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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: September 7, 2010 Application Number: 2010-0907B Property Location: 633 N. Lafayette Blvd. Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gabled-ell/1895 Property Owner: Terri and John Califano Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Rating: Non -Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This two storey wood sided home is set upon a T -plan foundation with bays on the north and south sides of the home. The gabled roof has asphalt shingles. There is an enclosed entry porch. The windows are 3 vertical sash/1 double hung with moulded crown trim. There is an attached garage and wood deck at the rear of the house. ALTERATIONS: The Assessor's Card states the date of this house as 1885, so there have been both modifications and additions to the original structure. The addition of the two bays were noted in the 1949 assessment. There is aluminum siding on the porch at the rear side of the house. The garage and the porch were noted in the 1932 assessment. The wood deck noted on the 2005 survey is a modem addition. The roof on the house is an architectural asphalt shingle replacement of asphalt shingles. APPLICATION ITEMS: Tree fell on the house/garage. Work is to demolish/rebuild garage. Repair exterior. Remove aluminum siding on porch and replace with cedar to match. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicants propose to rebuild the attached garage and rear deck. With the siding materials salvaged from the demolished garage they propose to replace the aluminum siding on the porch and use the remainder to do repairs on the body of the house. They have discussed the change in the dimensions with Mark Lyons, Building Department and it meets City Code. They propose to construct an Ultra Deck Fusion wood free standing 11x14 rear deck. The enlarged garage will tie into the original house. It will be a wood frame construction on a new concrete pad with a gable roof re -roofed in asphalt shingles to match the architectural shingles on the main body of the house. The wood siding will also match the siding on the main body of the house. The porch door will be replaced with a steel security door and the garage door will be a solid raised panel overhead door. All per product information, site plan and drawings attached. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: CHAPIN PARK: III. NEW CONSTRUCTION New construction includes any new building or structure built within the boundaries of the historic district, or any new addition to an existing building. New construction should be designed considering the appearance, scale, styles and setbacks of the other buildings in the neighborhood. New work may be contemporary or may suggest motifs from historic buildings in the district. A. HEIGHT AND PROPORTION The majority of the structures in the district are two stories in height and have square or rectangular plans. There are several houses that have L- or T-shaped or rambling ground plans. There are a few single -story cottages and one- and one -and -a -half -story bungalows. The most prevalent fagade proportions are between a 1:1 and 1:2 height to width ratio. Required The height of a new structure and its height to width proportions shall be consistent with adjacent buildings in the district. The building height shall be no greater than that of the tallest existing structure and no less than that of the lowest existing structure in the same block. Fagade proportion shall be established by permitting no structure with a fagade wider or narrower than those existing in the same block. Additions to existing buildings shall be related in height and proportion to the existing structure. Recommended