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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC2004-014 STAFF REPORT MINUTESITEM #4: 507 East Eighth Street MINUTE RECORD APPLICANT: Marshall Peters ADDRESS: 507 East 8 1h Street, Little Rock, AR 72202 COA REQUEST: Construct two-story wood framed out building with a garage and workshop below and guest quarters above. PROJECT BACKGROUND, DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS: The subject property is located west of 1-30, on the south side of Eighth Street, between Sherman and Commerce Streets. The subject project's legal description is Johnson PT Blk 5 beg where S line ESth Street crosses QP line E 97 1/2' on North property line Block for Pob S Par 70 QP line 90' E. The purpose and intent of this project is window removal — three (3) upper, one (1) lower from the east rear side; one (1) lowers south (replaced with one removed upper) and four (4) non operable from lower southwest comer (west side to be replaced by one (1) removed from lower east side). There is one criteria in the district's design guidelines for consideration. 4. Windows a. Should be preserved in their original locations, size, and design and with their original materials and numbers of panes. b. Should not be added to primary facades or to secondary facades where readily visible. c. Should be repaired rather than replaced, but if replacement is necessary due to severe deterioration, the replacement should be in -kind to match the originals in material and design. d. Should have snap -on or flush muntins. e. Screens and/or storms should be wood or baked -on or anodized aluminum and fit within the window frames, not overlap the frames. f. Should not have shutters unless the building originally had them, the shutters are of louvered wood construction, and the shutters will fit the window opening (so that if closed, they would cover the window opening). g. Should not have security bars where visible from the street. NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT AND REACTION: At the time of distribution, there were no objections to this project request either in writing or by phone. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of this project. Commissioner Peters was the applicant for this item. Commissioner Peters was excused from the meeting. Mr. Peters was presented the item to the Commission. Commissioner Weems asked the applicant what was wrong with the windows. Mr. Peters responded that they were bad, rotten. Mr. Peters noted that the windows on the southeast of the building would be removed and moved to a location on the "west south" of the house to be visible from the street. He also would like to replace windows that were covered up by the siding and were on the rear of the house. Commissioner Newbern clarified the application. Mr. Peters noted he should be back in the future to request siding removal. Mr. Peters showed additional window plans to the Commission. Commissioner Newbern asked how the windows would relate to the street. Mr. Peters said their "top line" would be the same. He added that they will be smaller windows such as the window going up to the attic stair and the window in the pantry. He added that they would be more historically correct. Mr. Peters added that the opening is fourteen inches high and inoperable. He added that part of this application was to remove those and put in a functional one over one window. Mr. Peters noted that an addition on the rear of the house was done in 1964. He also noted that he was not certain on the age of his house. It may be 1894, or 1896. Commissioner Newbern asked additional questions. Mr. Peters clarified the application. A discussion began on whether or not some of the windows were visible from the street. Commissioner Newbern asked about the window design. She questioned on whether or not the window should imitate the old or the new addition. Mr. Peters thanked her for pointing it out. This would reinforce that the addition was a later nature. Commissioner Bolden made a motion to accept the application as submitted with the recommendation that the west first floor rear window on the west be designed to resemble the multi -paned casement windows above it to reflect that the a new addition. Commissioner Newbern Seconded. The motion carried, 4 yes, 0 noes, and 1 absent.