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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 5 October 2015 Application Number: 2015-0917 Property Location: 824 Park Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gabeled-ell/1890 Property Owner: Jason Springs Landmark or District Designation:. Chapin Park Rating: Non -Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The house is a two storey with exterior walls clad in aluminum and vinyl siding set upon an irregular brick foundation. The cross gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles. There is a dormer on the central gable with a wide soffit overhang. There is a full width front porch with corner brick piers and brick rail with concrete cap; half of the porch is enclosed. The porch windows are 6/2 double hung, 8/1 in the first storey front and 1/1 on the rest of the house. The front door is wood panel with long single light. ALTERATIONS: There was a 1924 addition to the home in the rear. There is aluminum and vinyl siding, There are vinyl shutters on the second storey window. All of the windows appear to be replacement windows. There is a large window and doorway on the north side filled in with glass block, the basement windows have glass blocks as well. Roof was replaced in 2011. APPLICATION ITEMS: Remove existing siding and install new LP Smartside. Currently there is aluminum siding installed over sections of the remaining original lap siding. To our knowledge, the original lap wood siding is beyond being able to be restored. There are sections where there is no lap siding remaining. There is also an addition to the rear of the house that was covered in vinyl siding. We are proposing to remove all exiting vinyl and aluminum siding and install new LP Smartside trim and siding. Preservation Specialist confirmed three existing reveals, 8", 6" and 5" but was unable to examine the clapboard siding underneath, please see report. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The Commission approved COA#2010-0405 to "repair and/or remove aluminum siding to determine cause of damage and put back the removed aluminum. The homeowner may come back to the Commission with specific options to replace the siding or to repair and paint." At this time, Home Works Construction has determined that the original clapboard is beyond repair and that there are sections of the house where there is no "lap" siding underneath. They propose to remove existing aluminum and vinyl siding from the entire house and to install LP Smartside with a 6" reveal. They will leave any existing crown on the front and side windows and will trim all other windows in 4" LP Smartside, all painted to match. Existing soffits and fascia will be painted. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Chapin Park II. EXISTING STRUCTURES A. BUILDING MATERIALS Original exterior building materials in the district include brick, stucco, clapboard, wood shingles, and brick or stone masonry. In some instances, vinyl, composite and aluminum siding have been applied over the original material. Required Original exterior building materials shall be retained when possible. Deterioration of wood materials shall be prevented through repair, cleaning and painting. The existing architectural detail around windows, porches, doors and eaves shall be retained or replaced by replicas of the same design when deteriorated beyond repair. Masonry,