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CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
Date: September 12, 2018 Application Number: 2018-0828A Property Location: 549 River Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Craftsman/1921/Whitcomb and Keller Property Owner: Rosario Mittiga Landmark or District Designation: Edgewater Place Local Historic District, Ordinance #6846-80 Rating: Non-Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: Two story plus attic, rectangular plan, cross gable house. Full width open front porch. Windows are wood double hung 2/1 with transom. Walls are clapboard. Foundation is concrete. There is a detached one car garage in rear. ALTERATIONS: RME 2015-0806 approved complete tear off and re-roof with asphalt shingles; repair decking as needed.
APPLICATION ITEMS: “Demolition of garage” DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks to demolish the detached one story garage in rear with the support of Code Enforcement. The poor condition of the garage has been documented beginning in 2012. The garage is now deteriorated beyond repair and should be removed on account of safety. A concrete parking pad
will remain in place. There is no plan to rebuild at this time. SITE VISIT REPORT: n/a STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES, EDGEWATER PLACE: II. THE ENVIRONMENT B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING, AND ACCESSORIES Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located in the center of a flat law, often divided by a walk leading to the front entrance. Many properties have a straight driveway along one edge of the lot leading to a garage at the rear of the house. This driveway
often has a sidewalk along one side leading to the front entrance either in the center or at the side of the house. Driveway and sidewalk materials include asphalt or concrete. All of the properties have trees; many have trimmed shrubbery and hedges. All of the houses conform to a uniform setback line within each block. Required Existing plants, trees, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs, and benches which reflect the properties’ history and development shall be retained. Recommended New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property found in photographs, drawings and newspapers. New site work should be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the buildings that are causing deterioration to the building’s historic fabric should be removed. Prohibited No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing old plans, trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings and other site elements before evaluating their importance to the property’s history and development. Front yard areas shall not be transformed into parking lots nor paved nor blacktopped. Front yard areas shall not be fenced, with the exception of properties along Lincolnway, which may be fenced, but not enclosed stockade-type fencing. Not Recommended Telephone poles with high intensity overhead lights should not be used, with the exception of along Lincolnway. V. GENERAL A. Buildings in the district should not be demolished except where a building poses a threat to public safety, and demolition is the only alternative. Documentation of interior and exterior features of the original buildings, especially homes rated as historically significant, is encouraged. Measured drawings and photographs may be submitted to the Historic Preservation Commission for safekeeping and future reference. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval.
Written by Elicia Feasel
Historic Preservation Administrator