3. 1220 East Wayne Street North_COA 2021-0924

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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: October 12, 2021 Application Number: 2021-0924 Property Location: 1220 East Wayne Street North Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Split-level / 1957 / “Donahue House” Property Owner: Michael Choinacky Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Local Historic District, #7796-87 Rating: Non-Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE : Two story “T” plan with pyramidal roof on two-story section. Horizontal sliding windows, picture windows, brick sills, pent roof at first floor lintel line; porch roof extended from garage supported by ornamental steel, second story has vertical wood siding. ALTERATIONS: COA 1994-0610 (DENIED) applied to install vinyl material to the soffit. 2015-1211 allowed for the tear-off and re-roof of the entire house. APPLICATION ITEMS: “New gutters and replacement soffits & fascia with aluminum. The soffits are deteriorating to the point that they hang below the gutters. Multiple companies were brought out to give quotes, they spoke of a flawed design and none would do wood. Aluminum provides greater energy efficiency, less maintenance, no worry of rot or deterioration and creates a stronger barrier against bugs and critters finding their way into the house. (We’ve had bats in the house before!) Thank you for considering our request, our house is from the 50’s and aluminum was used during this time. We would not be the only house with aluminum soffits in the neighborhood.” DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: 1. Replace the existing gutters, 2. Install new aluminum soffits & fascia, Staff find no issue with replacing the gutters and would administratively approve that component of the project. Previous homeowners applied to install vinyl over the soffit in 1994 with COA 1994-0610. This was reviewed by the Commission and denied; Staff at the time recommended that the property be monitored to determine if the problem would persist in subsequent years. No further application to install material over the soffit occurred. All structures require maintenance. If there is a structural deficiency in the way the soffit was constructed, the soffit should be reconstructed to remedy this deficiency. Were a contractor found that would execute a reconstruction of the soffit (with new interior structure elements and wood soffit), staff would administratively approve that project. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: East Wayne Street II. EXISTING STRUCTURES A. BUILDING MATERIALS Original exterior wall materials in the District include limestone, flagstone, stucco, clapboard, wood shingles, sandstone and masonry block. In some instances, vinyl or aluminum siding have been applied over the original surface Required Original exterior building materials shall be retained. Deterioration of wood materials shall be prevented through repair, cleaning and painting. The existing or original architectural detail around windows, porches, doors and eaves should be retained or replaced by replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond despair. Masonry including brick, limestone, flagstone, sandstone and stucco shall be cleaned only when necessary to halt deterioration or to remove stains, and shall be done with a method acceptable for the preservation of the surface: i.e. low pressure water and soft natural bristle bushes. When repairing stucco, stucco mixture compatible in composition, color and texture shall be used.