Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H-1: Level II

9-F-16-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Construction of roof dormer additions - DENIED W/OUT PREJUDICE ON 9/15/2016

9/15/2016 PROPOSAL (DENIED W/OUT PREJUDICE):Construct gable-roofed dormer on hipped roof at the center front and rear of house. The dormers are to be clad in fiber cement shingles with a six-inch exposure. The front dormer is to have two 2'-6"-square wood-framed casement windows with 2/2 simulated-divided-lights. The rear dormer is to be lit with a 1/1 double-hung wooden window. The cornice is to be returned on the gables. The front dormer is to provide egress and the rear dormer is to provide head-room for new interior stairs to attic. The non-original back door is proposed to be removed and the existing opening covered over with fiber cement board siding. A set of clad full-light french doors framed are proposed to be installed in a new 6'x6'-8" opening to the left of the closed back door opening to access the deck.

11/17/2016 REVISED PROPOSAL: Construct gable-roofed dormer on hipped roof at the center rear (only) of house. The dormers are to be clad in smooth fiber cement shingles. The pitch of the gable roof is to match that of the hipped roof on the main house. The gable is to have a set of three 3'-0" x 5'-6" wood-framed double-hung windows with 1/1 lights. The wood cornice is to be returned on the gables. A set of wood or fiber-glass full-light french doors framed are proposed to be installed in a new 6'x6'-8"opening to the right of the existing back door opening to access the deck.

Site Info

One-story frame with later-added Permastone wallcovering. Hip roof with lower cross-gables. Replacement one-over-one windows. Two interior offset Permastone-covered chimneys. Front -gabled canted bay on front elevation. Original front entry door with transoms and sidelights. Front porch and canted bay onside which are indicated on the 1917 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map have been removed.

1.) The house is considered to be contributing to the district although the front porch and a canted side bay were removed sometime after 1917.
2.) The house form is shaped by a hipped roof over a square main block with a lower front gable crowning a canted bay in the front. The houses flanking each side of the house have a simple hipped roof over a square main block, without any cross gables.
3.) No dormer originally existed on the roof of the house, but neither the proposed front or back dormer appear to be out of character with the house.
4.) The front portion of the house has been heavily altered with the removal of the porch and removal of the side bay.
5.)The front-gabled dormer is not atypical for the type of house.
6.)The dormer on the rear would not lessen the historic character on since that elevation is not distinctive.
7.)The installation of a pair of full-light french doors on the rear will not cause a loss of historic character since the elevation is not distinctive.

New Staff Findings for 11/17/2016
1.) The proposed rear roof dormer will not be highly visible from the front of the house. The roof ridge of the dormer may be slightly visible when approaching the house from the south along Luttrell Street. The roof peak and ridge will be a few inches lower than the peak of the hipped roof of the main house.
2.) The texture of iber cement shingles adequately simulate cedar material and are appropriate if the size and shape represent those of the Queen Ann-era.
3.) The rear elevation has little, if any, historic material remaining. Therefore, installing the dormer addition and the pair of 3'-0" wood or fiberglass french doors will not cause a loss of historic material.