1. The house is proposed to be set 37'-6" from the front property line. The final site plan should be revised to add a front walkway that connects with the street.

2. The block to receive new construction lacks significant context, as almost all the houses on the street are infill construction, interspersed with Minimal Traditionals and vacant lots . The 28' wide by 27'-2" deep house is not proportionate to the other houses on the block nor to the 40' wide and 194' deep lot. The infill houses are rectangular in plan and are approximately 28' wide and 40' deep or 44' wide and 28' deep, and most nearby houses on 40' wide lots range in width from 16'-25.' The house also does not meet the minimum side setbacks required by the base zoning, so a variance would be required if this plan moves forward, and the rear setback requirements would allow for a house with a narrower width and larger depth.

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 located in front of the house and accessed via a driveway from Divide Street. Parking should be revised to avoid the front yard.

4. The two-story, three-bay façade is not similar in scale and height to the context, which almost exclusively features one-story houses with balanced façades.

5. The house features a full length, 4'-4" deep front porch recessed under a shed roof and supported by four square wood posts. Guidelines state that front porches should be proportional to other houses on the block and at least 8' deep. The porch depth should be revised to at least 8'.

6. Guidelines recommend window and door styles be similar to historic houses on the block, with similar placement and ratio of solid to void. The façade should be revised to avoid the half-shutter on the left first story window. The 4/4 single-hung windows are compatible with the 6/6 single-hung windows on most houses in the block, and the façade and rear elevations feature a sufficient ratio of solid to void. However, the house features five different window sizes, and the windows are placed at different heights on the side elevations, leaving large swaths of siding. The window sizes and placement should be revised to be more cohesive. The paneled door flanked with sidelights is appropriate.

7. The 8/12 roof pitch matches the context and benefits from the complexity of the clipped gables.

8. The asphalt shingles and horizontal vinyl siding meet the design guidelines, but the siding should be clapboard-style with an overlap instead of Dutch lap or flush panel siding. The foundation appears to be a concrete slab, which should be clad in stucco or parge-coated to meet the design guidelines.

9. The final site plan should be revised to include a native or naturalized shade tree in the front and back yards.

New primary structure fronting Divide Street. Two story residence features a clipped side-gable roof (8/12 pitch), an exterior of horizontal siding with trim dividing the floors, and a foundation of an unspecified material that appears to be a concrete slab. The house is 28' wide by 27'-2" deep and will be set approximately 37'-6" from the front lot line . It features a full length, 4'-4" deep front porch recessed under a shed roof and supported by four square wood posts. Parking is a 10' wide by 31'-9' deep concrete driveway in front of the house and is accessed from Divide Street.

The façade (northeast) features three bays, with the front porch and a paneled door flanked by sidelights in the left bay, two 4/4 single-hung windows with shutters on each story in the middle bay, and a swath of siding with the profile of a projecting massing on the right elevation in the right bay. The side elevations each feature one 4/4 single-hung window on each story, which are not organized into bays. The right elevation also features a one-story, 4' wide by 1'-4" deep projecting massing with a front-gable roof. The rear elevation features two 4/4 single-hung windows on the first story and three on the second story, and the left bay is recessed, featuring an uncovered secondary entrance with a stoop and sliding glass door.