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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 1 August 2016 Application Number: 2016 -0801D Property Location: 1109 East Wayne Street Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: Colonial Revival /1925/Laylon House/Freyermuth & Maurer, Architects Property Owner: John Conway Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Local Historic District Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This 2 -story wood -frame brick- veneer house with tiled gable roof has 1 -story flat roof wings at east and west sides, and a 1 -story flat roof rear section. Windows are 6/1 double -hung, with stone sills and brick soldier course lintels. There are corbeled brick chimneys at east and west ends of central 2 -story section, and half fanlight attic windows. There is a 1 -car brick veneer garage with gable roof at rear of property. ALTERATIONS: COA 2014 -0908A approved removal of two trees. APPLICATION ITEMS: 43' of 4' aluminum fence DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Owner proposes to install 43' of aluminum fence from rear corner of house to front corner of garage that will follow the driveway. At time of application, fence had already been installed with no approved COA or Building Permit. PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: n/a STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: EAST WAYNE STREET LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT 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 Major landscaping items, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. Dominant land contours shall be retained. Structures such as gazebos, patio decks, fixed barbecue pits, swimming pools, tennis courts, greenhouses, new walls, fountains, fixed garden furniture, trellises and other similar structures shall be compatible to the historic character of the site and the neighborhood and inconspicuous when viewed from a public walkway. Recommended New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property found in