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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS mate: 6 October 2014 Application Number: 2014-1006A Property Location: 1340 East Wayne Street Architectural Style/Date/: Renaissance Revival/I929/Gibson House Property Owner: Laura Blair Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street LHD Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The structure is a two storey frame construction with an irregular plan and brick fagade. The hip roof has a wide overhang, supported by large brackets and is covered in asphalt shingles. The first storey has grouped casement windows with concrete sills. The second storey has 6/1 double hung windows with brick header course sills and soldier brick. The entryway is a central brick arch with stone keystones and irregularly located quoins. ALTERATIONS: Original asbestos shingle roof replaced with asphalt architectural shingle with COA#2011- 0803. APPLICATION ITEMS: Railing across second floor southside. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowners have been informed by their Home's Insurance Agency and the City's Building Department that a missing railing must be replaced on the exposed southside of the second floor porch at the rear of the house. City Code requires a barrier/fence on a second storey with an egress door to be at least 36 inches tall, any balusters cannot be spaced wider that 4 inches from each other and the system must be able to withstand 200 pounds of horizontal resisting force. Homeowners would install an aluminum raling system. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Guidebook East Wayne Street Local Historic District D. Entrances, Porches and Steps Most houses in the district have small open porches at the main entrance. Stoops and small patios also are in evidence. Of those porches that have roofs, many have either hip or gable roofs or are covered by the main roof of the house. Columned porticos, porches with broken pediments or turrets, and other porch forms characteristic of the Period Revival styles are also found in the district. REQUIRED: Existing or original porches, stoops, patios and steps including handrails, balusters, columns, brackets, tiles and roof decorations shall be retained or replaces by replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair. Porches and additions reflecting later architectural styles and which are important to the building's historical integrity shall be retained. RECOMMENDED: When enclosing porches for heat conservation or for other reasons, it should be done in a manner that does not alter the architectural or historical character of the building. PROHIBITED: Front porches, stoops, patios and steps that are important to the building's style and development shall not be altered or removed. NOT RECOMMENDED: Original porch details should not be replaced with materials representing an earlier period or style from the original. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the project. C.D. Hostetler, Director