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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: February 12 2018 Application Number: 2018-0118 Property Location: 1728 East Wayne Street Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Neo -Colonial / 1952 / "Parchem House" Property Owner: Daniel & Elizabeth Colleran Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Local Historic District, Ordinance 47796-87 Rating: Non -Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The Garrison Colonial Revival house is a 2 -story frame with rectangular frame. It has a gable roof, plain raking trim and asphalt shingles. The second floor overhangs at the front. The exterior facade is wood shingles and flagstone. The wooden windows are 2/2 double hung with horizontal lines and louvered shutters. There is a large picture window flanked by double hung 2/2 sashed windows in a square bay extension at the front of the house. The entry is offset with a single door and wood screen, simple flush pilaster and entablature detail. The chimney is external and on the west side of the structure. A one-story shed addition is at the rear of the main house. There is a detached 2 -car garage at the rear of the property. ALTERATIONS: The concrete stoop previously had railings, but they were removed at some point. CoA 1998-0910 permitted the complete tear -off and re -roof of the structure. Ten original windows were • replaced in January of 2018 without COA. APPLICATION ITEMS: "Window replacement — leaking windows w/ lead paint." DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks retroactive approval for the removal and replacement of ten of the existing original wood 2/2 double -hung windows on the second floor with 1/1 double hung Pella Series 250 vinyl windows. The distribution of the windows on the second floor according to supplemental information provided by the applicant is as follows: The North (street) face has three windows (one in the guest room, two in the nursery). The East (driveway) face has two windows (one in the nursery, one in the hallway). The South (rear) face has three windows (one in the bathroom, two in the master bedroom). The West face has two windows (one in the master bedroom, one in the guest bedroom). The windows on the first floor (including a large picture window on the street face) are not being replaced at this time. PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: January 18, 2018 At approximately 12 pm, I drove past the house located at 1728 E Wayne St, part of the East Wayne Local Historic District. I noticed a box truck in the driveway and someone on a ladder installing a window on the second story. I stopped and introduced myself and my business card. I inquired if any building permits were obtained, the gentleman informed me that he is a Lowe's subcontractor and they handle all that. He informed me that the owner was home and he would get her. I approached the door introduced myself and gave her my card. She informed me that she read that guidelines and that she was under the impression that the work being performed was within those guidelines since her house was rated non-contributing in the guidebook. I informed her that any work anywhere in the county that materials cost more than $400 required a building permit. In any case, the house is still a part of a designated historic district and a change in materials is being performed, the Historic Preservation Commission would still have to have an approved Certificate of Appropriateness before the Building Department could issue a