Staff recommends approval of the new construction based on the design guidelines and findings of fact with the condition that 1) the aluminum-clad windows are dark in tone, such as the proposed bronze color, rather than white; and 2) the railing for the deck have balusters that are set into the top and bottom rails rather than having beveled ends overlapping the rails.
Construct one-story, frame, front-gabled house with footprint of 45'x36'-6" . Height of overall house to be approximately 19 feet from finished grade and the front foundation to rise approximately 2 feet above finished grade. Style to be front-gabled Craftsman with integral front-gabled porch. The setbacks are to be 35 feet from the street's edge, 9.5 feet from the west side, and 14 feet from the east side. A two-track driveway is proposed for the east side.
1) Foundation
•Block foundation will be covered with Boral Heritage Trail brick. Sample board provided.
2) Siding and Trim (All exterior siding and trim are to be painted with traditional craftsman earth tones)
•Wall siding will be smooth fiber cement board with 6" reveal. Sample provided.
•Gables will be fiber cement board straight shingle. Example photo provided in packet.
•Window and door trim will be smooth fiber cement board 6" on top and 4" on sides and bottom as shown on plan. Also shown in example photo.
•Corner trim will be 6" smooth fiber cement board board
•Freeze boards will be 8" smooth fiber cement board
•Fascia board will be 6" smooth fiber cement board
•Soffit will be made of wood or vented fiber cement board
•Each gable will have three wooden brackets made as shown on plan
3) Window and Doors
•Front door will be painted wood with side lights. Unit will be as shown on plans (see photo in packet for more detailed view).
•Back door will be aluminum-clad French with full glass, painted to coordinate with trim
•Window style and sizes will be as shown on plan
•Window to be made of wood with aluminum exterior with simulated -divided-lites 7/8" grille "putty" profile. See photos in packet for more detail. Please note that vinyl flange will not be visible after trim is installed
•Window color will be Colonial White or Bronze
4) Porches and Railing
•All porch railing will be of wood as shown on plan and painted
•Front porch walking surface and stairs will be poured concrete and tinted so not to cure white
•Tapered woods columns will be as shown on plan and painted
5) Roof
•Roof pitch will be 4-over-12 shown on plan
•Roof material will be standard-size asphalt dimensional shingle. As seen in the top left corner of the siding example photo.
6) Driveway and Sidewalk
•Concrete driveway will have a full approach turning into two 24" tracks with grass between and around tracks. Tracks will end at the back of the house and back parking area will be brown pea gravel.
•Concrete sidewalk will match width of front steps-- both driveway and sidewalk will be tinted to match porch.
1) Emoriland Boulevard features a variety of house styles ranging from the mid-1920s to the mid-1940s, including Craftsman.
2) There are examples of one-story historic Craftsman bungalows at 1716, 1723, 1932, 1943, 1947, and 1952 Emoriland Boulevard which are among many in Fairmont Park; therefore, the Craftsman style is appropriate within this district.
3) Emoriland Boulevard exhibits a variety of house forms and roof pitches, and there is no particular height, width, or style pattern in the streetscape. Several of the front-gable styles have a 4-over-12 roof pitch as does the proposed design. The proposed height of ~19 feet above finished grade aligns with other Craftsman houses in the street scape. The foundation height of two feet above grade aligns with several other houses in the streetscape.
4) The proposed front setback of 37 feet is appropriate because it will align within a couple of feet of that for the adjacent house.
5) The side setbacks vary among properties along Emoriland Boulvard, and the proposed setbacks of 9.5 and 14 feet are appropriate and typical and allow for a driveway on the east side of the house.
6) The proposed smooth fiber cement board has been utililized on new constrtuction in the districts and has been found to adequately simulate wood siding.
7) The materials of a tumbled brick-faced foundation, asphalt-shingled roof, and shingled gables are appropriate for the style and the district.
8) The specified aluminum-clad windows will simulate wood sufficiently for new construction in this NC-1 district which does not recommend particular window materials. The aluminum-clad window in a dark color such as bronze on new construction more adequately simulates the wood windows of period houses during the era of the district (from 1927-1950) than for those of the Queen Ann, turn-of-the-century era. The window muntins are to be simulated-divided-light which adds to the appearance of authenticity for the windows.
9) Earth-toned, darker colors were historically utilized for Craftsman homes; therefore, the aluminum-clad windows should be dark in tone, such as the proposed bronze color, rather than the alternatively proposed white finish. A lighter color in metal tends to have more sheen and appear less like wood.
10) The proposed wood-stained Craftsman front door, the 6/1 windows, as well as the French doors on the rear of the house are appropriate and compatible with the design of the house.
11) The proposed garage door is a low-profile modern metal garage door which does not allude to Craftsman carriage house doors; however, the design guidelines for this NC-1 district do not address garage doors, and it will not be seen from the right-of-way.
12) Decks on historic houses are more appropriate when the balusters are set into the top and bottom rails as is typical on the front porch rather than having beveled ends overlapping the rails.
South side Emoriland Blvd in 1500 block
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