improper sump pump drainage along with a front step that is posing a tripping hazard. They also wish to extend the front stone planter to wrap around the west side of the house and then add a step up to the west French doors. The entire project will