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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3. 2020-1209A 319 W Navarre St Chapin Park Ordinance No. 9574-05 <br />Representation: None <br /> <br />STAFF REPORT <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />Date: December 14, 2020 <br />Application Number: 2020-1209A <br />Property Location: 319 West Navarre Street <br />Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Stocker House / Gabled El / 1880-1882 (1905?) <br />Property Owner: Thomas Casteel <br />Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Local (Ordinance #9574-05) and National <br />Historic District <br />Rating: Non-Contributing <br /> <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: Two story irregular plan house on a brick foundation <br />covered with stucco. Brick chimney at rear. Aluminum sided, bay on east side of first story. Roof is <br />cross gabled with asphalt shingles. Small entry steps with pent roof (an extension of the main roof) <br />with wood console. Vinyl replacement vinyl windows throughout. <br /> <br />ALTERATIONS: Administrative approval #2020-0904 allowed for the reconstruction and replacement <br />of the existing deck, the addition of a new deck portion, reconstruction of the cellar door, <br />reconstruction/pointing of the cellar entrance masonry, relocation of existing back door to location of <br />replacement window, seal up previous opening. Vinyl windows were installed sometime after the <br />property was surveyed in 1979. <br /> <br />APPLICATION ITEMS: " Window replacement - See attached." <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: <br /> <br />1. Replace five (5) existing vinyl clad double hung replacement windows with <br />new vinyl clad double hung replacement windows of smaller (shorter) <br />configuration, <br />1. Two on the front fa9ade, <br />2. Three on the east side bay window, <br />11. Construct new exterior knee walls and cover in new aluminum siding <br />111. Remove existing wrought iron window grates. <br /> <br />The existing aluminum siding predates the establishment of the district and is visible in th e <br />1979 survey photographs. It is unknown when the vinyl windows were installed: sometime <br />after 1979, but before the establishment of the district. This was prior to the properties <br />purchase by the current owner . <br /> <br />The current windowsills are at floor h eight. The proposed new windowsills will be raised to 27" above <br />floor height. New walls will be con structed. <br /> <br />Aluminum siding does not 'feather -in ' visually as well a s wood siding. The new material will more <br />than likely stand out by comparison to the existing siding. Staff does not believe this will detract <br />from the character of the house any more than the existing aluminum siding already does. <br /> <br />Were the applicant to only change two or three of the five windows of this size, staff would not support <br />the project. By changing all the windows of this size, the house maintains some semblance of uniformity <br />and symmetry. The Commission has reviewed and approved projects where windows were made smaller <br />to allow for improved use and functionality of t he interior space (in kitchens, for example). <br />