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a full length front porch with a brick foundation, half walls, tapered piers and brick wing walls. The porch roof is hipped and covered with asphalt shingles. The windows are wood and vinyl 1/1 double hung. There is a one-story addition with a shed roof • in the rear. Front door is metal. ALTERATIONS: A detached garage in the rear collapsed in the winter of 1993. COA 1995-0329 replaced roof with asphalt shingle. 2002-0311 replaced broken windows, eaves, and soffits. COA 2012-0730 removed failing attached garage, residing exposed side with vinyl, and install new solid steel front door. The rear one-story addition is not original. Aluminum siding is not original. APPLICATION ITEMS: "Please see attached proposal." DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: 1. Windows: Replace all windows with Jeld-Wen vinyl single hung. Existing windows are an assortment of non - original wood replacement, newer vinyl windows in existing addition, original wood double hung windows that need repair, and original wood double hung windows that are beyond repair (see Site Visit Report). A rear second story window that is installed below the roof line is causing moisture issues and is proposed to be replaced with a new window designed to be symmetrical with the second existing window (see drawing). Two rear first story windows in existing addition are proposed to be replaced with new windows that are 25% shorter to allow for the installation of kitchen countertops along the wall under the windows. Staff recommended that applicant investigate aluminum clad window material; applicant concluded that cost would be 50% more. 2. Siding: Remove outer layer of aluminum and vinyl siding. A layer of non -original asphalt siding will remain on house. Install foam board insulation. Install new P1yGem vinyl 4" siding on entire house including existing addition. Add new wood trim around windows and doors; no trim currently exists. 3. Fence: Install new wood 6' dog-eared privacy fence along side and rear of property, not to surpass front wall of house (see site plan). 4. Porch: Remove existing aluminum porch ceiling. Depending on condition of original wood underneath, either restore or install new wood headboard, product specification TBD. 5. Brick: Tuck point and power wash brick. Staff recommended that applicant power wash brick using only low- pressure water and using soft natural bristle brushes. 6. Entry doors: Replace non -original front and rear doors both with new Mastercraft Craftsman Embossed steel exterior doors. SITE VISIT REPORT: May 2, 2018 I met with the owner/contractor at the property located at 226 Hammond Ct. The owner is looking to perform several projects. -Windows -Four windows on the North (front) face. The two on the main floor are wood but do not look to be original as they have a slightly different construction and sash detail. The windows are in need of repair and look like new parting stops were installed. The two windows upstairs look to be original and in desperate need of repair and even some structural repair to the lower sash of both. -Four windows on the East side. Two lower windows are both in need of repair including structural sash repair. The upper windows are in worse shape and are soft to the touch. Both lower sashes of the upstairs windows are deteriorated beyond repair. -Four windows on South (rear) face. Two lower level windows are vinyl replacements and part of the addition. The owner wishes to install smaller windows in order to utilize the addition as the kitchen, however to do so will need to raise height above counter height. Two upper windows; one is a small non -original horizonal window and then a small double -hung original. The double hung original is deteriorated beyond repair due to the roof of the addition finishing above the window sill. Water runs into the window and wall. Owner wishes to install a smaller window to correct this issue. -Two windows on West (side) upper level. These are both deteriorated beyond repair. There was roof damage and water infiltration on the southmost window and the northmost window has sustained structural damage. The owner wishes to add two windows to the lower level where a carport/garage once stood and was removed with an approved COA. -Siding Owner stated a desire to remove the aluminum siding on the house and replace with vinyl siding that matches what is already on the addition and lower level of the west face. He is also looking to add trim around the windows to match the other houses in the neighborhood more appropriately. When I was inside the addition, we saw that under the aluminum is asphalt siding. I was unable to see under that layer to see what the original material was. -Fence Owner is interested in installing a privacy fence along the east edge of the property between the alley and house. The fence would then run south along the alley at rear of the house and then turn north along the western property line. Within view of the property there are both wood privacy fences and chain link fencing in the rear yards along the alley. Utility easements will need to be considered prior to any fence installation. • -Front Porch Owner stated a desire to repair the porch overhang and possibly add a deck above the porch. There is such a structure at the end of the block at Hammond Court and St Joseph. The roof is in need of repair and the porch ceiling is separating from the structural beams. This may need to be stripped down to the structural truss. I did go out on the roof personally to test the strength 15