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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date:. September 26, 2014 Application Number: 2014-0926 Property Location: 1129 Riverside Drive Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Craftsman/1910/W.W. Schneider Property Owner: Lloyd Ketchum, Jr. Landmark or District Designation: Riverside Drive LID/Chapin Park NR Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: A.2 %2 storey square plan house set upon a brick. foundation. Walls 'are stucco. There is a large brick enclosed front porch with pediment over entry. Windows are wood double hung 1%1 with wood storms. There is a pediment over 2"a floor center bay windows.. There is a 1 %2 storey stucco garage. House and garage roofs have red file with wide overhangs, decorative wood cornices and frieze with gable bellcast. ALTERATIONS: Garage doors replaced with COA#1997-0606. APPLICATION ITEMS: Remove tile roof, repair build -in rain gutters, and replace roof tile with. "metro -ROMAN", which is stone -coated galvanized steel that will appear like the existing roof. *See attached for additional description by owner. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT:, The roofs on both garage and house leak as well as the built in gutter on the house; there is no gutter on the garage. A quote to restore using salvage and in-kind replicated tiles is more than double the proposed. The Metal Roofing Solutions; Inc. product proposed is similar in appearance to the tile, but of a galvanized steel material with a stone coating. The contractor intends to replace any damaged decking, install ice and water shield membrane over decking, remove existing built in gutter, custom fabricate and install a galvanized steel built in gutter that will have EPDM membrane fully adhered to the steel, install Metro Roman Tile Steel Roofing System, install. Metro trim flashings, ridge caps, gable rake trim, vent pipe flashings, chimney flashings, and new downspouts. New gutters will be installed on the garage. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: II. EXISTING STRUCTURES B. ROOFS ANDROOFING Roof shapes in the district encompass all the various designs found in residential structures: hipped, gable, gambrel, flat, and, combinations of these. Roofs are covered with a variety of materials such as asphalt, asbestos, wood and slate shingles as well as clay tiles. Residences in most cases have wood fascias with gutters and downspouts. The fascias of some vinyl or aluminum sided houses are covered with the same material. Required The existing shape and materials of the roof shall.be retained. All architectural features which give the roof its.essential character shall be retained, including dormer windows, cupolas, cornices, brackets, chimneys, cresting and weather vanes. Recommended Whenever possible, the original shape and materials of the roof shall be restored. Particular effort should be made to retain materials such as slate, tile, and other unique materials not commonly found in new construction. Roof covering which is deteriorated beyond repair should be replaced with new material that matches as closely as possible the original in composition, size, shape, color and texture. Gutters and