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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCA-2493 DATE: June 8, 2015 TO: Historic Landmark Commission FROM: Adina Ward, Planner II SUBJECT: Request for a certificate of appropriateness for fabricated stone to be applied to the bottom portion of existing porch posts, in the gable over the front porch and around front 3 windows. Also to allow black chain-link fence along the side property lines of the front yard. FILE: CA-2493 STAFF REPORT Staff recommends approval of portions of this request with the following condition: 1. Stone be applied to the base of the columns only, not to the gable or around the windows. Juan A. Morales and Ariana Morales are asking to add decorative stone to the exterior of their house located at 1088 N. 6th Street. This house was a FEMA rebuild after Hurricanes Ike & Rita. Craftsman style elements were added to the original house in an attempt to help it blend into the Oaks Historic District. Although stone bases were typical of Craftsman style houses, the stone gable without an entire wall being stone, and stone shutters, were not typical of Craftsman style homes in the area. The Morales' are also asking to surround their front yard with a new fence. The portion of the fence along the front property line would be black wrought iron, with black chain link along the side property lines. The property is not listed in SPARE. Exhibits are attached. DATE: October 12, 2015 TO: Historic Landmark Commission FROM: Adina Ward, Planner II SUBJECT: Request for a certificate of appropriateness for fabricated stone to be applied to the bottom portion of existing porch posts, in the gable over the front porch and around front 3 windows. FILE: CA-2493 STAFF REPORT Staff recommends approval of portions of this request with the following condition: 1. Stone be applied to the base of the columns only, not to the gable or around the windows. This item was before the Commission in June, and Mr. Morales was asked to present examples of his intentions to add stone to the front of his home located at 1088 N. 6th Street. This house was a FEMA rebuild after Hurricanes Ike & Rita. Craftsman style elements were added to the original house in an attempt to help it blend into the Oaks Historic District. Although stone bases were typical of Craftsman style houses, the stone gable without an entire wall being stone, and stone shutters, were not typical of Craftsman style homes in the area. The photos Mr. Morales has submitted are not of structures in the Oaks Historic District nor of historic designations. The property is not listed in SPARE. Exhibits are attached.