After-the-fact review of material and design changes from the initial approval.

Siding: the installed siding is a faux grain-finished fiber cement lap product with a wide exposure pattern; the approved siding was a smooth-finished fiber cement lap siding with a 4"-5" exposure pattern.

Front door: the installed door is a two-panel wood door with no transparency, flanked by sidelights; the approved front door featured a quarter-light above two vertical panels.

Front porch: the applicant is requesting the installation of square 8 by 8 wood posts with 1 by 4 frame trimming around top and bottom above the brick piers; the approved porch columns were tapered wood posts above brick piers. The applicant also requests the porch foundation to be clad in "pressure-treated wood trimming" instead of the brick foundation as depicted.

Windows: applicant installed vinyl windows and will replace them with aluminum-clad wood windows to reflect initial approval. On the rear dormer, the windows were initially proposed as three small adjoining casement windows; the applicant is requesting to install three full-length adjoining operable windows in the same location.

HZC DECISION PER 3/21/2024 MEETING: DENY installed faux-grain fiber cement lap siding, the installed door, the vinyl windows, the proposed 8 by 8 square posts instead of tapered wood posts, and the wood-clad porch foundation; MODIFY WITH installation of smooth-finish fiber cement lap siding with a 4" to 5" exposure pattern, a door to reflect the approval under COA 6-D-23-HZ, tapered wood posts to match the previous approval, and a brick-clad porch foundation to reflect the house's brick foundation. APPROVE the rear dormer window modifications.

C. Porches
2. Design elements to be incorporated in any new porch design must include tongue and groove wood floors, beadboard ceilings, wood posts and/or columns and sawn and turned wood trim when appropriate. If balustrades are required, they must be designed with spindles set into the top and bottom rails.
4. In new construction, the proportion of the porches to the front facades shall be consistent with historic porches in the neighborhood.

E. Wood Wall Coverings
1. Synthetic siding is inappropriate and is not allowed either as replacement siding on existing buildings or new siding in new construction.
4. New construction must incorporate corner and trim boards and appropriate window and door trim to be compatible with adjacent historic buildings.

F. Masonry
12. Stucco surfaced masonry can be appropriate for foundation in new construction. Brick and stone can also be appropriate.

NEW BUILDINGS
New buildings should be contemporary in spirit. Slavish copies of historic buildings confuse the historic value of the existing buildings. New buildings should respond to the present time, the environment, and the use for which they are intended. New buildings constructed in historic areas should be compatible with the existing historic buildings and sensitive to the patterns of the environment where they will be placed. The use of similar materials can help in developing continuity. These principles apply to new homes as well as garages, sheds and other outbuildings.

J. Materials
1. The materials used for new building exteriors shall be consistent with materials already found on buildings on the street.
2. Artificial siding and split-face block are not acceptable materials for use on new buildings.

K. Features
1. Design new buildings with a strong sense of a front entry.
2. Use front porches in new designs, and make the size of those porches useable for sitting. New porches shall be at least eight feet deep, shall contain design features such as columns and balustrades that introduce architectural diversity, and shall extend across more than half of the front façade.