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Y STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 29 July 2016 Application Number: 2016 -0729 Property Location: 416 Manitou Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: Colonial Revival /1941 Property Owner: Micah Niespodziany and Todd Nevenschwander Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Local/National Register District Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This house was originally located at 534 North Lafayette, and was moved to the present location in 1980. It is a 2 -story rectangular brick house on a block foundation and chimney on side, 6/6 double -hung windows and front door with sidelights. The gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles. ALTERATIONS: A back addition with a flat roof is non original. APPLICATION ITEMS: 8 -foot addition to rear kitchen wall to make a small mudroom allowing easier, cleaner entry through back door to kitchen. Will use appropriate composite material to match the existing wood siding. New window will be appropriate reproduction of existing windows. New door will be an appropriate reproduction of the doors found on the original blueprints (owner possesses) of the house. New flat roof membrane and repairs to water - damaged areas caused by existing roof and gutter not fitting well. Adding low - height metal fencing of simple design to flat roof area as required by insurance. Low platform deck of cedar planks to make dining room door accessible and provide access to mudroom door to remedy extremely uneven grade of the yard by doors (as .5" drop from door to ground at dining room, 7' drop at kitchen). Deck will be a 6'x25' slightly enlarging existing patio space. No railing, low platform steps surrounding all edges of deck. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Homeowner proposes adding an 8' addition to rear kitchen wall creating a new entrance. Addition will have new composite siding to match existing wood siding; new window and door will be reproductions of existing windows and door. A 36" metal railing will be installed around existing flat roof, per insurance requirements, height TBD and encompassing new addition. New flat roof material will be installed on the existing flat roof and new addition. A new cedar plank low- platform deck will be added around the addition, providing access to rear entrances. Overall dimension of the deck will be 16' x 25', which is slightly larger than existing ground level patio space. (see attached site plan) PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: n/a STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: CHAPIN PARK LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT III. NEW CONSTRUCTION New construction includes any new building or structure built within the boundaries of the historic district, or any new addition to an existing building. New construction should be designed considering the appearance, scale, styles and setbacks of the other buildings in the neighborhood. New work may be contemporary or may suggest motifs from historic buildings in the district. A. HEIGHT AND PROPORTION The majority of the structures in the district are two stories in height and have square or rectangular plans. There are several houses that have L- or T- shaped or rambling ground plans. There are a few single -story