Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H-1: Level II

11-H-11-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

Level I (approved 10/25/2011) - Replace existing 3-tab asphalt shingles with new 3-tab or dimensional asphalt shingles. Replace existing EPDM roof in front of the roof dormer with new EPDM roof or flat metal roof. Repair front porch beam, trim and soffit in kind, as needed. Replace existing front porch EPDM roof with new EPDM roof. Replace plywood soffits on second story with new plywood in-kind, as needed. Replace bead board soffit above second story bay window on the front façade in-kind, as needed. Replace wood trim along roofline on second story in-kind, as needed. (REVISED: Approved by staff 11/28/2011) Replace guttering with a similar design where the gutters and facia board are raised 3 inches, which will leave the facia board with a .75 inch reveal below the soffit.

Level II (11/17/2011 HZC meeting) - Replace existing front porch EPDM roof with new standing seam metal roof.

Site Info

Two story frame with weatherboard wall coving. Hip roof with gabled front dormer, asphalt shingle roof covering, and engaged square columns on dormer, modillions above balcony, full cornice returns. Replacement windows with Palladian attic vent. One story full front porch with turned round wood columns with Doric capitals, abacus spindles in swag pattern in balustrade, bead board ceiling, tongue and groove porch floor, and central balcony on second story. Two brick corbelled interior offset chimneys. Stuccoed foundation. Irregular plan. Side portico with embossed brackets. Transom and sidelights at front entries of first and second floors.

In regard to the gutters, the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation state, "Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials".