Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H-1: Level II

7-M-17-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Construction of outbuilding - POSTPONED from 7-20-2017 HZC meeting

Construct a 25-foot x 25-foot two-car frame garage in the the rear yard, facing the alley. The hipped-roof structure, at an overall height of ~27' high and
~18'-4" to the average roof slope, is to have a pitch to match that on the main house, as well as cross gables on the east and north elevations. A gabled dormer will be featured on the west elevation. The structure is proposed to be sided in wood clapboard or smooth fiber cement board, and have a roll-up metal garage door that appears to be two doors facing the alley that hase a carriage-style appearance and hardware. The second level will have 1/1 wooden double-hung windows, and the front gable and north and south elevations will feature 3x3 square wood fixed or casement windows. The three service doors (1 single and 1 pair), facing the house, will be of smooth, painted fiberglass with solid or glass half-lite panels above and recessed panels below. The eave, cornice, soffit, and corner trimwork design is to be similar to that on the main house.

Site Info

Two-story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with front cross gable, arched one-ove-one attic vent window, partial cornice returns. One-story full front porch with one-half balcony. Round wood columns with Ionic capitals on first story and second stories. Turned wood balustrade on front porch and balcony. Interior offset rear brick chimney. Brick foundation with lattice panels at front porch. Irregular plan. Cut-away-bay on side elevation. (Contributing)

1) The Queen Anne/Neoclassical main house is a contributing property in the Fourth and Gill H-1 and National Register Historic Distict.
2) The shape of the garage and hip and cross-gabled roof form are comptable with the hipped roof and front-gabled form of the main house.
3) The horizontal siding and asphalt shingle materials are compatible withthose of the main house.
4) The 1/1 double-hung windows and square windows are proportionate to those on the main house and match the configuration.
5) The proposed metal garage door with multi-lights across the top has a carriage-style appearance and handle hardware will be applied to further that appearance.
6) The HZC has approved garages are constructed on a footprint that 35% of that of the main house. The footprint of the proposed garage is at 32% of that of the main house.
7) The purpose of establishing this footprint ratio is to assure that an acessory structure does not overwhelm the main house in size. In this case, the proposed garage is one-story, and the main house is two-story house, which renders it one of the larger houses in 4-G due to its mass and scale. The garage will be set 110 feet back from the public right-of-way, with only a small portion of it being visible.
8) The location of the garage in the rear corner of the yard abutting the alley would be the most appropriate location since all accessory structures within Fourth and Gill H-1 Distict are offset, according to KGIS footprints.
9) The setbacks are proposed to be 12'-6" (revised) feet from the south side setback and 12'-6" (revised) feet from the edge of the alley.
10) Adding corner trim boards would enhance the structure's compatibility with the main house, and reduce the need for mitering the siding at the corners.
11) Metal overhead garage doors have been approved in 4th and Gill as long as they are designed to appear to be side-opening carriage house-type doors.
12) An average height (to average roof pitch) between 15 and 19 would be an appropriate range, since the design guidelines mention that "typical outbuildings were often taller than one story.