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,. STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: September 15, 2017 Application Number: 2017-0831B Property Location: 410 Manitou Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gabled-Ell/1884 and 1892 Property Owner: Charles and Carol Rosenberg Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Local/National Register District, local ordinance #9574-05 Rating: Non -Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: Two-storey Gabled -ell house built in 1894. One shed -roof addition on the south side (unknown date), enclosed porch/entrance at northeast corner. Street -facing windows are casement, south facing windows are 1/1 Double Hung. Aluminum siding. Detached garage facing the southern alley. ALTERATIONS: COA 2006-0926, replace kitchen window double hung sash with Pella Double Hung Jambliner Precision Fit Window sash. Wood sash with exterior aluminum cladding. COA 2007-0426, remove non- functioning chimney on main roof. COA 2007-0601A, three -layer complete tear off and install new 30 year shingle asphalt, ice and water shield at all edges and valleys. COA 2009-0623, remove 2 Cedar trees — dying and nuisance on east side of house between 406 Manitou and house (`approved by Brent'). APPLICATION ITEMS: Installing 20 solar panels on southern roof (roofs) — invisible from street. No other exterior changes except for a disconnect box on rear of house beside electric meter. From additional attached document: "Install 20 39" x 77" Mitsubishi 360W solar panels on the south -facing roofs (see attached diagram). Each panel will have an optimizer on its underside. The panels will be mounted on the shingled roofs on racks 5 inches off the . roof, flush with the roof slope. A disconnect box, measuring approximately 12" x 4" will be mounted on the rear of the house beside the electric meter. All of the installation can be removed after installation with no alteration or damage to the existing structure. The project is completely reversible. Because the house faces nothing will be visible from the street (see photographs). The placement of the garage and trees at the rear of the property and height of the roofs means that the panels will also be virtually invisible from the alley (see photographs). A SolarEdge SE 7.6 kW inverter will be installed inside the house." STAFF DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Installation of 20 39" x 77" Mitsubishi 360W solar panels on the southern roof surfaces. According to the attached design schematic, seven panels will be installed on the original roofline, an additional thirteen will be installed on the shed roof (later addition). Additional mechanicals and disconnect box will be installed on the south side of the house. PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: (Excerpt September 7, 2017) The property is lined with a very tall tree canopy and the southern roof is not visible from the street nor from the rear alley. A garage at the rear of the property blocks most of the view of the rear of the house. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Chapin Park B. ROOFS AND ROOFING Roof shapes in the district encompass all the various designs found in residential structures: hipped, gabled, gambrel, flat and combinations of these. Roofs are covered with a variety of materials such as asphalt, asbestos, wood and slate shingles as well