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STAFF REPORT • CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: September 10, 2018 Application Number: 2018-0904B Property Location: 326 Marion Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gable front/l882/Moore House Property Owner: Jason Dobosiewicz Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Local Historic District, Ordinance #9574-05 and Chapin Park National Register District Rating: Non-contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: One story, rectangular plan, gable front cottage with simple lines and proportions is slightly elevated from street. Windows are double hung 1/1. There is a stained-glass transom window above front door. ALTERATIONS: A %2 width symmetrical front porch with flat roof and decorative turned posts was removed without COA sometime between 2004 and 2009. A treated wood deck with rails has been installed without COA. Siding is non -original vinyl. Windows are not original. Front storm door is aluminum. APPLICATION ITEMS: "Storage shed" DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: • 1. Storage Shed Application to approve a new 16' x 16' x 12' high (approximately two stories) "shed" in rear of property. Construction has commenced without approved COA or permit. Project was red tagged by the Building Department on 7/2/2018. Completed structure will feature a flat sloped roof to be covered in asphalt shingles, T-111 siding, a total of five 1/1 double hung vinyl windows, and a vinyl door with oval window, see photos. Although the shed height is taller than the one story house it is associated with, there is a 6' privacy fence dividing the house from the shed, making the shed appear from the public view to be related to the nearby two story house on William. With the privacy fence dividing the house and shed, the site of the shed is actually incorporated with the pool area in the rear of 322 Marion (also in Chapin Park and HPC fagade easement). The ability to see the "shed" is mainly from William Street as it is situated beyond a 6' privacy fence that surrounds it on two sides. 2. Front Porch Application to approve a 12' x 12' deck centered on front of house. Construction has commenced without approved COA or permit. Project was red tagged by the Building Department on 6/13/2014. Two former porches had flat roofs, turned posts, and no railings although they were already missing or rotted when applicant began project. Completed deck is constructed of treated wood, had standard deck railings, and extends the depth approximately six feet. There is currently no roof. A new front gable roof that will mimic the roofline of the house is proposed. SITE VISIT REPORT: June 27, 2018 RE: 326 Marion At approximately 8:30 AM, I was driving northbound on William street. Upon crossing Madison St. I noticed a new structure behind 426 William/326 Marion. I immediately stopped and photographed the structure. I then drove to the building department to inquire if permits had been issued for the project. There were none and I was able to • talk to Inspector John Smith who said he would be out there tomorrow to red tag the project. I also learned that the unfinished front porch of the house located at this address was red tagged on June 13`x' by Inspector Smith. I was on route to the address again to get a photo of the front of the property when I contacted Code Enforcement Inspector Steve Meadows. He and I walked this block of William and Marion last week and I wanted to make him aware. He was nearby and offered to meet me there. We looked around and Jason who is the owner of the property