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07 - July 26CITY OF PRATTVILLE Historic Preservation Commission Planning Department Staff Report CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 119 First Street – CA1207-03 DATE July 23, 2012 PROPOSED DEVLOPMENT Petitioner: James McTighe Property Owner: Autauga County Heritage Association Agent: N/A Location: 119 First Street Review Status and History Submission Status: Initial request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for this address. Previous Approvals: N/A 1984/2007 Historic Properties Inventory Details 119 First Street – John Slaton House (circa 1835) Structure is an example of a central hall plan with Federal or Early Neoclassical detail. The house is a notable example of a residence whose owner aspired to make a visual statement reflective of his attention to taste and sophistication. Originally located just north of AL Highway 14 near Simmons Road, the structure was relocated to its present location and restored in 2000 by the Autauga County Heritage Association. (Structure was not included in the 1984 National Register inventory. Information provided by the Autauga County Heritage Association.) Page 2 of 3 Proposed Alteration, Renovation or Addition The following alteration has been requested by the applicant. See the application included as Attachment A for description. Add 4’ wide by 3’ tall sign (mounted 5’ 4” height above the ground). Wooden sign posts painted black with copper caps. Sign is metal with black and white copy. PLANNING STAFF EVALUATION Reviewed by: Joel T. Duke, AICP Site Visits Conducted: July 23, 2012 Recommendation: Approval with modifications – Sign was installed without the required permit, zoning review or Certificate of Appropriateness. The sign location, dimensions, and height comply with city zoning ordinance. With the exception of material selected for the sign face, the installed sign complies with the Commission’s design guidelines. The Commission may require replacement of the sign face with an appropriate material or require the addition of a wooden frame bringing it closer to the design guidelines. Evaluation: Since the subject property/structure was initially developed as a residence, the requested alterations were reviewed against the standards contained in the Prattville Residential Design Review Guidelines Manual. The relevant sections of manual are included. Staff comments/evaluations are summarized at the end of each section. Install freestanding 4’ x 3’, 5’ 4” tall metal sign mounted on wooden posts. Signs (page 34) Signs are important means of advertising and establishing business identities, and establishments should have flexibility in determining what modern signage to use while respecting the residential character of their host neighborhoods. 1. Sign usage should be kept to a minimum. In residential areas no more than two signs should be placed on the property. 2. New signs should be of historically appropriate materials such as finished wood, glass, copper, or bronze. Page 3 of 3 3. New signs should be scaled to be in proportion to the property. 4. Simplicity in design and content is recommended. 5. Colors used in signs should be coordinated with their buildings. Three colors or less should be used per sign. 6. Lighting sources for signs should be external and concealed. 7. New signs should be installed in locations historically used for signs such as on awnings, on upper façade walls covering five percent or less of the wall surface, inside windows, or projecting from the building façade or elevation. Signs should not cover or obscure architectural features. Analysis: The subject sign was installed without permit, zoning review, or certification of appropriateness approval. Installed sign meets requirements of city zoning ordinance. The installed sign meets the Commission’s design guidelines for signs except for item 2 which states, “New signs should be of historically appropriate materials such as finished wood, glass, copper, or bronze.” The Commission should consider two options. The first is replacement of the sign face with a material allowed by the guidelines. A second option is requiring the addition of a wooden frame to bring the overall sign more in line with the guidelines. ATTACHMENTS A. Application and attachments B. Location Map 1ST STS CHESTNUT STOAK CREEK CIRMAPLE ST 143 1ST ST 137 1ST ST 123 1ST ST 127 1ST ST 135 1ST ST 131 1ST ST 133 1ST ST 106 1ST ST 150 1ST ST 148 1ST ST136 1ST ST 141 1ST ST 121 1ST ST 119 1ST ST 104 E MAIN ST 136 E MAIN ST 127 W MAIN ST 125 W MAIN ST 113 W MAIN ST119 W MAIN ST 102 E MAIN ST 120 E MAIN ST114 E MAIN ST 101 W MAIN ST 342 S CHESTNUT ST 108 OAK CREEK CIR 110 OAK CREEK CIR 112 OAK CREEK CIR 114 OAK CREEK CIR 116 OAK CREEK CIR 120 OAK CREEK CIR 122 OAK CREEK CIR 124 OAK CREEK CIR 126 OAK CREEK CIR 128 OAK CREEK CIR 341 S CHESTNUT ST 335 S CHESTNUT ST 331 S CHESTNUT ST 325 S CHESTNUT ST ²1 inch = 60 feet Aerial photography date: March 2010 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION City of Prattville Location Map 119 First Street 119 First Street ATTACHMENT B CITY OF PRATTVILLE Historic Preservation Commission Planning Department Staff Report CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 136 E. Main Street – CA1207-02 DATE July 24, 2012 PROPOSED DEVLOPMENT Petitioner: Walter G. Tew III Property Owner: Walter G. Tew III Agent: John Killough Location: 136 E. Main Street Review Status and History Submission Status: Initial request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for this address. Previous Approvals: N/A 1984/2007 Historic Properties Inventory Details Property was not included in the 1984 district nomination or the 2007 survey of possible historically significant buildings. Autauga County Revenue Office lists the structure as being built in 1977. Proposed Alteration, Renovation or Addition The following alteration/addition has been requested by the applicant. See the application included as Attachment A for applicant’s description of the addition. 600 square foot (approximately 24’ x 25’) addition to the north east corner of the existing medical office. Addition will add four exam rooms, a bathroom, and a storage closet.  Exterior will be brick from the ground level to the finished floor. Hardi Board siding is proposed for the remainder of the façade.  Shingle roofing will match the existing.  Existing 12-light door on front façade will be relocated to west side of the addition and replaced will a single window in the top half of the door. Portico Page 2 of 3 over existing door will be replicated over new door.  The addition will include two 2’ x 5’ windows on the north façade. The east and west façades will not have any windows. PLANNING STAFF EVALUATION Reviewed by: Joel T. Duke, AICP Site Visits Conducted: July 19, 2012 Recommendation: Approve Certificate of Appropriateness as proposed with the minor adjustments/additions noted in the staff evaluation. Evaluation: The subject property/structure was built earlier than the fifty year old threshold for historic properties. It is also located in a block of Main Street containing buildings younger than the fifty year threshold. As a result, the Commission’s primary focus in review is to examine the impact of the proposed addition on the overall fabric or character of the historic district. Given this focus, the relevant standards contained in the Prattville Commercial Design Review Guidelines Manual are included. Staff comments/evaluations are summarized at the end. Rear Additions (page 39) Rear and lateral additions provide owners with flexibility in their building use. Additions should use design, materials, and placement that minimize their affect on the district’s historic character. 3. Additions should be compatible with the original building in scale, proportion, rhythm, and materials. 4. Additions should be distinguishable from the historic building: they should be smaller and simpler in design. Infill Buildings (page 43) Infill buildings are important to the district. If historic buildings are lost, infill construction enables land uses to follow historical patterns and provides for visual continuity of the downtown Prattville landscape. 1. New buildings should be compatible with adjacent buildings in terms of height and width. 2. New buildings should be compatible with adjacent buildings in terms of materials. Page 3 of 3 3. New buildings should be compatible with adjacent buildings in terms of setback. 4. New buildings should be compatible with adjacent buildings in terms of roof form. 5. New buildings should be compatible with adjacent buildings in terms of scale and proportions. Analysis: The existing structure at 136 E. Main Street is not, and probably will not, be considered historic even after it is fifty years old. Other than the city museum at 102 East Main Street, the entire south side of the 100 block of East Main Street consists of infill development. While not included in the National Register of Historic Places submission, this area and others were included in the Prattville Historic District in order to manage their impact on nearby historic properties. With this in mind, the proposed addi tion should be evaluated against the guidelines for infill development. Based on Infill Buildings guidelines 1 – 5 provided above, the proposed addition should be approved for a Certificate of Occupancy. Based on our review of the proposed addition, city staff offers the following suggestions for the Commission’s consideration. 1. The proposed addition extends an existing blank wall on the east façade. Suggest adding two windows on the east façade. 2. Two existing doors on the front façade are matching 12 -light units. The proposed elevations show changing the relocated door to a single pane in the upper half of the door. Suggest keeping the 12-light unit. 3. The existing portico over the door to be relocated is replicated on the addition without the existing brackets. This is possibly an oversight on the plan sheet. Suggest requiring the brackets. ATTACHMENTS A. Application and attachments B. Location Map C. Staff Photos – July 24, 2012 CITY OF PRATTVILLE Historic Preservation Commission Planning Department Staff Report CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 244 E. Main Street – CA1207-01 DATE July 24, 2012 PROPOSED DEVLOPMENT Petitioner: Edward F. Rouze Property Owner: Evelyn Doster Holdings, LLC Agent: N/A Location: 244 E. Main Street Review Status and History Submission Status: Initial request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for this address. Previous Approvals: N/A Conditions of Previous Approvals: N/A 1984/2007 Historic Properties Inventory Details 244 East Main Street, Doster House (1933, contributing) This one-story frame building with shiplap siding has a gabled roof with extensions that cover a porte cochere on one side and a porch on the other. On the rear elevation is a wing and on the façade is an open terrace. A contemporary garage is behind the house. Proposed Alteration, Renovation or Addition The following changes have been requested by the applicant. See the application included as Attachment A for the owner’s description of each item. 1. Demolition and removal of existing single vehicle garage in the southwest corner of the lot. See application for statement of hardship. 2. Construction of new 29’ x 41’, 1½ story, three-bay garage in place of the demolished structure. Page 2 of 4 PLANNING STAFF EVALUATION Reviewed by: Joel T. Duke, AICP Site Visits Conducted: July 24, 2011 Recommendation:  Item 1: Consider three questions presented in the staff analysis.  Item 2: Proposed building meets the Commission guidelines for size and materials. The Commission should carefully review the proposed appearance compared to the main structure. Evaluation: The requested alterations were reviewed against the standards contained in the Prattville Residential Design Review Guidelines Manual. The relevant sections of manual are included. Staff comments/evaluations are summarized at the end of each section. Item 1. Demolition and removal of existing two-story accessory structure west of the main structure. Outbuildings (page 50) Outbuildings contribute to the historic and residential character of the district. Historic outbuildings should be retained and maintained. New outbuildings should use design, materials, and placement that support the district’s historic character. 1. Historic outbuildings should be retained and maintained. Demolition (page 55) Demolition of buildings that contribute to the historic character of the district results in an irreversible loss to the physical fabric of the community. Demolition of such buildings is an outcome to be avoided. 1. Demolition is appropriate if the building does not contribute to the historic character of the district. 2. Applicants for demolition and the Historic Preservation Commission should explore possibilities for selling or reusing historic buildings, preferably onsite but also in other locations, as alternatives to demolition. 3. Demolition may be appropriate if the denial of the demolition will result in a demonstrable economic hardship on the owner. Page 3 of 4 Analysis: The Commission should address three main questions with this request. 1. To what extent does the individual structure contribute to the overall property and the historic district? According to the 1984 National Register nomination forms and survey, the structure was considered contemporary and did not contribute to the historic nature of the main structure. 2. Can the existing structure be rehabilitated on site or preserved by moving another site? 3. Has the applicant demonstrated sufficient hardship to meet the Commission’s guidelines and justify removal? Item 2. Construction of new 29’ x 41’, 1½ stories, three-bay garage in place of the demolished accessory structure. Exterior façade will be Dutch lap siding. Garage doors replicated to match demolished structure with windows added to upper panel. Roofing will be asphalt shingles matching the main building. See application for complete details. Outbuildings (page 50) Outbuildings contribute to the historic and residential character of the district. Historic outbuildings should be retained and maintained. New outbuildings should use design, materials, and placement that support the district’s historic character. 2. New outbuildings should be smaller than the adjoining main building. 3. New outbuildings should be simple in appearance. 4. New outbuildings should use building and roof forms compatible to those used in the adjoining main building. 5. New outbuildings should use materials compatible to those used in the adjoining main buildings. Outbuildings that are not visible from public vantage points or have very limited visibility may use modern synthetic siding materials. Analysis: a. The proposed new/replacement garage meets Guidelines 2, 4, and 5 for Outbuildings. While larger than the building proposed for demolition, it is still smaller than the primary structure. Since the proposed structure is visible on two sides from College Street, its compatibility with the site and district are important. In general, the asphalt shingle roof and wood siding proposed for the new structure match the materials from the main structure and surrounding properties. Page 4 of 4 b. Care should be taken that the new structure, like the one proposed for demolition, is simpler in appearance from the primary structure. This is easily accomplished by using less ornate windows, doors and casings than the primary structure. Staff photos of the primary structure are presented in Attachment C for Commission review and comparison to the application in Attachment A. c. The primary structure on the site has a cross gable roof structure. The proposed garage has the same gable roof structure, but at dormer windows and French door access to the lower and upper floors. These features may serve to distract from the relatively simple appearance of the main structure. ATTACHMENTS A. Application and attachments B. Location Map C. Staff photos – July 24, 2012 E MAIN STCOLLEGE STS WASHINGTON STS NORTHINGTON ST245 1ST ST 215 E MAIN ST 256 E MAIN ST244 E MAIN ST 272 E MAIN ST 232 E MAIN ST 217 E MAIN ST 231 E MAIN ST 241 E MAIN ST 255 E MAIN ST 263 E MAIN ST 271 E MAIN ST 321 COLLEGE ST 325 COLLEGE ST 238 COLLEGE ST 326 COLLEGE ST 320 COLLEGE ST 327 S WASHINGTON ST 319 S WASHINGTON ST 311 S WASHINGTON ST 249 S WASHINGTON ST 345 S WASHINGTON ST 305 S NORTHINGTON ST 335 S NORTHINGTON ST 323 S NORTHINGTON ST 315 S NORTHINGTON ST 334 S NORTHINGTON ST 322 S NORTHINGTON ST 250 S NORTHINGTON ST 239 S NORTHINGTON ST 237 S NORTHINGTON ST234 S NORTHINGTON ST ²1 inch = 60 feet Aerial photography date: March 2010 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION City of Prattville Location Map 244 E. Main Street 244 E. Main Street ATTACHMENT B