5. 635 South Main Street_COA 2022-0906

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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: September 13, 2022 Application Number: 2022-0906 Property Location: 635 South Main Street Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Renaissance Revival / 1910 Property Owner: Studebaker Center, LLC Landmark or District Designation Local Landmark, #8267-92 Rating: Significant/Notable DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: Rectangular plan with smooth dressed stone foundation. Stretcher bond brick walls with two sets flat arcades, quoin pilasters, stone string course, flat arch & round arch, keystone radiating voussoirs. Flat roof, smooth dressed stone cap. Windows: Reveal, double hung sash flat head, joint 3 and 4th single large sash and side and side fixed sash 1st and 2nd, wood lintel panel. Doors: Metal flat overhang roof and double leaf panel, glass, glass transom, solid glass side panels. Stairs: Concrete ALTERATIONS: COA 2010-0622 allowed for Removal of dead trees on Main Street in front of the entrance. City Forester, Brent Thompson, concurred that the 2 Sugar Maples are dying from girding roots; and that they can be removed. APPLICATION ITEMS: “Temporary covering to protect the windows and provide building security as future uses are developed. PoIycarb material will be installed over all existing window coverings as temporary protection, substantially in the form as depicted in the rendering attached to the application. Except the North facade windows will only be covered by po!ycarb as needed In order to be weather tight. Note: In-kind repair of the roof will be performed at the same time.” DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: Temporarily cover the windows with clear polycarbonate material to secure and protect the glass as well as provide protection against weather. In kind repair of roof. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: “GROUP B” Standards Preservation Standards for local historic landmarks are used by the Historic Preservation Commission whenever exterior changes are proposed for officially designated structures. Review is required when proposed plans for building and development indicate the architectural character of the landmark will be changed, i.e., review is required for any project that affects the exterior of the building, site, outbuildings, grounds and landscaping. These standards are an extension of the present Ordinance #5567-73 and #54A-973 already adopted to implement a comprehensive program of historic preservation. The present historic preservation ordinances empower the Commission to issue or deny a Certificate of Appropriateness prior to the construction, reconstruction, alteration, demolition, or moving of any landmark. The ordinance also gives the Commission the power to establish reasonable and just standards for the preservation of historic landmarks, including architectural treatment, site development and maintenance provisions, providing that the standards are in keeping with the intent of the ordinance and that the standards apply only to the exterior features of the historic landmark. These standards guide the commission in their review of Certificates of Appropriateness. The two major conditions under which change will occur are maintenance or improvement and the demolition of an existing landmark. The Historic Preservation Commission has established two levels of preservation standards—Group A and Group B. Group A standards are the more comprehensive of the two and require that the original character of the building be maintained or restored. Group B (your Standards) require that the building be maintained as is and, if possible, returned to the original. One of these levels will be selected at the time of designation. Both require a Certificate of Appropriateness before the construction, reconstruction, alteration, demolition, or moving of any landmark structure or site.