HomeMy WebLinkAboutCover Letter - Herron Horton ArchitectsJuly 6, 2005
Mr. Charles Bloom
City of Little Rock
Department of Planning & Development
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Dear Charles:
On behalf of our client, Ms. Donna Colon, we are submitting an application for a Certificate of
Appropriateness for a new single-family residence at 1410 & 1416 Commerce Street. We also
propose a detached two -car garage with an apartment. The garage will be connected to the main
house by a covered breezeway. We have also included a letter from Ms. Colon granting Herron
Horton Architects authority to act as an agent for this project.
The following items address the New Construction section in the MacArthur Park Historic District
Design Review Guidelines for Primary buildings and secondary structures:
1. The proposed single-family house is approximately 2, 196 square feet and is oriented so that
the main entry is facing east on Commerce Street. It is bordered to the south by a single
story house and to the north by a two-story house. It is currently proposed to have the
existing concrete steps along Commerce Street removed; however, when a survey has been
completed, they might be reused to line up with a new concrete sidewalk to the front porch.
2. The total height of the proposed house is 26'-8" which is an approximate measure from the
grade to the ridge. The total width is approximately 51'-5" from the sunroom to the edge of
the chimney.
3. The proposed roof slope for the gable roofs are 8:12 and the proposed roof slope for the
shed roof is 8:12. There will be a ridge vent at the vaulted living room roof.
4. The main entry is located at Commerce Street.
5. There is a main front porch and partial side porch with a hip roof at 3.5:12. There is also a
rear porch which connects to the breezeway. The proposed windows are insulated, metal
clad wood windows with simulated divided lites. A proposed alternate to the windows is an
insulated metal clad wood window with out divided lites. The majority of the proposed
windows are double -hung. The double -hung windows on the first floor are 2'-8" x 6-0".
The casement window units on the first floor are 2' -6" x 3' -0" and 2' -6" x 3' -8". The
proposed double -hung windows at the second floor are 2'-8" x 4'-9".
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6. The proposed foundation height is approximately 2'-0" with a minimum of 18" for code.
7. The proposed floor -to -ceiling height is 9'-0" except for the living room area which is
vaulted.
8. The proposed porch height and depth is 14'-6" from grade to top of roof and the depth is
8'-0".
9. The material for the foundation will be brick veneer over concrete block. At this time a
decision on the color of brick has not been made. The material for the walls will be a fiber
cementious lap siding with an exposure of 5" and will be painted. The material for the roof
will be architectural asphalt shingles. The material for the front and rear porch will be
Permacast square columns, wood tongue & groove wood flooring and ceiling. The wood
floor and ceiling will be painted.
10. The proposed trim at the windows and doors is lx6 with a sill and apron. The comer boards
will be lx6 and the overhang will be l'-0". The material for the trim, comer boards and
fascia will be the fiber cementitious material.
11. The placement of the new house on the site is such that the front porch is approximately 3l'-
0" from the property line; the north side of the house is 8'-0" from the north property line;
the south side of the house is 24'-0" from the south property line and the west side of the
house is 58'-6" from the west property line.
The proposed secondary structure is a two -car garage with an apartment on the first floor. It is
proposed that the garage is connected to the primary building by a covered breezeway. The
proposed garage is approximately 576 square feet and the apartment is approximately 466 square
feet. Therefore, the total square feet for the secondary structure is 1,010.
1. The proposed garage/apt. structure is smaller in scale to the primary building.
2. The proposed garage is a square in plan with the same slope of the primary building. The
apartment is L-shape in plan and shares a porch with the garage. The columns at the porch
will connect to the breezeway. The square footage for the porch is 84.
3. The location of the garage/apt. is 3'-0" from the west property line; 10'-5" from the north
property line and 20'-2" from the south property line.
4. The materials for the secondary structure will also be fiber cementitous lap siding and
architectural asphalt shingles to match the roof at the primary building. The proposed
garage/apt. will be concrete slab on grade. The window and door trim will be 1x4 fiber
cementitious material as well as the lx4 comer boards.
The connected breezeway is approximately 7'-0" x 30'-0". It will have painted square Permacast
columns and an architectural asphalt shingle roof to match the roof at the garage and house. The
paving material has not been decided at this time. It is proposed to have the ceiling/rafters exposed.
The breezeway will have to vary in height in order to tie into the roof at the garage. As soon as a
survey and spot elevations have been completed, this might need to be adjusted. Also, there is the
possibility of having a slope from the breezeway to a patio area which will need to accommodate
someone in a wheelchair.
Please call either myself or Jeff Horton if additional information is needed or if there are questions.
Sincerely.
Pifer Herron, AIA
cc: Ms. Donna Colon
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