Design Review Board

Edgewood Park Infill Housing Overlay District

12-C-22-IH

Applicant Request

1. The house is proposed to be set 33' from the front property line. The average setback of the block is 40.3'. Modifications to the front setback may be necessary to maintain a consistent front yard space. The final site plan should include a walkway from the front door to the street.

2. The block is characterized by one-story Minimal Traditionals and infill construction, measuring approximately 30' wide at the façade. The narrow house is not proportional to the dimensions of the lot or other houses on the block. The property was recently rezoned to RN-4 (from C-N) with the stated intent of building townhouses. The proposed house is a single-family house with a form more appropriate for a townhouse.

3. The proposed parking avoids the front yard, and there is no alley behind the property. The proposed parking should be confirmed to meet the guidelines for streets without an alley, placing the parking at least 20' behind the front façade of the house. Site plan modifications will be necessary to meet City Engineering limits.

4. The house is significantly more narrow and taller than the other houses on the block, with a form more appropriate for a townhouse. Guidelines note that "the front façade of new houses should be about the same width as original houses on the block." The drawings represent a concrete slab foundation with no additional height.

5. The proposed porch is generally compatible with the context, though 7' deep is smaller than the guidelines' recommendation of 8'-12'. Infill Housing reviews typically recommend posts larger than 4 by 4s.

6. Guidelines recommend windows of a similar proportion, style, and placement to the historic context, especially on the façade. The proposed windows, including the large façade windows and the irregularly-spaced side elevation windows, do not reflect historic window placement in the broader Edgewood Park Infill Housing overlay.

7. The roof has a 10/12 pitch, compatible with the general historic context, though the Minimal Traditional houses on the block have lower-pitched roofs on one-story houses.

8. The proposed siding and roofing materials meet the design guidelines, though the drawings do not indicate a foundation material.

9. The final site plan should include a native or naturalized shade tree in the front yard.

10. The proposed house is identical to the one proposed at 2330 Money Place (12-B-22-IH). Variations in design are typically recommended when two infill houses are proposed on adjacent parcels.

Site Info

New primary structure fronting Money Place. Two-story residence features a front-gable roof (10/12 pitch, clad in asphalt shingles), an exterior of vinyl lap siding, and a concrete slab foundation. The rectangular house measures approximately 15' wide by 40' long, with a 7' deep, full-length, hipped-roof front porch. The house is proposed to be set 33' from the main massing to the front property line (28' from the front porch to the front property line). Parking is proposed as a 10' wide side driveway extending the length of the house.

The façade (northwest) features a three-bay façade on the front story, with two large single-hung 6/6 windows flanking a centrally located door. One window is centered on the second story. The side elevations feature irregularly spaced, single-hung, 6/6 windows, with more transparency on the second story than the first. A second-story deck projects from the rear elevation.