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Certificate of Appropriateness for a deck in the front yard. (B)
Petition HP-21-00009. Lawrence N. & Pamela B. Lahiff, owners. Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a deck in the front yard of an existing single-family dwelling with associated modifications to the front and side setback. Located at 506 NE 2nd Street. This building is a contributing structure to the Northeast Residential Historic District.
Project Description
The existing single-family dwelling is a one-story, contributing structure that was built circa 1928 according to the Florida Master Site File. It is a weatherboard covered bungalow that represents a typical Gainesville house of the 1920’s. It is a wood frame structure with brick piers, a gable roof with cross gables for the secondary roof structure, novelty shingles, wood windows, and an arched entry hood with brackets over the front door. The building is approximately 1,113 square feet of total area and heated space.
The proposal under consideration with this application is the construction of a slightly raised wood deck around the southeast corner of the house. Landscape material would occupy the area between the deck and the fence on the east and south property lines. The proposal must receive approval from the Historic Preservation Board because the deck is proposed for the front and front side yard of the building.
Decks can be staff approved if they meet certain conditions: The historic building on which the deck is to be built does not front on two or more streets; the deck is sited to the rear or rear sideyard of the building; and the deck must utilize simple designs that are mostly open. As indicated above the deck is sited on the front and front side yard of the building. The building does not front on two or more streets. As shown in Exhibit 3, the proposed deck is wood construction, with a proposed width of 6.7 feet, with little elevation above grade. The visual impact of the deck will be mi...
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