Approval of new residential construction with the condition that 1) another window be added to the "right" or east side elevation, and 2) that any synthetic siding be smooth and without the faux wood grain because it does not adeqeuately replicate real wood, and 3) that the applicant /owner work with the Old Concord Residents Association to allow them to relocate, renovate or screen the wellhouse structure.
Construct contemporary one-story frame house on vacant lot in historic district transition area. Overall dimensions are 44 feet wide x 56 feet deep.
Finished area is 1915 sq.ft. including the 484 sq.ft. garage. The low hipped roof has a smaller front gable and a larger front gable over the projecting garage to the right of the front elevation. The house is to proposed to have brick facing on the front elevation and vinyl siding on the remaining elevations. Vinyl shakes are proposed for the front gable. Projecting front gabled garage on the east side. The double-hung windows on the side elevations are to have shutters. Additionally, there is a request to demolish early wellhouse on the property.
HZ Overlay buffer area
1) The Rollins Place subdivision was included in the HZ Overlay based on concerns that a buffer area was needed adjacent to the historic district so that future street construction and design would be compatible.
2)The buffer area was also added so that new construction would remain residential in appearance and would not overwhelm nearby structures within the historic district.
3) The proposed new constuction is similar to other more recent construction at 10915 and 10925 Gilian Ln constructed in 1995.
4) The proposed new construction appears to meet the guidelines given that it compatible with the other contemporary houses in the subdivision. The proposed design does not allude to an historic house; however, there is only one nearby historic house, which faces more eastwardly away from the building site towards the Olive Street streetscape.
5) The c. 1914 Queen Anne cottage at the edge of the historic area at 10907 Gilian Lane is the only nearby historic house. A fake historic house at 10913 would detract from 10907 Gilian Lane and would appear out of place with the nearby more recently constructed houses at 10915 and 10925 Gilian Ln constructed in 1995.
6) The houses shown on the map across Gilian from the proposed site face 3rd Avenue and their lots are thru-lots, so the new house would face the back of these two houses.
7) The right or east side elevation has a large percentage of blank wall which could be mitigated by adding another window.
8 ) The frame wellhouse on the property is early, and Old Concord Residents Association would like to preserve it.
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