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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC2012-022 Little Rock Historic District Commission Agenda 10/08/2012DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435 LITTLE ROCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION AGENDA Monday, October 8, 2012, 5:00 p.m. Board Chambers, Second Floor, City Hall Roll Call and Finding a Quorum II. Approval of Minutes September 10, 2012 III, Deferred Certificates of Appropriateness A. none IV. New Certificates of Appropriateness 1 1418 Rock Street, Page Wilson V. Other Matters a. Enforcement issues b. Certificates of Compliance c. Citizen Communication VI. Adjournment Next meeting: November 5, 2012 PROPOSAL AND WRITTEN ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION BASED OFF OF INTENT AND GUIDELINES: The Guidelines state on page 63: B. NEW CONSTRUCTION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BUILDINGS New construction of primary and secondary buildings should maintain, not disrupt, the existing pattern of surrounding historic buildings in the neighborhood. Although they should blend with adjacent buildings, they should not be too imitative of historic styles so that they may be distinguished from historic buildings. (Note: A new building becomes too imitative through application of historic architectural decoration, such as gingerbread, vergeboards, dentils, fish - scale shingles, etc. These kinds of details are rarely successful on a new building. They fail to be accurate, usually too small and disproportionate versions of authentic ones, and should be avoided.) New construction of secondary structures, such as garages or other outbuildings, should be smaller in scale than the primary building, should be simple in design but reflect the general character of the primary building; should be located as traditional for the neighborhood (near the alley instead of close to or attached to the primary structure); and should be compatible in design, form, materials, and roof shape. 1. Building Orientation: The fagade of the new building should be aligned with the established setbacks of the area. Side and rear setbacks common to the neighborhood should be upheld. 2. Building Mass and Scale: New buildings should appear similar in mass and scale with historic structures in the area. This includes height and width. 3. Building Form Basic building forms and roof shapes, including pitch, which match those used historically in the area should be used. Location and proportions of entrances, windows, divisional bays, and porches are important. Also consider heights (foundation, floor -to -ceiling, porch height and depth.) 4. Building Materials Building materials that are similar to those used historically for major surfaces in the area should be used. Materials for roofs should be similar in appearance to those used historically. New materials may be used if their appearances are similar to those of the historic building materials. Examples of acceptable new building materials are cement fiber board, which has the crisp dimensions of wood and can be painted, and standing seam metal roofs, preferably finished with a red or dark color. 2of9 The front entry door is to the left of the structure under a porch. It is accompanied with a small 36' x 24" window that is mounted horizontally. The small porch area is slightly more than half of the width of the house and the porch floor will be less than three feet above grade. The steps extend past the side fagade of the house. Handrails will not be installed. The porch and steps will be constructed of wood. The front quarter (22' of a total of 80') of the house does not feature any windows on the north side of the structure. This is important because the house to the north sits to the north of its lot and will result in a space of 28 feet between the two shotgun houses. This distance between houses is larger than the typical arrangement. The lack of windows on the north front quarter of the fagade is not compatible with the district. A window will need to be installed on the north elevation on the eastern half of the wall at least 3' x 5' vertical in size. The fence, as discussed later, will exacerbate this problem, because the windows will not be visible from the street in their entirety. The foundation of the house will be 24" tall at the front and will be plain concrete block. The house will have 10' ceilings. The windows will be Windsor windows, Pinnacle series. The cladding will be metal with color yet to be determined. The windows on the front of the house will be 24x36 inches horizontal. The windows on the north and south fagade will be two ganged windows with a 2436" and a 36" square window arranged in a vertical fashion. The rear (west) fagade will feature 24" square windows. There are two doors off the front porch, one steel 36" door facing the street and one 36" door facing the south side yard. 4&- e (LcD--O-- There is a 20x5O" skylight on the south side of the roof about 16' from the front of the house. 4. BUILDING MATERIALS: The siding on the house will be 26 gauge Galvalume used as siding installed in a horizontal pattern in a gray finish. This is the same material that has been used on the roofs of two adjacent structures. The trim boards on the corners and around the windows, "L" and "J" channels are out of the gaivalume material. All but 13 linear feet (15%) of the exterior walls will be gaivalume. The rest, which is a portion of the front fagade and part of the front porch area is to be 1 x6" white oak siding in a flat, not overlapped, installation. There are two 18x42" cypress gable vents on both gable ends of the structure. The roof will be a metal standing roof in a grey finish. It will be 26 gauge screwdown standing seam metal roofing on a 12/12 pitch roof with 16" overhangs on the sides and 24" on the gable ends. There will be a 6" black vent pipe on the north elevation of the roof for an interior stove. 4of9 A porous pea gravel walk to the structure from the city sidewalk will be installed. The parking pad in the rear will be out of pea gravel with horizontal 4x4's as edging. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS AND REACTION: At the time of distribution, there were no comments regarding this application. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Denial. 6 of 9 September 6, 2012 In keeping with the shotgun/farm vernacular, PaulPageDwellings, proposes to build a new residence at 1418 Rock Street. The materials and size of this home reflect the social, economic and demographics of our time. The Shot -dog is a rectangle with an expression of a breeze way in the living or public space, where natural light and cross ventilation can occur. When constructing a new home today, we must build in a sustainable and feasible fashion. Durability and authenticity are revealed In the use of the variety of materials requested for this home. We hope it will be as unique and harmonious as the other Shotguns that we have built downtown as we continue to explore this archetype. Sincerely, �k3, LV-- William Page Wilson Cover Letter :IZ