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STAFF REPORT
<br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A
<br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
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<br />Date: June 14, 2021
<br />Application Number: 2021-0506
<br />Property Location: 745 Leland Avenue
<br />Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Free Classic / 1895 /
<br />“Shetterley/Miller House”
<br />Property Owner: Jonathan and Kathryn Keur
<br />Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Local Historic District,
<br />#9574-05
<br />Rating: Outstanding
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<br />DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE : Two and a half story Free Classic house has a rectangular floor
<br />plan with large porches extending front and back set upon an irregular lot. Gabled roof has box returns and
<br />pedimented dormer in front. Siding is narrow wooden clapboard with fish scale shingles in the gables. First
<br />story windows have molded entabulatures with 4/1 double hung in front, 1/1 on remainder, second story
<br />windows are 1/1 double hung.
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<br />ALTERATIONS: COA 2018-0406 allowed for the erection of a 6’ privacy fence along the perimeter of the rear of
<br />the lot, as well as a gate. RME 2016-0914 replaced front wood stairs, rear concrete stairs, rear handrail with wood,
<br />gutters and downspouts, repair wood soffit and fascia, repair windows, install new storms, install 6’ dog-ear privacy
<br />fence along rear, install exterior porch light, exterior siding paint, clear overgrowth, mulch flower beds, remove
<br />bushes, trim trees, replace rear cement pad with gravel. RME 2016-1201 allowed for removing existing concrete
<br />retaining wall and replacing with stone wall. A small, dilapidated garage was removed prior to 2018(?) without
<br />COA.
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<br />APPLICATION ITEMS: “Roof tear off and replacement, timberline HD2 Charcoal, Soffit/Fascia aluminum
<br />install, musket brown – QAP. Replace 5” gutter and downspouts, musket brown.”
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<br />DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to:
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<br />1. Remove and replace asphalt shingle roof,
<br />2. Replace the existing wood fascia and soffit with Aluminum in musket brown,
<br />3. Replace 5” gutters and downspouts in aluminum, also in musket brown.
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<br />STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: CHAPIN PARK
<br />II. EXISTING STRUCTURES
<br />A. BUILDING MATERIALS
<br />Original exterior building materials in the district include brick, stucco, clapboard, wood shingles, and brick or stone masonry. In some
<br />instances, vinyl, composite and aluminum siding have been applied over the original material.
<br />Required
<br />Original exterior building materials shall be retained when possible. Deterioration of wood materials shall be prevented through repair,
<br />cleaning and painting. The existing architectural detail around windows, porches, doors and eaves shall be retained or replaced by replicas of
<br />the same design when deteriorated beyond repair.
<br />Masonry, including brick and stucco structures, shall be maintained, and properly cleaned only when necessary to halt deterioration or to
<br />remove stains and shall be done in a method acceptable for the preservation of the surface: i.e. low-pressure water and soft natural bristle
<br />brushes. Brick or masonry mortar joints should be repointed only when there is evidence of moisture problems, or when sufficient mortar is
<br />missing to allow water to stand in the mortar joint. Existing mortar shall be duplicated in composition, color, texture, joint size, method of
<br />application and joint profile.
<br />When repairing stucco, stucco mixture shall be used. A professional shall make a study of the old stucco, to determine the exact mixture and
<br />underlayment used in the original work. Some repair methods are not compatible with the original techniques and may cause early
<br />disintegration of the repair work and the original work.
<br />Ample ventilation must be afforded the structure when siding is installed, in order to prevent increased deterioration of the structure from
<br />moisture and insects.
<br />Recommended
<br />Whenever possible, the original building materials should be restored. When maintaining or repairing original siding is not feasible,
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