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_,0 1 STAFF "PORT CONCERNING APPLICATIOJN FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: June 9, 2010 Application Number: 2010-0607A Property Location: 853 Forest Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gabled ell/1892 Property Owner: Mary and Steven Prince Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark in Chapin Park NR/LHD Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This landmark is a two storey frame house set upon an irregular brick foundation. The walls are generally four inches to the weather painted clapboard siding with narrower boards at the second floor spandrel. The exterior exhibits outstanding carpentry. The roof is 12/12 intersecting gables with broad soffits and a plain frieze board. There is a variety of fish scale shingles in the gable and spandrels. The cut off corners were noted to lend to the distinction of the house. The windows are 1/1 double hung throughout with simple jambs and moulded wood entablature. The front door is single leaf glazed with simple jamb and moulded entablature. The storm windows appear to be original to the house. ALTERATIONS: The side porch was reconstructed after 1987. APPLICATION ITEMS: Install an 18'x 14' brick paver patio in rear of house using Pine Hall Brick in granite green set in a basket weave pattern. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowners propose to lay a brick paver 18'X14' patio in a very shady section of their backyard. The 18'X14' area will be excavated to a depth of 8 inches. The area will then be surfaced up to 6" with "53" crushed concrete and compacted; the area will then be resurfaced with 2" of finer crushed concrete and re -compacted. The granite green pavers will be set in the basket weave pattern and a polymer adhesive will be brushed in. This patio will be at a corner of the back yard close to the house. and it will not be visible from the street. 4 STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: CHAPIN PARK B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING & ACCESSORIES This section focuses on individual properties and amenities. Building sites tend to be irregularly shaped, of varying topography and with different setbacks with regard to plots. Alleys are generally behind houses. landscape accessories like fences are unique to each structure. Chapin Place presents a unique situation within the district. Applications from properties that have property lines on Chapin Place will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Required Fencing, walkways, outbuildings, private yard lights, signs (i.e. house numbers) and benches (visible from the street) as well as trees located in a yard or tree lawn which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. A tree located in such areas shall only be removed if the removal is required due to storm damage, disease, threatened damage to a structure or for such other reason acceptable to the Historic Preservation Commission. Storm damaged or diseased trees should then be replaced with an approved species at the same or approximate location wherever possible. Fencing visible from the street in front of the structure shall be open (meaning spaces between the pickets) and consistent with the historic character of a structure enclosed. 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 also be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Front yard areas should remain open. (See