HISTORIC AND DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION
March 06, 2015
Agenda Item No: 8
HDRC CASE NO: 2015-023
ADDRESS: 415 E PARK AVE
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: NCB 1752 BLK 5 LOT E 25 FT OF 6 & W 13.29 FT OF 7
ZONING: R4 H
CITY COUNCIL DIST.:|913|
DISTRICT: Tobin Hill Historic District
APPLICANT: Jennifer Boone
OWNER: Manuel Mendoza, Yolanda Mendoza
TYPE OF WORK: New construction of 2-1/2 story residence
REQUEST:
The applicant is requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness for approval to construct a 2-1/2 story single family house. The proposed design will have a metal roof, vinyl windows, cement board plank and shingle siding and a rooftop balcony.
APPLICABLE CITATIONS:
Historic Design Guidelines, Chapter 4, Guidelines for New Construction
1. Building and Entrance Orientation
A. FA?ADE ORIENTATION
i. Setbacks-Align front facades of new buildings with front facades of adjacent buildings where a consistent setback has been established along the street frontage. Use the median setback of buildings along the street frontage where a variety of setbacks exist. Refer to UDC Article 3, Division 2. Base Zoning Districts for applicable setback requirements.
2. Building Massing and Form
A. SCALE AND MASS
i. Similar height and scale-Design new construction so that its height and overall scale are consistent with nearby historic buildings. In residential districts, the height and scale of new construction should not exceed that of the majority of historic buildings by more than one-story. In commercial districts, building height shall conform to the established pattern. If there is no more than a 50% variation in the scale of buildings on the adjacent block faces, then the height of the new building shall not exceed the tallest building on the adjacent block face by more than 10%.
iii. Foundation and floor heights-Align foundation and floor-to-floor heights (including porches and balconies) within one foot of floor-to-floor heights on adjacent historic structures.
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