Historic Zoning Commission

Edgewood-Park City H-1: Level II

2-A-09-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

1) Construct 8' x 10' rear addition with 3/12 pitch center gable, poplar siding, and French doors, using continuation of existing concrete block foundation, removing existing door adjacent to addition and replacing with two over two wood window to match remainder of windows on house, and installing shingles on existing shed roof to one side of addition. 2) Construct 8'x10' shed to rear of primary building with 3/12 pitch shingled gabled roof roof, poplar siding. 3) Construct 8'x10' rear deck, unroofed, at rear of requested addition. 4) Move recessed front door forward, creating a shallower recess at the front entry.

Site Info

One story frame with asbestos shingle wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables, asphalt shingle covering, boxed cornice and circular attic vent. One story full front porch altered with partial enclosure that creates deep recessed entry, splayed wood posts on brick piers, sawn wood balustrade. Double hung one over one windows. Two interior offset brick stuccoed chimneys. Brick foundation, concrete block foundation at rear addition. Irregular plan with rear enclosure.

1) The proposed rear addition and deck will enhance the already existing addition, creating a more balanced rear façade and introducing necessary interior space, as will the rear deck (work item #3). (See Pg. 29, #12, 13 and 14. 2) The proposed rear shed is consistent with the requirements for outbuildings (pg. 29, #15). 4) Moving the location of the front entry forward will not alter the historic character of the front façade, while enhancing the use of interior space (pg. 21, #1-4).