Historic Zoning Commission

Concord HZ: Level II

7-C-15-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Construction of outbuilding

Construct detached 14'x20' frame carport to southwest of house. Low-pitched (5/12) front-gabled roof with shed-roof skirting in front and back to be covered in metal with faux standing seams. The 2-foot overhang in the sides and 4 feet on the front and rear are supported by curved wooden eave brackets. Wood support posts to be 8x8 with 6-inch wood bases. The height is 10'-6" to the base of the intersection of the roof with the facia. The proposed structure is set back 5 feet from the front of the side addition and is 16 feet away from the side of the addition.

Site Info

One-story frame with synthetic siding. Cross-gabled asphalt-shingled roof. Original one-over-one double-hung windows replaced with 6/6 windows. Brick foundation. Stone piers support tapered wood columns on later-added Craftsman-style front porch. L-shaped original plan with late addition on southwest side of house. Contributing.

1) The house is an eclectic Folk Victorian / Queen Anne cottage-style with a later-added Craftsman porch.
2) The proposed carport is not a definable style, but is compatible with the eclectic style of the house.
3) The main roof of the proposed carport is front gabled as is the house, but with shed skirting making it appear to be a cross between a hipped roof and a gabled roof.
4) The wood frame of the proposed carport is appropriately compatible with that of the house.
5) Accessory structures historicallly were and typically are located to the rear of the house.
6) The size of the proposed carport does not overwhelm the house.
7) Metal roofing was often used on outbuildings, although it was typically corrugated metal. The standing seams are typically not more than an inch high and are "pinched" together in profile.