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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: May 5, 2014 Application Number: 2014 — 0502 Property Location: 1402 —1404 Lincoln Way East Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: T — Plan/1882 Property Owner: 1402 —1404 Land Trust Landmark or District Designation: Lincoln Way East Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: A T — Plan farmhouse, two storey with cross gabled asphalt shingled roof set upon an irregular brick foundation. According to survey card, there are tall narrow paired 1/1 double hung windows. ALTERATIONS: Mastic replacement siding that is installed down to the earth covering the foundation, artificial "stone" veneer on front first storey, some vinyl replacement windows, aluminum storms on most windows, plastic shutters of inappropriate and mismatched sizes, replacement metal doors, original porch may have been removed (according to survey card), two concrete porch stoops with wood 2 x 4s supporting roofs, a large addition onto rear and side transforming into a duplex with a flat roof, plywood over every opening. APPLICATION ITEMS: Dutch lap siding applied directly of existing mastic siding. Remove existing vinyl siding replace with new. Replace existing double hung windows with vinyl Alside double hung windows. Wrap existing windows with aluminum. Install frieze boards and corner boards. Install new 6 panel doors 5 openings. Install trim around front doors. Install vinyl/aluminum soffit/fascia. Install loadbearing fiber cement columns on front porch. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT:, 1402 —1404 Land Trust recently purchased this property and is working with a Code Enforcement ruling that originated as a demolition order that is now modified to a repair order (04 —109) with all exterior repairs to be completed by 10/31/14 and interior repairs 5/9/14. As a vacant and abandoned property, it has been neglected and is quite deteriorated. Other than some wood windows, there is next to nothing original left of this property and those materials have exceeded their useful life. Owner has applied for all the relevant application items to meet the Code ruling by deadline and has been working with HPC Staff on the specific details. HPC has in its file, COA#2002 — 0607B, an approval to replace all windows in the house (with conditions) and for new siding (no specifics), that was never executed. RME#2014 — 0430 was issued to allow new dimensional asphalt shingles to be installed. Staff has advised owner that the preferred solution would be to remove the existing artificial siding and evaluate repair of the original siding, however, with the Code ruling/deadline and the uncertainty of the condition of the siding underneath the mastic, this would not be feasible. Regarding the existing windows, it was hard to tell which ones were wood and which were replaced with vinyl because there is plywood over some windows. From the exterior observation, the windows that are not covered in plywood have deteriorated, including completely rotted sills and trim. Additionally, the aluminum storm windows were likely a product of the 1970s and it is my assumption that none of the windows have been maintenance since at least the time of storm installation, approximately 30 — 40 years ago. Upon reviewing the application items and performing a site visit, the application items seem to be an acceptable solution to put this property back into use. At least four properties in the immediate vicinity within the district are