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STAFF REPORT <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br /> <br />Date: September 14, 2021 <br />Application Number: 2021-0907 <br />Property Location: 1215 Riverside Drive <br />Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: American Foursquare / <br />1902 / “Miller House” <br />Property Owner: Brian Kane <br />Landmark or District Designation: Riverside Drive Local Historic District, <br />#7469-85 <br />Rating: Contributing <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE : Square plan two story house with attic on a concrete foundation with <br />a full-width front porch. The first story has wide clapboard, the second story has narrow clapboard siding with a <br />slight overhang between stories. Hipped roof with hipped dormers. Wood shingle and stucco with wide clapboard <br />siding. Windows are double hung single pane windows with wood frames; with a single leaf glass paneled door. A <br />small garage is at the rear of the property. <br /> <br />ALTERATIONS: COA 2011-1004 allowed for the removal of a rotten Norway Maple. COA 2007-0423A <br />allowed for the repair of damaged and missing clapboard siding and porch elements. COA 2004-1215 allowed for <br />the complete tear-off and replacement of the asphalt shingle roof. COA 1999-0312 allowed for the installation of a <br />fire escape on the west façade (the removed window should have been retained on the premises). COA 1998-0416 <br />allowed for garage repairs, replacement roof and decking, soffit, and landscaping. COA 1994-0727-2 allowed for <br />landscaping changes (renewed in 1998). COA 1992-0520 allowed for the modification of the front porch <br />balustrade and posts. COA 1987-0901 allowed for the installation of a steel door and exterior fire exit at rear, and <br />re-roofing of the flat roof area. <br /> <br />APPLICATION ITEMS: “Replacement of existing exterior windows with new Pella 250 Series windows, <br />double/single hung, white vinyl.” <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: <br /> <br />Replace 24 windows (currently with a multiple different storm window configurations) with Pella 250 <br />Series Vinyl windows. <br /> <br />STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: RIVERSIDE DRIVE <br />II. EXISTING STRUCTURES <br />[…] <br />D. ENTRANCES, PORCHES AND STEPS <br />Most houses in the district have either an open or enclosed porch across the front. Most porches have either hip or gabled roofs or are <br />covered by the main roof of the house. <br />Required <br />Existing or original porches, stoops, patios, and steps, including handrails, balusters, columns, brackets, tiles and roof decorations, shall be <br />retained or replaced by replica of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair. Porches and additions reflecting later <br />architectural styles and which are important to the building’s historical integrity, shall be retained. <br />Recommended <br />When enclosing porches for heat conservation or for other reasons, it should be done in a manner that does not alter the architectural or <br />historical character of the building. <br />Prohibited <br />Front porches, stoops, patios, and steps that are important to the building’s style and development shall not be altered or removed. <br />Not Recommended <br />Original porch details should not be replaced with materials representing an earlier period or style from the original. <br />A. WINDOWS AND DOORS <br />Window and door frames are in most cases wood. Brick structures have stone sills and brick lintels. In some cases where aluminum siding <br />has been applied window trim has been covered. About half of the structures in the district have aluminum storm windows, the other half <br />wood windows. <br />Required