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John and Monica Sikorski <br />720 Park Avenue <br /> <br />Application for Certificate of Appropriateness <br /> <br />1) The barn/garage on the property is structurally unstable. Part of the foundation was <br />damaged by a fallen tree two years ago, and a temporary repair was made. However, <br />the footing on the west wall is bowing out, and the entire wall has detached and is <br />bowing out as well, threatening the structure. In order to remedy this, a new footing <br />must be poured and the wall must be placed back on the footing. With the desire to <br />save the structure and strengthen it for generations to come, as well as to arrange the <br />yard and driveway in a more aesthetic and useful manner, we wish to move the barn <br />about 5-10 feet south and rotate it 90 degrees, thus enabling vehicles to enter directly <br />into the garage without making a sharp 90 degree turn, while also opening up the <br />backyard to one continuous yard. In the process, a new foundation and footing would <br />be poured, while shoring up beams, joists, and studs inside, thus saving the structure. <br /> <br />As it is, the yard is split in half by the barn. Placing the barn in the desired location <br />would also place it near the location of the former (now demolished) barn on the <br />neighboring property, 710 Park Avenue, thus restoring some of the original layout of the <br />property (the two properties had been one parcel until 1961). This project would be <br />directed by Wolfe House and Building Movers and Castle Rock Concrete, budget- <br />dependent. I have spoken with I&M Power and received approval due to the <br />distribution lines on the property. <br /> <br />Aerial site plan: Proposed 90-degree rotation and slight move: <br /> <br /> <br />See the following page(s) for pictures of damaged and bowing footing, beams, studs, and <br />wall.