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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Application Number: 2014-0520 Property Location: 1524 East Wayne Street Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Tudor Revival/1928/H.R. Stapp Property Owner: Julie and Chris Thornton Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The Tudor Revival house is a 2 storey frame on a rectangular plan. It has a gale roof with molded raking trim covered in asphalt shingles. The body of the house is mainly brick with a herringbone pattern in the front gable. There are shed roof wall dormers at the side. The original windows are paired 6 light casement windows with fixed transoms and some fixed sidelights. There are new Pella Casements replacement windows in the openings of the northwest front facades. The windows have brick header course sills. There is, a front gable at the entry with a wavy pattern wood siding in the gable. The front porch has tile flooring with wrought iron railings. ALTERATIONS: The roof was replaced in-kind in 2008. There are new Pella aluminum clad casements in the northwest front fagade. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace windows. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The Thorntons have replaced the ' casement windows on the northwest front fagade of the house with Pella ProLine, 2 -Wide aluminum clad wood casement windows. They propose to replace the casements in the Family Room located on the northwest front fagade with the same Pella ProLine 2 -Wide Casements (Exhibit #1). The propose to replace the casement windows on the East fagade in both the first storey and second storey Master Bedroom with Proline 2 -Wide Casements (Exhibit 2). They also propose to replace 2 fixed side lights on the first storey of the East fagade with Pella ProLine, Sash Set Fixed (Exhibit 3). Also please refer to photographs. Steve Szaday, Preservation Specialist, saw the work being done without permits or COA. The homeowner was unaware that in the fine print of the Pella quote (one of three for this project) was the obligation of the homeowner to apply for all permits. Mr. Thornton was rather upset with the contractors who started this job without the proper permits and he immediately called HPC Office and arranged to come into the Office and apply for the COA. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: East Wayne Street: C. WINDOWS AND DOORS I Window and door frames are of wood or steel (some casements) or in the case of brick structures, stone sills and brick lintels Where metal or vinyl siding has been applied, window trim has been covered. Storm windows are of wood or aluminum.