Submitted By: Charlita Whitehead
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Presentation By: Charlita Whitehead
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Department: Growth Management
FORMAL TITLE (Motion Ready):
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Case File # 53; COA26-0029; 605 SE Sanchez Avenue. A request to add a 20-foot by 30-foot brick patio in the backyard.
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BACKGROUND:
Petitioner/ Property Owner: Tim Creely and Lydia Creely
Project Planner: Charlita Whitehead
Applicant Request: To add a 20-foot by 30-foot brick patio in the side rear yard.
Parcel Information
Acres: ±0.24 acres
Parcel(s) #: 2820-032-001
Location: 605 SE Sanchez Avenue
Future Land Use: Neighborhood
Zoning District: R-3, Multi-Family Residential
Existing Use: Single Family Residence
Background:
The existing home was constructed in 1895 using a Frame Vernacular/Queen Anne Revival influenced building style. The home is a contributing structure to the Ocala Historic District.
Previous Certificates of Appropriateness associated with the property include:
• COA25-0017: Addition of a 4-foot-tall black aluminum antebellum-style fence gate, a 6-foot-tall natural wood fence, landscaping, and granite installation. Conditions included limiting the privacy fence extension beyond the west and north façade of the home and requiring hedges or bushes along the SE 6th Street driveway access with gravel as a buffer.
• COA24-45667: Addition of custom wood vertical skirting around the home and vertical wood railing on the front porch.
• COA24-45538: Addition of stairs to the existing porch on the north elevation of the home.
• COA21-44364: Replacement of approximately 30 windows, replacement of siding, replacement of front steps, installation of gutters, site work, and installation of a shed and fence.
The applicant previously used the same brick material on a pathway located at the front of the home. The proposed patio material will match the existing brick material currently on the property.
Applicant Request:
The applicant is requesting to construct a 20-foot by 30-foot brick patio in the side rear yard.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
Staff Analysis
Certificate of Appropriateness Criteria for Decisions (Section 94-82(g)):
The Code states that the Board may issue a certificate of appropriateness for the reconstruction, alteration, new construction, non-permanent structures, demolition, partial demolition, or removal of any building or structure within a locally designated historic district or any designated local landmark, or any other activity for which a CA is required, if such action is not deemed contrary to the purposes of historic preservation and to the special character of districts, sites and resources as designated specifically. The board's decisions will be based on the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, the city's Historic Preservation Design Guidelines, this chapter, and the following criteria:
1. Exterior alterations shall not diminish the architectural quality or historical character of the building or the building site.
Staff Comments: The proposed brick patio is located within the rear yard and does not alter the primary historic structure. The use of brick materials that match existing brick features on the property supports compatibility with the historic character of the site.
2. Sandblasting of any materials except for iron is prohibited.
Staff Comments: Not applicable.
3. Only through very controlled conditions can most historic building material be abrasively cleaned of soil or paint without measurable damage to the surface or profile of the substrate. Decisions regarding the proper cleaning process for historic structures can be made only after careful analysis of the building fabric, and testing. Generally, wet abrasive cleaning of a historic structure should be conducted within the range of 20 to 100 psi at a range of three to 12 inches.
Staff Comments: Not applicable.
4. Landscaping, signs, parking and site development should be sensitive to the individual building and should be visually compatible with the buildings and environment with which they are visually related.
Staff Comments: The proposed patio is located in the backyard and is compatible with the existing residential character of the property and surrounding historic neighborhood. The proposed brick material complements existing site features.
5. New construction shall be visually compatible with the buildings and environment with which the new construction is visually related. When an application involves new construction, the applicant may present conceptual plans to the board for review and comment before the application for a certificate of appropriateness is submitted and before construction drawings of the project are prepared. Aspects to be considered include:
a. The height, volume, proportion between width and height of the facades, the proportions and relationship between doors and windows, the rhythm of solids and voids created by openings in the facades, the materials used in the facades, the texture inherent in the facades, the colors, pattern and trim used in the facades, and the design of the roof.
Staff Comments: Explanation of how the criterion is met. The proposed patio does not alter the existing façade, roof design, or building proportions. The proposed brick material is visually compatible with the existing materials on site.
b. The existing rhythm created by existing building masses and spaces between them should be preserved.
Staff Comments: The proposed patio is located in the rear yard and does not impact the existing rhythm of building masses and spacing within the neighborhood.
c. Landscape plans should be visually compatible with the buildings and environment with which the landscaping is visually related.
Staff Comments: The proposed patio maintains compatibility with the surrounding residential environment and existing site improvements.
d. Proportions of existing facades which are visually related shall be maintained when neighboring buildings have a dominant horizontal or vertical expression, that expression should be carried over in the new facade.
Staff Comments: Not applicable.
e. Architectural details should be incorporated as necessary to relate the new with the old and to preserve and enhance the inherent architectural characteristics of the area.
Staff Comments: The use of brick materials consistent with existing site elements helps maintain compatibility with the historic character of the property.
f. Accessory structures shall be compatible with the scale, shape, roof form, materials, and detailing of the main structure to protect the historic integrity of the neighborhood. The accessory structure shall not exceed the maximum height allowed by the applicable zoning or the height of the existing primary structure.
Staff Comments: The proposed patio is a ground-level site improvement and does not include an accessory structure.
Secretary of the Interiors Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
Standards for Rehabilitation
Standard 2: The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features, spaces and spatial relationships that characterize
a property will be avoided. (Page 76)
Staff Comments: The proposed patio is located within the rear yard and does not alter or remove character-defining features of the historic residence. The project preserves the historic character of the property.
Standard 9: New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction will not destroy historic materials, features, and spatial relationships that characterize the property. The new work
will be differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic materials, features,
size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment. (Page 76)
Staff Comments: The proposed brick patio is a ground-level site improvement located at the rear of the property. The proposed materials are compatible with existing brick elements on site and do not negatively impact the scale, massing, proportion, or character of the historic structure.
Standard 10: New additions and adjacent or related new construction will be undertaken in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. (Page 76)
Staff Comments: The proposed patio is reversible in nature and may be removed in the future without impairing the essential form, integrity, or environment of the historic property.
Staff Recommendation:
Approval
ALTERNATIVE:
• Approve
• Approve with Conditions
• Table
• Deny