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STAFF REPORT <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />Date: December 7, 2017 <br />Application Number: 2017-1204A <br />Property Location: 50106 Bittersweet Trail <br />Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: L-Plan/Italianate/1877/William C. Kownover Farm <br />Property Owner: David A. Visser <br />Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark, Ordinance No. 117-76, amended 11-1987 <br />Rating: Outstanding <br />DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The Kownover farmhouse is a 2'h story brick house with asphalt <br />shingle roof and stone foundation. 2/2 wood windows with segmental arches, with keystones, brick heads, and <br />stone sills, and two bay windows on the front. A portico with flat roof supported by square wood columns covers <br />the front entrance. The property has a summer kitchen of brick to match the house, and a large gable -roof barn. <br />ALTERATIONS: Original bay windows roofs have been replaced with higher pitch and wood shakes. Aluminum <br />storm windows have been added. There is a small addition to the rear of the house. Between May 2012 and <br />December 2014, the front portico was removed without a COA. The barn was taken down in 2014 without a COA. <br />Green space at site of former barn has been developed with a stone wall built of original barn foundation stones. <br />COA 2017-0403A approved installation of egress window on north side of house and landscaping to screen <br />window and adjacent A/C unit, creation of dumpster pad along south side of drive adjacent to road, to be enclosed <br />with fence, gates, and evergreens, and extension of gravel driveway. COA 2017-0501 approved installation of 6'H <br />dog-ear wood stockade panels along north property line. Appropriate shade tolerant plants and/or junipers to be <br />installed as necessary. <br />APPLICATION ITEMS: `Barn demolition. Barn was demolished in 2014 without COA and documentation of <br />the need. Also done without permit. Property sold to Vissers in 2015. Seeking retroactive COA for building that no <br />longer exists so that permit can be issued, and to settle the unresolved issues." See attached. <br />DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: <br />Background: This application is a continued effort by the owner to obtain a retroactive COA on the barn that was <br />demolished by the previous owner. At the April 2017 meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission, COA <br />2017-0403A was amended to strike the barn demolition due to lack of information on the condition of the barn and <br />the COA was continued as amended with conditions including, HPC petitions for leniency for the current owner on <br />barn demolition and seek the previous owner make restitution. Although staff has petitioned the Building <br />Department for leniency for the current owner and that the responsibility for the violations be directed at the owner <br />responsible for the barn removal, it is their policy not to pursue any other owner than the current for violations. <br />Condition of barn: What is known about the condition of the barn has been gathered from two sources, Mr. Sokol, <br />previous owner of the property and responsible for the demolition of the barn and the site visit report made by <br />Steve Szaday, preservation specialist. In summary, Mr. Sokol details the neglected condition of the property upon <br />taking ownership. Specifically, holes in the 4+ layers of roof, rotten wood, animal infestation, missing and <br />weakened fieldstone foundation, beam on top foundation rotten from animals, insects, and water, and a bat <br />infestation. Quotes for some of these repairs began at $110,000 plus materials. See attached. According to the <br />preservation specialist, the building lacked a foundation which contributed to its collapse. <br />PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: See attached 2014, 2015 documents <br />STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Group B <br />A. Maintenance <br />The maintenance of any historical structure or site shall in no way involve any direct physical change except for the general cleaning and <br />upkeep of the landmark. The Commission shall encourage the proper maintenance of all structure or sites. <br />B. Treatment <br />
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