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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCA-2040 DATE: October 10, 2011 TO: Historic Landmark Commission FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Request for a certificate of appropriateness to allow the demolition of a house and the construction of a new house. FILE: CA-2040 STAFF REPORT The Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission (SETRPC) has applied for a certificate of appropriateness to allow the demolition of an existing house and the construction of a new house. The property is located at 1044 Magnolia. This demolition and new construction is being done under the auspices of SETRPC=s Hurricane Ike Disaster Recovery Program. The house will be of the Craftsman style. The 1,285 sq. ft. house will consist of two bedrooms, two baths, kitchen, living/dining room and a laundry room. The construction methods employed would dictate the houses to be constructed as a 24' slab on grade foundation, wood framing, with horizontal lap hardie siding and 30 year Elk architectural roofing shingles in a weathered wood gray color. The windows on the house will be white frame vinyl windows with one over one appearance. The roof will have 7/12 pitch and with a front gable. The house will have a covered front porch with a gable. The porch gable will be covered in siding to match the house. Parking will be at the rear of the house with a handicap ramp extending along the south side of the house. The home owner has picked Sherwin Williams A Classical Gold @ (SW 2831) for the body of the house and Sherwin Williams A Roycroft Bottle Green @ (SW 2847) for the trim. FEMA=s engineering consultant estimates that it would cost $223,804.30 to totally rehabilitate the house. To compare estimates, the City had its consultant inspect the house. The City=s consultant estimated that it would cost $198,577.61 to rehabilitate the structure. Both estimates would put complete renovation beyond the capabilities of this program. The existing house is listed in the 1990 SPARE Beaumont survey. SPARE states that the house was built c. 1909 and is of the Vernacular Victorian style. The house is an example of middle class th housing built in Beaumont after the turn of the 20 Century. Exhibits are attached.