Historic Zoning Commission

Scenic Drive NC: Level II

2-B-22-HZ

Applicant Request

Multiple additions to an existing house, including a primary bedroom addition on the rear right corner (north), a porch addition on the left side rear, a new garage addition to the front left (southwest) of the house, and a porte cochere connecting the new garage to the house.

Bedroom addition on rear: addition measures 48'-1.5" wide by 31'-4.5" long overall, connecting to an existing side wing of the house. The addition will feature a gable roof clad in slate to match the existing house, lap siding with an exposure to match the upper gable fields on the existing house, and a foundation recessed below a significant retaining wall. Windows on the rear addition will be 6/6 and 10/10, some with shutters to match the existing house.

Porch roof addition: to extend from the rear of the house, a flat roof with a Classical-influenced entablature and square columns to match existing porch, with a new brick chimney on the left (west) side.

Garage addition: measures 56'-8-1/8" long by 22'-3" wide overall. Garage addition contains one hipped roof, two-car garage massing (measuring 26'-11" long by 22'-3" wide) with a lower hipped massing (measuring 24'-9-1/8" by 12'-9"). The garage will feature a hipped slate roof, an exterior of painted brick veneer, and double-hung 6/6 and 4/4 divided light windows. A flat-roof porte cochere with a decorative entablature and square columns connects the garage to the left side of the house. The garage features hipped-roof dormers with double-hung windows and wood, arched garage doors. The front elevation of the garage features a decorative, Classical-style element with a hipped metal roof, a classical entablature and engaged pilasters, a painted "growing wall trellis over shiplap siding" and a round center window.

Site Info

Two story frame with brick veneer wall covering. End gable roof with slate roof covering. Six over six double hung windows. Two story front porch with two story round columns with Doric capitals, gabled roof with full entablature, dentil molding and demi-lune window. Broken pediment above front entry, flanked with half view paneled recessed sidelights; central double hung window about front entry with sidelights. Two exterior end brick chimneys. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. Architect: Baumann and Baumann.

1. 1065 Scenic Drive is a contributing resource to the Scenic Drive neighborhood conservation overlay.

2. The rear porch and primary bedroom addition will not be visible from the public right-of-way. At one story, the rear addition will be clearly secondary to the 2.5-story main house. The addition is proposed for a rear elevation which has already received modifications, so the addition will not result in the removal or modification of character-defining features. The rear addition uses materials compatible with the main house, including lap siding reflecting the overlap on the main house's gables, a slate roof, and windows with a design and proportions to match the main house.

3. The massing and design of the garage building meets the design guidelines. The proposed garage is "proportional to the house in height and size," and uses a design "consistent with the character of the main structure." The proposed roof and siding materials are compatible with the main house, and the design includes windows which are appropriate in proportion and placement.

4. The proposed placement of the garage does not meet the design guidelines. Guidelines recommend that if additions are to be made to the side elevations of existing buildings, they "should be located at least five feet behind the front façade of the existing building." They also recommend that detached accessory buildings, including garages, "should be located at least fifteen feet to the rear of the front façade line." The applicant has cited constraints of site topography and the desired floor plan, motivating the front placement of the garage. If feasible, the garage should be recessed further to the rear property line to align more closely with the design guidelines.