APPROVE Certificate No. 90105EDG with change in materials to wood weatherboard siding. The design of the addition is not visible from Eleanor, and although contemporary, meets the guidelines that call for design to be a product of its time. (Pg. 18)
Replace soffit if necessary, in kind; construct new one story rear addition, with end gable roof extension, fiber cement siding, wood windows, small shed roof and flat roof extension to form door covering, block foundation, 9' x 26' footprint, not visible from Eleanor.
One story frame with stuccoed wall covering. Telescoping front gable roof with brackets. One over one double hung windows. One story one-half front porch with brick columns, side entry with brick buttresses. Exterior side brick chimney. Rectangular plan.
The Commission should consider carefully the material that is used for this addition. The applicant proposes cement fiber boards. There is no wood siding on the existing building, so there would be no noticeable comparison between wood and cement boards (which are slightly different in appearance). The guidelines in Fourth & Gill do allow use of cement boards on new construction. There is, however, the question of the precedent that allowing cement boards on a pre-existing building could set. If the Commission wishes to allow the use of this material in this addition, care should be taken to avoid creating a precedent.
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