Historic Zoning Commission

Fairmont-Emoriland NC-1: Level II

1-B-19-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Construction of addition and outbuilding

The homeowners wish to construct a rear addition and detached carport behind their house. The new construction is to be of smooth-finish cement stucco to complement the original cement stucco on the house. The overall width of the additions, which include a sunroom and a screened-in porch, exends across nearly the entire rear of the house at ~33 feet long, but is still offset from the corners at the widest portions of the house. The sunroom will measure 15'-6" at its deepest point and includes a wood box bay window and a pitched roof covered in clay tiles on the rear. Stuccoed parapet walls extend up the sides of the bay. The screening on the porch is divided into wood-framed panels. The entire addition is open on the lower level, with the opening defined by round arches and a lintel-topped square opening. The windows will likely be wooden and will contain simulated-divided lites. A black metal railing will surround the top level of the detached carport and a set of steps will lead up from the back yard to this top level. The carport, also of stucco, measures 32'-10" deep and 12'-8" wide. See attached drawings for full details.

Site Info

Two-story frame with stucco wall covering. Flat roof with parapets with straight-barrel Mission tile, regularly laid. Six-over-six paired double-hung wood windows. Window with leaded calmes on front elevation. Recessed, arcaded, one-third front porch with decorative tile vents, full arches and stuccoed columns. One-story projecting bay on front elevation with Mission tile roof. Stuccoed foundation. Rectangular plan. Contributing.

1.The 1930 Spanish Eclectic house is contributing in the Fairmont-Emoriland NC-1 district.

2. The design of addition and the carport is consistent with the Spanish Eclectic character of the main house.

3. The proposed stucco and tile roofing materials will match those of the main house.

4. The location of the sunroom and carport is to the rear of the house, and the sunroom is offset from the end walls of the main house on each side as recommended by the design guidelines.

5. The addition and carport is more than five feet behind the front facade of the main house as recommended by the design guidelines.

6. The carport is located more than fifteen feet to the rear of the front facade line as recommended by the design guidelines.