Historic Zoning Commission

Village of Concord HZ: Level II

5-F-21-HZ

Applicant Request

New accessory building. New garage will measure 26' wide by 24' long and be located 5'-6" from the left (southeast) property line, recessed behind the primary residence. Garage will be constructed on an existing concrete foundation and feature an 8/12 front-gable roof clad in asphalt shingles, with full cornice returns to mimic the front gable on the main house. The exterior will be clad in vinyl siding.

The façade (south) will feature two 8' by 7' carriage-style garage doors, with 10' tall engaged pilasters with square tops and bottoms. A pedestrian acess access door is located on the right side.

Site Info

One story frame house with weatherboard wall covering. Cross gable roof with asphalt shingle roof covering. Piered stone foundation filled in with concrete block. Picture window on front elevation. Boxed cornice with plain frieze. Diamond shaped attic vents. Plain wood porch posts with sawn wood balustrade. Lattice work under porch. Additions. Rectangular plan. (C)

1. 10725 Lakeridge Drive is a contributing resource to the Village of Concord National Register Historic District and the local overlay.

2. The garage is proposed to be set behind the primary residence on an existing concrete foundation, and will be accessed using the existing gravel driveway. No new driveway or curb cut is necessary for the construction of the garage. Placement of the garage is appropriate.

3. The one-story garage is 24' long by 26' wide; relatively small in size compared to the primary house on the residence. Overall massing and scale of the garage is appropriate.

4. The garage uses several design tactics to correspond with the primary house, including a compatible 8/12 roof pitch, full cornice returns to match the house's façade gable, and simple engaged pilasters.

5. Reviews of garages commonly recommend additional transparency on side and rear elevations to avoid large swaths of siding with no windows or detail. Due to the placement of the garage, the 300' long lot, and the woods backing up to the rear property line, the rear and side elevations of the garage will not be visible from the public right-of-way, so the secondary elevations are appropriate as proposed.

6. Guidelines recommend that new outbuildings shall use materials that correspond with the original primary buildings on the lot. Usually, the guidelines would encourage new buildings to use wood siding instead of synthetic materials, and discourage the use of vinyl. In staff's opinion, the proposed vinyl siding is appropriate in this instance for a new garage, noting the existing house already is clad in vinyl siding