1. The house is proposed to be set 27' from the front property line, with a full-length front porch at 21' from the front property line. The average front setback of the relatively small blockface is 18.3', with the adjacent house set 24' from the front property line. The proposed house will maintain a consistent front setback pattern with the street. The site plan includes a walkway from the house to the street.

2. The block to receive new construction is characterized by modified Queen Anne cottages, Craftsman bungalows, and infill construction. The 16' wide by 40' deep house is not proportionate to other houses on the block or lot. Comparable houses in the neighborhood range between approximately 26' and 36' wide. Side setback requirements would allow for a house with a wider façade. The Board should discuss the proposed building width.

The applicant has used the proposed plan previously; the staff report noted the narrow width of the building but there were five comparable shotgun houses on the block.

3. Infill Housing design guidelines recommend that on lots without alleys, new driveways should be at least 20' behind the front façade of the infill house with access limited to one lane between the street and the front façade. Parking is a concrete pad flush with the porch and the façade of the house and is accessed from a side alley. Although there is an alley that is being used to access parking, the location of the pad should be revised to be at least 20' behind the front façade, or behind the house. The final site plan should meet City Engineering standards.

4. The two-bay, two-story façade is more narrow than other houses on the street by at least 7'-10', and it is taller than the context, which mostly features one story houses.

5. The house features a full-length 6' deep front porch, which should be increased to at least 8' to meet the design guidelines. The 8 by 8 columns and horizontal header add detail to the porch design. The engaged gable on the front porch should be included in the final construction. If the front porch is constructed on an open foundation, the lattice indicated on the plans should be included to avoid an open deck look.

6. Guidelines recommend window and door styles be similar, with similar proportions and ratio of solid to void, to historic houses on the block. At least one additional window should be added to the left side elevation to reduce the large swath of siding with no transparency. The frontmost windows on the right elevation should be double-hung windows instead of transoms.

7. The proposed 10/12 pitch roof meets the design guidelines. The final construction should incorporate the rake mold and eave overhangs as drawn.

8. The application does not include information on siding or roofing materials. If vinyl siding is used, the siding should feature an overlap instead of Dutch lap or flush panel siding. The stucco coated block foundation meets the design guidelines.

9. The final site plan should include one native or naturalized shade tree in the front and rear yards, and the existing mature trees on the lot should be preserved.

New primary residence fronting Johnston Street. Two story residence features a front gable roof (10/12 pitch), an exterior of horizontal siding (material unspecified) with corner boards, and a block foundation clad in stucco. The house measures 40' long by 16' wide (20' wide with a 4' massing recessed towards the rear) and is proposed to be set 27' from the front property line . It features a full length, 6' deep front porch recessed under a shed roof with an engaged front-gable accent over the door that is supported by three 8" square posts. Parking is an 18' wide concrete driveway flush with the front of the house and is accessed via the alley, which runs parallel to the lot.

The façade (northeast) features two bays on the first story, with paired 1/1 double hung windows in the first bay, followed by a full-light door with a transom. Paired 1/1 double hung windows are centrally located on the second story of the façade. A 1/1 double hung window is also visible on the side-gable massing which projects from the right side of the house, approximately 12' behind the façade. The left elevation features a secondary opening to a small porch, with one 1/1 double hung window on the second story. The right elevation features a one-story, side-gable massing projecting from the center of the elevation, and there are two transom windows and a 1/1 double-hung window on the first story, with none on the second. The rear elevation has two 1/1 double hung windows on the first story and one pair of 1/1 double hung windows on the second story.

Notes on the plan reference previous cases' conditions of approval but the changes are not shown.