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J' ,.4 STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 7 December 2015 Application Number: 2015-1207 Property Location: 539 Riverside Drive Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Free Classic/1903/Hammond & Whitcomb Property Owner: Troy Hanyzewski Landmark or District Designation: River Bend LHD Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The house is a Free Classic, four-square plan, two stories built in 1903 by real estate developers Hammond and Whitcomb that is raised above street level. The foundation is raised brick; the siding is brick on the 1St storey, wood clapboard on the 2d storey with a flared string course and wood shingle on the 3d. The roof is a hip with an asymmetrical gabled roof dormer and is covered with asphalt shingles. The windows are 1/1 and 3/1 double hung with aluminum storms. A front porch has a hipped roof, square wood supports, and concrete decking and wing walls. There is a wood 2d storey deck in the rear with a small shed roof addition underneath. ALTERATIONS: A complete tear -off and re -roof with asphalt shingles, ice shield, gutters and downspouts was completed with COA42008-0115. Asphalt siding was removed with COA#2013-0805A and correction to the size of the front entry storm door. The second storey wood deck structure and stairs in the rear was added to accommodate 'an upstairs rental unit and has been replaced in-kind. Aluminum storm windows are installed. APPLICATION ITEMS: A. Replace existing aluminum storm with new. B. Addition of exterior deck. C. Reside upper portion with historical cedar shake look (vinyl siding) second level with 4" vinyl. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT:, New owner originally proposed to replace the original windows but has updated the request to replace only the existing aluminum windows, in-kind; add an exterior deck in the rear with similar style as new 2nd storey deck; and add new vinyl siding to the upper stories to resemble the look of the cedar shake and wood clapboard. A. Owner will be rehabilitating the original wood double hung windows and proposes to install the new storm windows to replace the existing which are deteriorated and missing most of the glass. B. Owner proposes a new deck on the ground level in the rear that will fit directly underneath the new 2,d storey deck posts and will connect to a freestanding existing concrete stair (evidence that a landing existed here at one point). Material will be treated lumber. A rail will be installed on three sides in the same style as the upper deck. C. The asphalt siding removal by l't Source Bank in 2013 revealed the original siding as brick 1', wood clapboard 2nd and cedar shake 3rd. Minor repairs were made at that time including improper flashing and a fresh coat of interior paint to the siding. The existing siding is in need of major repairs as can be seen in the photographs. Owner has provided samples of the proposed vinyl siding. The 2nd storey to show a 4" reveal, similar to the existing clapboard and the Yd storey to resemble cedar shake but in a slightly different pattern than the existing saw tooth pattern. PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT (EDITED): Upon inspection the windows are not deteriorated beyond repair as suggested by the standards and guidelines. Rather, there needs to be some new glazing applied and some new ropes installed. A number of the upper sashes are painted in place but are not fully closed. There are aluminum track storm windows on the house, but many of the sashes are missing. The siding on the second floor and the dormer reveals are the areas that the owner would like to add insulating house wrap and vinyl siding. The second floor clap -board has a varying 3 Y2 to 4" reveal.