Historic Zoning Commission

Scenic Drive NC-1: Level II

1-D-15-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Construction of addition or outbuilding

Construct 1-story brick-clad garage to rear of house. Connect garage to existing house with 1-story, approximately 23-foot long addition, which will project out approximately 12 feet from the rear east side of the house. Construct a bay three-sided bay window on the rear of the house clad with fiber cement board. A former garage was demolished on the site for the proposed garage. The new garage will be constructed on the same slab, but will have a footprint that is approximately 3.5 feet deeper and 2 feet longer. The garage and addition will have materials to match those of the former garage and the existing house such as shutters, hipped roof, asphalt roof shingles, brick foundation, double-hung windows, and gutters. The garage and addition will, however, be clad in fiber cement board siding.

Site Info

Two-story frame with brick veneer wall covering. Low- pitched hip and cross gable roof with slate roof covering. Five-bay façade with central entry highlighted by front porch with tripled round wood columns at front corners and engaged pilasters at rear supporting second-story balcony, sawn wood rail. First-story front entry with fanlight and sidelights. Second-story porch entry through paired ten-light French doors. Six-over-six-double-hung wood windows. Interior side brick chimney. Extended one-story brick wall on north elevation with arched entry. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. (Contributing)

1. The proposal meets all the design guidelines listed for Scenic Drive NC-1additions and accessory structures.

2. The percentage of proposed impermeable surface is approximately 22 percent. (The guidelines state that a maximum lot coverage for the footprint
of a house and accessory buildings should not exceed 30 percent of the lot and that the desirable maximum lot coverage for all impermeable surfaces including the primary structure, accessory buildings, driveway, pool, patio, tennis court and other features on the lot is 50 percent of the lot. Impermeable surfaces on lots should not exceed 65 percent.)



3. The minimum side yard distance from property line to the ADDITION is approximately 34 feet. The distance from the garage to the rear property line is approximately 86 feet. (The guidelines state that side yards may not be less than 8 feet for a single-story or 12 feet for a multi-story building.)

4. The proposed garage exceeds a distance of 15 feet from the front façade of the house, and along with the addition does not exceed the footprint of the main house. (The guidelines state that detached accessory buildings, including carports and detached garages, should be located at least15 feet to the rear of the front facade line and no nearer than 5 feet to a side or rear lot line. In size, they should not exceed the building footprint of the principal building and should be consistent in scale with the primary building on the lot.)