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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 RevivaY1927 /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 %z" 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 replace the existing red brick with lime stone and blue stone. Please refer to the diagrams and the Preservation Specialist Report. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: East Wayne Street Local Historic District 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. Several of the residences are sited on two or more building lots; however, the preponderance of the homes have been erected on a single lot. Most of the properties include a double garage, usually located at the rear of the property. The majority of garages are accessed from straight driveways leading from the main thoroughfare, while a few are accessed from the alley. There are also a few homes with a covered carport located at the rear of the property, as well as a few with circular driveways. Driveway and sidewalk materials include concrete, asphalt and brick. All of the properties have trees and most have trimmed shrubbery and/or hedges. Most of the houses conform to a uniform setback line within each block. Required Major landscaping items, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. Dominant land contours shall be retained. Structures such as gazebos, patio decks, fixed barbecue pits, swimming pools, tennis courts, greenhouses, new walls, fountains, fixed garden furniture, trellises and other similar structures shall be compatible to the historic character of the site and the neighborhood and inconspicuous when viewed from a public walkway. 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 building that are causing deterioration to the building's historic fabric should be removed. However, trees and plant materials that must be removed should be immediately replaced by suitable flora. All high intensity security lights should be approved by the Historic Preservation Commission. Prohibited No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing major landscaping items, trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings or other 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 and fences shall not extend forward beyond the setback line of the house. The installation of unsightly devices such as television reception dishes and solar collectors shall not be permitted in areas where they can be viewed from the public thoroughfare. 3