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STAFF REPORT • CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: October 4, 2018 Application Number: 2018-0928A Property Location: 301 Sunnyside Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Tudor Revival / 1930 / H. Russell Stapp Property Owner: Sean and Karen Kennedy Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Local Historic District, Ordinance #7796-87 Rating: Notable DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: Two story frame Tudor Revival on an irregular plan. The gabled roof is steep with flared eaves. The front gable roof dormer has half-timber detailing. The first -floor overhangs at the, front. A shed roof dormer supported by curved brackets is on the north face. Windows are 6 -light casements with fixed transoms, some half half-timber lintels. A central steep cross -gabled entry with arched brick door surround faces east. A lower gable roof section sits on the north end. The brick chimney has two chimney pots. The west face includes a small rear one-story shed roof wall dormer. A complimentary two -bay garage stands to the south. ALTERATIONS: COA #1996-0703 allowed for the removal of the slate roof and re -roofing with new fiberglass shingle. COA #2014-0703 allowed for the modifications to the landscaping, including the extension of the fence to the west property line and the construction of a new 36"-48" fence to connect the west property line to the screened -in porch. COA #2015-0504B allowed for the enclosure of the flat roof with a painted fence to match the trim of the home and to conceal air conditioning condensers installed on flat roof area. APPLICATION ITEMS: "The residents of this historic Tudor home are hoping to add an attached garden shed to 40 the south of the garage. The shed will look and feel like an extension of the home including rough-hewn timbers, flush plank wood clapboards, & historically appropriate windows." DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks approval for the following improvements to the site: 1. Construction of 18'-6" x 10' shed extending from the garage to the south. a. Construction details: i. Concrete slab foundation, ii. Wood framed, iii. Have both half-timbering and horizontal flush clapboards, iv. Natural Pine Barn Sash Windows (by American Window Products, LLC), v. Gabled roof to match the existing shingling, vi. Flashing, gutters, trim, trim, to match existing. The proposed structure will include a 6'-6" covered breezeway between the existing garage and the new storage shed. SITE VISIT REPORT: N/A STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES, EAST WAYNE STREET: III. NEW CONSTRUCTION New construction includes any new building or structure constructed within the boundaries of the historic district, or any new addition to an existing building. New construction should be designed considering the appearance of the other buildings in the neighborhood. A. HEIGHT AND PROPORTION The majority of structures in the district are two stories high and are square, rectangular, or irregular in plan. There are a few story -and -a -half residences. The prevalent facade proportions are between 1:1 and a 1:2 height -to -width ratio. Required The height of a new structure and its height -to -width proportions shall be consistent with adjacent buildings in the district. The building height shall be no greater than that of the tallest existing structure and no less than that of the lowest existing structure of the same type in the same block. Fagade proportions shall be established by permitting no structure with a fagade wider or narrower than those existing in the same block. Additions to existing buildings shall be related in height and proportion to the existing structure.