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2. 2017-0804 717 Riverside Drive #8380-92 River Bend
<br />Representation by William Andrews, 717 Riverside Drive
<br />Victoria Kunlo, 717 Riverside Drive
<br />STAFF REPORT
<br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A
<br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
<br />Date: August 4, 2017
<br />Application Number: 2017-0804
<br />Property Location: 717 Riverside
<br />Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: American Foursquare/ 1914/Grieger House
<br />Property Owner: Victoria Kunlo & William Andrews
<br />Landmark or District Designation: River Bend Historic District, ordinance #8380-92
<br />Rating: Contributing
<br />DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This two-story wood -frame Foursquare sits on a rusticated concrete block
<br />foundation. The hipped roof has asphalt shingles, a hipped front dormer, and overhanging eaves. A one-story porch across the
<br />front has a hipped roof, aluminum sided half walls, and square wood columns. Windows are 1/1 wood double -hung with
<br />aluminum storms. The multi -paned paneled front door has an aluminum storm door. A 2 -car garage sits at the back of the
<br />property. It has a gable roof, wood siding, overhanging eaves, and a single overhead wood door. There is a chain-link fence in
<br />rear.
<br />ALTERATIONS: Aluminum siding, storm windows, and doors have been added. The attic dormer window has been replaced
<br />with a vent.
<br />APPLICATION ITEMS: Removal of chain link fence and installation of 6 ft. pressure treated dog-eared wood fence.
<br />DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Owner proposes to remove 66' of existing chain link fence, and install 10' of
<br />4'high pressure treated dog-eared wood privacy fence 8' back from the front fagade of the house (behind the tree and large bush)
<br />south to property line, then install 54' of 6' high pressure treated dog-eared wood privacy fence west to even with front fagade of
<br />garage, then 2' north to connect with garage. See attached site plan for placement diagram. 4"x 4"x 8' posts to be cemented at
<br />least 2 feet in ground. No gates. Although this does not follow the current fence line, moving the fence more towards the front
<br />of the house will increase the side yard area while allowing some privacy.
<br />PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT:
<br />STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES:
<br />RIVER BEND LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
<br />LTHE ENVIRONMENT
<br />B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING, & ACCESSORIES
<br />Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located near the front of each lot, with a small lawn in front and a
<br />larger lawn to the rear of the property. Those properties facing the river on Riverside Drive generally have sloping front lawns
<br />and flat back yards. The majority of structures have been erected on a single lot. Many of the properties include a garage located
<br />at the rear of the property accessed from unpaved alleys running behind the property. Most properties have trees, shrubbery
<br />and/or hedges. All houses conform to the uniform set -back within each block. The district has a compact layout. Large homes
<br />are constructed on small lots while smaller homes, such as those on Hammond Place, are constructed on narrow, deep lots. Little
<br />of the backyard areas or rear first stories of these homes is visible from the thoroughfare. In recognition of this, greater latitude
<br />will be allowed in the application of the adopted standards in the rear of the properties, in order to accommodate the individual
<br />preferences of the property owners in the treatment of these backyard areas. No approval will be necessary for changes in lawn,
<br />shrubs, walkways or semi-permanent surface changes in the rear of houses. Staff approval would be required for semi-permanent
<br />structures such as gazebos, but not for play equipment such as swing sets, sand -boxes, etc.
<br />Required
<br />Plants, trees, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which reflect the properties' history and
<br />development shall be retained.
<br />Recommended
<br />New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property found in photographs, drawings
<br />and newspapers. New site work should be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance.
<br />Accessory structures such as decks, gazebos, fountains, or small outbuildings should be appropriate to surrounding site elements
<br />in scale, type and appearance. Plant materials in close proximity to the buildings and which are causing deterioration to the
<br />building's historic fabric should be removed and replaced by more suitable flora as approved by the Historic Preservation
<br />Commission.
<br />Prohibited
<br />No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings or other site
<br />elements before evaluating their importance to the property's history and development. Front yard areas shall not be
<br />transformed into parking lots nor paved nor blacktopped. Front yard areas shall not be fenced, or fences shall not extend
<br />forward beyond the setback line of the property. Telephone or utility poles with high intensity overhead lights should be
<br />installed so that they cannot be seen from the thoroughfare. The installation of unsightly, large devices such as television satellite
<br />dishes shall not be permitted in areas where they can be viewed from the public thoroughfare.
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