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Application Number: 2016-0729 Property Location: 416 Manitou Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Colonial Revival/1941 Property Owner: Micah Niespodziany and Todd Nevenschwander Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Local/National Register District Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This house was originally located at 534 North Lafayette, and was moved to the present location in 1980. It is a 2 -story rectangular brick house on a block foundation and chimney on side, 6/6 double -hung windows and front door with sidelights. The gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles. ALTERATIONS: A back addition with a flat roof is non original. APPLICATION ITEMS: 8 -foot addition to rear kitchen wall to make a small mudroom allowing easier, cleaner entry through back door to kitchen. Will use appropriate composite material to match the existing wood siding. New window will be appropriate reproduction of existing windows. New door will be an appropriate reproduction of the doors found on the original blueprints (owner possesses) of the house. New flat roof membrane and repairs to water -damaged areas caused by existing roof and gutter not fitting well. Adding low -height metal fencing of simple design to flat roof area as required by insurance. Low platform deck of cedar planks to make dining room door accessible and provide access to mudroom door to remedy extremely uneven grade of the yard by doors (as .5" drop from door to ground at dining room, 7' drop at kitchen). Deck will be a 6'x25' slightly enlarging existing patio space. No railing, low platform steps surrounding all edges of deck. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Homeowner proposes adding an 8' addition to rear kitchen wall creating anew entrance. Addition will have new composite siding to match existing wood siding; new window and door will be reproductions of existing windows and door. A 36" metal railing will be installed around existing flat roof, per insurance requirements, height TBD and encompassing new addition. New flat roof material will be installed on the existing flat roof and new addition. A new cedar plank low -platform deck will be added around the addition, providing access to rear entrances. Overall dimension of the deck will be 16' x 25', which is slightly larger than existing ground level patio space. (see attached site plan) PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: n/a STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Chapin Park Local Historic District 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 Design of new construction should be compatible in character and mood to the building or neighborhood. Prohibited Additions that would add new height or change the existing fagade of a building, and change its scale and architectural character shall not be constructed. Not Recommended New stories should not be added nor existing stories be removed which would destroy important architectural details, features and spaces of the building. Any style or period of architecture that is incompatible with the existing should not be permitted in the new additions. B. BUILDING MATERIALS Wall materials in the district range from brick, stucco and wood clapboard and shingles, to aluminum, vinyl and fiberboard/composite siding. Required Exterior materials used on a new structure shall be compatible in scale, texture and color (as pertains to masonry) with adjacent structures. Materials used on an addition to an existing structure shall relate to the existing or original materials of that structure. Also, as much of the original structure as possible shall be retained so that the addition could be removed without damage to the basic structure and appearance of the building. Recommended Alternative or composite siding may be used when it is the only feasible alternative. This siding should be compatible with the original size and style and with the materials of other buildings in the district. Prohibited Inappropriate materials such as asbestos, asphalt, cast stone or artificial brick shall not be used. Not Recommended Glass blocks should not be used. Concrete block should not be used for anything other than the foundations. 7