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STAFF REPORT • CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: October 10, 2018 Application Number: 2018-0621 C Property Location: 815 Arch Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Tudor Revival / 1921 / Ernest W. Young Property Owner: Jason Pfledderer Landmark or District Designation: Edgewater Place Local Historic District, Ordinance #6846-80; Local Landmark, Ordinance #6848-1980 Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The house sits on the corner of Arch and Edgewater. It is a two-story with rectangular plan set upon a brick foundation. The main level is red brick laid in running bond. The upper level surmounts a continuous band of stucco with half timer expressions on the west end. The broad sweeping asphalt shingled roof lines extend down from the central hip with a variety of intersecting dormers, narrow overhang lines with moulded wood frieze board. A rectangular boathouse is across from the house along the river. ALTERATIONS: All of the windows were replaced between 1985 and 1989. The roof is not original to the house. The doors are replacements. The surfaces of the front walk way, porch steps and porch stoop do not appear to be original to the house. COA #1985-0926 allowed for the replacement of four windows on the shed dormer at the northeast side of the house. COA #1986-0819 allowed for re -roofing. COA #1989-0417 allowed for the replacement of six windows with Polarseal aluminum double hung windows. COA# 1989-0801 allowed for reconstruction of the main entry. COA #1990-0418 allowed for "replacing all wood on boathouse with wolmanized • lumber. The new construction will duplicate the existing fenestration, elevation, screening, etc. exactly." COA #2000-0717 allowed for in-kind repairs of a whole in the roof of the boathouse following a tree fall. COA #2003- 0808 allowed for site work and the replacement of the back door. COA #2011-0812 allowed for the removal of the removal of brush along the river bank per Brent Thompson, City Forester. COA #2012-0515 allowed for the repair of the fence and the replacement of concrete chunks on the site with formed pavers. COA #2014-0804A allowed for the removal of a rotten sugar maple tree per Brent Thompson, City Forester. COA #2015-0803A allowed for concrete sitework. RME #2016-100313 allowed for the stucco repair on the main house. RME #2016-0628 allowed for the removal of a tree per Brent Thompson, City Forester. COA #2017-041713 allowed for the removal of windows on the east side of the main house to be replaced with sliding doors, as well as concrete site work. RME #2018-0501A allowed for the re -roofing of the boathouse and the reconstruction of the handrail. APPLICATION ITEMS: "Replacing railing with vinyl railing." DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks approval for the following components: 1. Remove and replace existing railing. The primary motivations for replacement can be characterized as: 1. The existing (30") railing is not compliant with code and would warrant modification or reconstruction so as to become compliant with the 36" requirement. The applicant would like to replace the existing railing as opposed to modify it by adding additional height. 2. Wood as a material on a boat house (or other structure in close proximity to water) constitutes a consistent and regular maintenance issue. The applicant would prefer to replace wood with a material with a significantly lower maintenance requirement and has expressed a willingness to utilize metal or vinyl options. • Five replacement options for the railing were put forth by the applicant for the September HPC meeting and all of the proposed options would constitute a significant departure from the existing railing's construction and visual appearance. The proposed designs did not have accompanying manufacture specifications and instead appear to be representations as to desired styles and/or constructions. It is unknown if the examples are manufactured out of wood, metal, or vinyl.