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Application Number: 2016-1103 Property Location: 655 River Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gabled-ell/1894 Property Owner: Carl Brunson Landmark or District Designation: Edgewater Place Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This house is a one storey structure with an attic set upon an irregular brick foundation situated on a double lot at the dead end of River Avenue. There is a tall brick chimney on the west side. The exterior walls are covered with wood shingle siding and the cross gable roof is covered with fiberglass shingles. The 2/2 windows and storms appear to be original to the house. The 4/1 wood windows may be original to the enclosure noted in the 1933 on the Assessor's Card. The entry door may be original to the house. ALTERATIONS: The Assessor Card notes that in 1933 the porch was enclosed and that there was an addition to the front of the house. It also notes that there was wood siding which was covered after 1949 with the current siding application. The roof has been replaced with a COA approved on November 17, 1987 with Owens Corning Fiberglass shingles. The flat roof surface is covered with rolled aluminum roofing. COA 2010-1206B approved 6'x12' addition to northwest corner of home. This COA was extended for one year on September 29, 2014, and is being applied for again with this COA application. COA 2015-0916 allowed tear off and re -roof house and garage with asphalt shingles, replacement of siding to replicate original, and replacement of garage doors. APPLICATION ITEMS: 6' X 12' addition to northwest corner of home per attached illustration and description submitted. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Owner proposes to construct an addition to the rear of his house. There will be a new concrete foundation poured (this house does not have a full basement) and new framing. The existing siding will be salvaged and reused to cover the exterior walls. A window will be salvaged from the exterior wall at the site of the new construction and placed in the new exterior wall. The extended flat roof will be covered with rolled aluminum roofing and tie into the current roofing materials. PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: I have met with Carl Brunson the owner of 655 River several times over the last 12 months and have even appeared with him at code hearings in the past. Mr. Brunson had quite a repair list from Code and a deadline. I am happy to report that 70% of the cosmetic list and 901/o of the structural concerns have been attended to and have been done so in accordance with the standards and guidelines of the Edgewater Local Historic District. The proposed addition would be located at the southwest corner of the structure. There were foundation issues that were repaired last year as a result of plumbing work that was done in the crawlspace under the west side of the house. Planning ahead Mr. Brunson left a capped stub for an additional drain for this future addition when he performed the repairs. The footer in this area had been reinforced during the time of the repair and should be able to hold the additional weight. This area would connect onto the slightly pitched roof which already exists. Steve Szaday, Preservation Specialist STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Edgewater Place III. NEW CONSTRUCTION A. HEIGHT AND PROPORTION The majority of structures in the district are two stories in high and are square or rectangular in plan. There are a few single story bungalows. The most prevalent facade 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 that that of the tallest existing structure and no less than that of the lowest existing structure in the same block Facade proportions shall be established by permitting no structure with a facade 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 Contemporary designs should be compatible in character and mood to the building or neighborhood. Prohibited Additions may not be constructed that would change the existing facade of a building, alter its scale or architectural character, or add new height. Not Recommended New stories should not be added, nor should existing stories be removed, which would destroy important architectural details, -features or spaces of the building. Any style or period of architecture that is incompatible with what exists should not be permitted in the new additions. B. BUILDING MATERIALS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION Wall materials in the district range from brick, clapboard, shingles and masonry to aluminum siding. Required Exterior materials used on a new structure shall be compatible in type, scale, texture, and color with adjacent structures. Materials used on an addition to an existing structure shall relate to the existing or original materials of that structure. As