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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC2014-019 Revised Staff Report Item # Two. Photos And Graphic Of 909 Cumberland. Letter Approval On Condition Obtaining Building Permit.DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435 REVISED STAFF REPORT — — — -- — — — — — ITEM NO. Two. DATE: July 14, 2094 — -- — --—- APPLICANT: Mark Brown and Jill Judy ADDRESS: 909 Cumberland COA REQUEST: Facade changes with window and siding modifications and roof pitch change PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION: The subject property is located at 909 Cumberland. The property's legal description is "Lot 3, Block 44. Original City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.,, The Fletcher House, a single family structure was built around 1900 and designed by Charles Thompson. The 2006 survey form states: "This two story hipped roof Colonial Revival has the typical full front porch. A bay window is set off center on the front facade. The central dormer, the classical columns and balustrade are typical of this style." It is considered a "Contributing Structure" to the MacArthur Parr Historic District. This application is for facade changes with window and siding modifications and roof pitch change. The roof change will add a 1214 gable on the rear addition and the window changes will remove aluminum windows and replace with wood windows to match the historical windows. PREVIOUS ACTIONS ON THIS SITE: fc E CM r'— fY v - L C .jr s it .. o - . .. F79 roof �G E8. MSr-- tu t a E rarrra� i Location of Project No previous actions were on this site were located with a search of the files. Page 11 of 17 PROPOSAL AND WRITTEN ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION BASED OFF OF INTENT AND GUIDELINES: This house has an addition to the east (far left in photos below). The original porch has been filled in which is located between the addition and the main body of the house signified by the hip roof. The original porch had a flat roof and is where the aluminum storm door is located. A vertical piece of trim that is painted a lighter color separates the two. The proposed changes to the windows and siding are as follows: On lower level, remove aluminum windows and door. Add four new one over one wood framed 32"x72" windows with trim to match original house. These windows are not clad. On upper level, remove aluminum window and replace with original one over one 32"x72" window taken from interior of house which matches other windows. See sketches on next page. The proposed changes to the siding are to remove the vertical trim board between the original porch and the addition. Repair and or replace siding as needed with 1"x4" beveled siding. Remove vertical siding on addition below windows on the upper level. See sketches on next page. The proposed changes to the windows and siding will alter the existing siding and remove the vertical trim that distinguishes the original porch from the addition. It will also remove the vertical siding below the addition windows. But with the proposed roof changes with the lower pitch than the original hip roof pitch, it will still appear to be an addition to the house. The roof modifications is to add a 4/12 pitch gabled roof over the original back porch and the addition. Currently a portion of the water from the main body of the house and the addition flow to the flat original porch area before exiting the roof. This would remove any potential pooling on the flat portion of the roof. With the height of the building, it is difficult to see the current roof on the addition. The photos above "Existing north Elevation" was taken from the 9th street sidewalk. With a 4/12 roof, it may be possible to see the new roof, but the profile would be minimal. AHPP has stated that they Page 12 of 17 would prefer to have a hipped roof on the addition instead of a gable ended roof to be more sympathetic with the original design of the original hipped roof. This property is currently being rehabilitated using the State Income Tax Credit. Changes that are approved by the Historic District Commission may not be approved by the National Parks Service and therefore may or may not be implemented. 1 ✓1A!3L R£ftR PORCH 'i l,Li.r: inn/ AS r 10 sketch of north fa ade. (not to sketch of north fagade. (not to scale) NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS AND REACTION: At the time of distribution, there were no comments regarding this application. REVISION: The applicant has revised their application to include a hipped roof on the addition instead of a gabled roof. The sketch above has the revised roof shown. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval with the following conditions: 1. Obtaining a building permit. COMMISSION ACTION: July 14. 2414 Mr. Minyard made a presentation on this item and made mention that the application is going for state and federal income tax credits. He did talk with AHPP about the changes proposed. The applicant originally came in with a gabled roof but AHPP suggested changing it to a hip roof to match the rest of the roof. The applicant changed the application to match AHPP's recommendation. He continued that if this Commission approves a change and it is not approved by the feds for the tax credit, he has been told that the applicant may not do the improvements. But, that is not Page 13 of 17 that different than someone not choosing to implement a COA. They are currently remodeling the interior of the house. Vice Chair Toni Johnson asked if they have been working with AHPP on these plans. Mr. Minyard said Ms. Judy will need to confirmed that. Vice Chair Johnson sked if they had to come back if they did not do what was approved. Mr. Minyard said that it would come back if there was a need to, otherwise it could be a maintenance issue that Staff would sign off on. Jill Judy clarified that they were working in tandem on the credits and the commission. The pitch of the roof, she suspects, will be approved because of the long term viability of the roof. The windows are important to the district and they have an amendment prepared to the take to the feds. They may come back with some modification and they plan on working with the feds. Commissioner Ripley asked why they choose 4/12 pitch instead of a taller pitch to match the existing roof. She stated it was more in relation to the size of the addition. Vice Chair Johnson asked about the exposed brackets on the roof. Ms. Judy explained that they are not exposed brackets. The rafter tails are exposed now because they had to take off parts of the soffits to get rid of bat guano and rid the house of bat smell. They will be covered back up when that process is done. Commissioner Ripley asked if the old windows that will be repositioned are operable. Ms. Judy stated that they make all of their windows operable. He asked if they were true divided light windows. After discussion, she said that they were original to the house or original to the addition. There were no citizens present at this time Commissioner Wilson stated that he was a big believer in differentiation of new and old on buildings. He believes that this is an alteration on top of an alteration and more of a rehabilitation rather than restoration and that he definitely supports the application. Commissioner Ripley made a motion to approve the application as submitted. Commissioner Bowen seconded and the motion passed with a vote of 5 ayes, 1 recusal (Brown) and 1 open position. Mr. Minyard asked if Ms. Judy could send Commissioner Brown back into the room. She motioned that he had left the building. Page 14 of 17