Approval of construction of the rear screened-in porch and deck with the condition that the hand grip of the balustrade meet building code. Approval of removal of the door panel and opening on the north side and filling in and covering with weatherboard to match. Denial of removing the two windows on the north side and replacing them with new shorter windows given that the opening sizes are original, as are the windows.
I. Remove two current 1/1 wooden windows (2'-8' X 5'- 4') located on the north side of the house, and replace with shorter 1/1 wooden windows that are the same width but only 4'-0" tall. The new windows will be higher from the floor elevation and match the current level at the top.
2. Eliminate a non-original door and opening on the north side of the house. This door opening is to be filled and sided with weatherboard consistent with the rest of the house.
3. Construct a 10x11 wood-framed screened-in porch with pyramidal roof at the rear of the house as per submitted drawings. Also construct a 5-foot wide wooden deck running along the rear side of the porch. Wooden stairs will be constructed on the south side of the deck leading to the yard. The 2"x2" straight balusters of the balustrade will abut the edges of the top and bottom rails with no overlapping. The door from the screened in porch will be a wood-framed screen door. The new entry entering the screened-in porch from the house will be a French door.
Two-story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with lower front gable with alternating bands of diamond and square wood imbricated shingles in with sawn wood attic vent. Asphalt shingle roof covering. One-over-one double-hung windows. One-story full shed-roof front porch with square columns, tongue-and=groove floor, bead board ceiling. Interior offset front brick chimney. Partially stuccoed brick foundation. Irregular plan. Original front entry door.
1) The rear addition will be only slightly visible from the street due to the angle at which the house is situated.
2) The porch addition will be offset from an existing laterear addition; therefore, it can be removed without damaging historic material.
3) The porch addition will be offset from an existing rear addition; therefore, it will be distinguished from the original house.
4) The wooden materials, size, shapeand details of the proposed rear porch are appropriate and compatible with the main house. The addition does not overpower the main house.
5) The door panel and opening on the north side of the house are not original to the house and are not of any historic significance.
6) The two 1/1 windows proposed to be removed and replaced on the north side toward the rear are original, as is the opening size of each; therefore, they are a character-defining element of the side façade.
7) The top portion of the two windows proposed to be removed and replaced on the north side toward the rear are visible from the street; however, the bottom portion is not visible at this time due to a fence and foliage, which provide non-permanent screening. If the fence and/or foliage were removed, the bottom of the windows and the fact they are shorter would be noticeable.
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