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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 31 March 2016 Application Number: 2016 -0331 Property Location: 1130 E. Jefferson Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: Colonial Revival/1939/Bon Durant House Property Owner: Louis and Jennifer Miller Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Rating: Notable DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This is a two story frame, irregular plan Colonial Revival house with a hip roof with simple cornice molding and dentils. Windows are 6/6 and 6/9 double hung with.brick flat arch windows at first floor with wood panel sections below sill and cut stone sills second floor. The entry is central with fluted pilasters and Corinthian capitals supporting broken pediments with scroll detailing. A two door garage is attached in rear with a hip roof with hip dormers. Two brick chimneys are at opposite ends of central block. ALTERATIONS: A roof and screen wall was added to an existing patio in 1994 to produce a sunroom. COA 2015 -0803 approved addition of a dormer to the rear of the house, construction of a 2 -stall garage, installation of windows and door to rear screen porch, and restoration of arched windows in sunroom. APPLICATION ITEMS: Remove existing shed and two trees at rear of current driveway. Construct new 2 stall garage. Construct covered walkway which will be integrated into new garage to connect new garage to existing main house. Replant like trees on either side of garage. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The Commission approved construction of a detached garage in August 2015. The owners would now like to incorporate a covered walkway into the design, connecting the new garage with the existing house, per designer's plan. The orientation of the garage has changed from the original approval with the doors now facing the front. To accommodate the new garage location, two existing trees and a small non - original shed will be removed. Of the two trees, one is already dead and the other is an approximately 30' Oak. In a previous conversation, the owners were open to exploring the possibility of having the healthy tree milled on site to reuse the lumber in the construction of the garage. Like trees will be replanted on either side of the garage. PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: n/a STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: EAST WAYNE STREET I. THE ENVIRONMENT B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING AND ACCESSORIES Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located in the center of a flat lawn, often divided by a walk leading to the front entrance. Several of the residences are sited on two or more building lots; however, the preponderance of the homes have been erected on a single lot. Most of the properties include a double garage, usually located at the rear of the property. The majority of garages are accessed from straight driveways leading from the main thoroughfare, while a few are accessed from the alley. There are also a few homes with a covered carport located at the rear of the property, as well as a few with circular driveways. Driveway and sidewalk materials include concrete, asphalt and brick. All of the properties have trees and most have trimmed shrubbery and/or hedges. Most of the houses conform to a uniform setback line within each block. Required