Title
Northeast Residential Historic District. Certificate of Appropriateness for Alteration to Front Porch Enclosure, Porch Steps, and Side Façade, Installation of Side Deck and Pavers on Driveway.
Petition HP-18-39. Richard Pusateri, owner. Howard McLean, agent. Alteration to front porch enclosure, porch steps, and side façade, installation of side deck and pavers on driveway. Located at 636 NE 7th Street. This building is contributing to the Northeast Residential Historic District.
Explanation
The property is located at 636 NE 7th Street,and is zoned RSF-3. The parcel (12408-000-000) is located in the Northeast Residential Historic District and contains an existing contributing house.
The existing property sits on the corner of NE 7th Avenue and NE 7th Street, facing NE 7th Avenue with a large side yard on the corner. The c. 1913 house is a one-story wood Queen Anne cottage with simple detailing. The house is raised on brick piers, has wood drop siding, and cross-gabled roof with metal roofing. The original windows are still extant. The house has an L-shaped enclosed porch that wraps around the front and east side of the house. It is unknown if the entire porch was original to the house, but the enclosure is a later modification.
The proposed project will modify the front porch with new wood siding, wood trim and new windows.
A new wood deck will be constructed on the side of the existing house. New double French doors and windows will be installed on the east (side) façade of the house that faces the deck. New brick stairs will be installed on the front corner of the deck and a new wood entry stair will be installed off the side of the front enclosure. The existing concrete walk to the side entry will be removed and a new semi-circular paver driveway will be installed.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the application with conditions.