Historic Zoning Commission

Edgewood-Park City H-1: Level I/III

5-A-06-HZ

Applicant Request

Level I. Standard repair; III use of material that differs from adopted design guidelines.

Install gutters and downspouts as necessary; repair windows; repoint masonry using mortar with low content of Portland; replace wood siding with Hardi-plank (area to be west side elevation, approximately 12' wide and 10' high, approximately 25% of the wall).

Site Info

One story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables, asphalt shingle covering, hip roof central front dormer. One story three-quarters front porch with splayed wood posts on brick piers. Double hung one over one windows. Interior offset brick chimney. Brick foundation. Rectangular plan.

Window repair (pg. 16, #1, Gutters, pg. 15 and Masonry (pg. 25, #5) as consistent with the adopted design guidelines. Repair of wood siding (pg. 23, #4) does allow for the use of compatible substitute materials. However, Hardiplank's thickness generally does not duplicate the dimensions of wood siding, and additionally, does not move at the same rate or the same amount as wood siding. Replacing a portion of the wall siding could cause a situation where the original wood siding and the replacement are difficult to seal and maintain over time. Also see pg. 23, #7, where an entire wooden feature that is "too deteriorated to repair . . . Must be replaced in kind" and #6, which states "Replace only the deteriorated wood." The use of wood siding that duplicates the dimensions of the original, regardless of the species of wood, would be acceptable. The use of Hardiplank should be approved only if the dimensions are identical and the applicant can demonstrate that the swelling and contracting of the two materials is the same.