Architectural Board of Review

VILLAGE OF CHAGRIN FALLS ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF REVIEW MARCH 21, 2023 Meeting Called to Order 8:30 A.M. Members Present: Bill Childs, George Clemens, Steve King, Phil Koepf, Wendy Naylor Also Present: Dominic Cribari, Joan Andersen APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by King, seconded by Naylor to approve the minutes from the March 7, 2023, meeting. King asked to delete the comment about the wrap around porch being appropriate on 45 Walnut Street since he did not state that. Roll Call: Childs-yea, Naylor-yea, King-yea. Motion passed. 1. Bauman 46 East Orange Exterior Alteration-Preliminary George Clemens (Architect) and Craig and Jeanine Bauman (Homeowners) presented this project. George said that they are doing extensive work on the interior but minimal on the exterior. He said they are slightly modifying the side steps making them more convenient. He said they are adding a glass block window in the basement that will match the one that already exists. Summation-motion by Childs, seconded by Naylor for final approval of plans as presented. Roll Call: King-yea, Childs-yea, Naylor-yea. Motion passed. 2. Schaumburg 115 East Washington Fence-Final Don Simpson (Auburn Fence) presented these plans. Building and Zoning Inspector Dominic Cribari explained that this fence was being presented to ABR because it is a front yard fence in the National Register Historic District at Philomethian and East Washington Street. Don said he was putting up a 42” black metal fence. He said it was the same height and style as the one across the street, that he did last year. Clemens said in terms of style of fence this was a good choice, and he likes it. He said it gives a picket look. Naylor said that she likes the fact that they are matching the fence that is right across the street and thinks that’s compatible since it’s on the corner. Clemens said that it is also important on a corner lot that you can see through it for traffic and Naylor agreed. King thought it was going to look like a corral. Koepf asked if there was any reason why it had to be 42” versus a 36” fence. Don said that the homeowner wanted that height and that it is the height that is most common with fences around Chagrin Falls. Naylor asked if it wrapped around the whole property and Don said it stops at the driveway. He said it is 30” off the sidewalk. Summation-motion by King, seconded by Naylor to approve a 36” fence. Naylor asked if they were permitted to approve a 36” fence and Building and Zoning Inspector Dominic Cribari said he doesn’t know on what grounds you could tell them that they can only have a 36” fence. Naylor asked what the height of fence across the street is and Don said 42”. King said that the fence across the street is not as visible as this one would be. Clemens said that the fence is allowed to be 42”. Koepf said that just because that is the allowed height given the fact this is a more transparent lot, not like the one across the street which has a hedge, he thinks it would look better at 36” instead of 42”. Naylor asked if they could table this and ask the owner if they would consider a 36” fence and Dominic said if they approve the 36” fence and the homeowner agrees to it then Don won’t have to come back. Roll Call: Childs-yea, Naylor-yea, King-yea. Motion passed. 3. Agnello 117 Miles Rd. Exterior Alteration-Window Changes King read the Historical Significance Report and said that the house at 117 Miles Road does meet the standards of a Historically Significant Property as defined in the Codified Ordinance Section 1146.03 (C)(2): the structure is presumed to be an Historically Significant Property as it is only two years shy of being 100 years old. The proposed exterior alteration listed under “The Issue”, changes the appearance of 117 Miles Road and does not follow the Codified Ordinance Section 1146.04(d)(1-3) “guidelines” for “preservation of features,” “replacement of features,” and “compatibility”, and in that regard has an adverse effect on the design and historical significance of the house. Motion by Naylor, seconded by Childs to receive the HSR report. Roll Call: King-yea, Naylor-yea, Childs-yea. Daniel Ondak (Window World) said that they are replacing five wood windows with vinyl ones. Koepf said that there is no way that they will be able to replicate these windows in vinyl. Daniel said that he could put the mullions on top like they have in the existing windows. He said that they also have a vinyl patio door. He said that the windows that have been replaced in the home were all replaced with vinyl ones. Koepf said he’d like to see the Board do the right thing with this house and King agreed. Childs said that you lose the composition and details of the windows with vinyl ones. Naylor said that this is a wonderful house and that based on input from Dan, the existing vinyl windows are older and are not going to last. She said that once they go, they could match those replacements with aluminum clad or wood windows. Summation-motion by King, seconded by Naylor to approve plans as presented. Roll Call: King-nay, Naylor-nay, Childs-nay. Naylor denied plans based on recommendations from Perspectus Architects that replacing the proposed windows with vinyl will have an adverse effect on the design: vinyl windows by the nature of the materials cannot match the existing detail of wood windows: applicant has stated that the existing vinyl windows are older and might come up for replacement soon so replacing these existing windows with aluminum clad or wood would set a precedence for replacing those vinyl windows. Building and Zoning Inspector Dominic Cribari told the applicant that they have ten days to file an appeal. 4. DeJohn 148 High Street Exterior Alteration-Final Becky Pantuso (Architect) presented these plans. She said nothing has changed and she is just here for final approval. Summation-motion by Naylor, seconded by King for final approval of plans as presented. Roll Call: Childs-yea, King-yea, Naylor-yea. Motion passed. 5. CF Historical Society 95 East Washington New Accessory Structure-Preliminary Phil Koepf (Architect) presented these plans. He explained that they want to demolish the existing garage and replace it with a new one. He said that they stretched the length out slightly to accommodate the fire truck that was donated to the Historical Society and that they are going for a variance. He said he wants it to look like a barn and not a fire house. He said that the building will be insulated. Naylor asked if there were any variances that he wanted them to discuss in the motion. Phil said there are three, area, height, and sidewall. Clemens said the barn look is very appropriate and that the variance is justified by the exceptional program requirements and Naylor said the context of where the building is located next to the large school allows for the larger scale of the proposed barn. Phil said the building will be very tightly constructed. Summation-motion by Naylor, seconded by King for preliminary approval of plans as presented. The ABR board also recommended approval of the variance for area, height, and sidewall justified by the Historical Society programming and context with large school building located in rear. Roll Call: Childs- yea, King-yea, Naylor-yea. Motion passed. 6. RSR Chagrin 225 South Main New Dwelling-Final Robert Vitt (Owner) presented these plans for sub lot 4. He said that they looked at a couple things, the potential dormer in the bedroom and he said it became more compromised. He said as an option they added a skylight. He said they raised the ceiling and added the skylight centered on the bed. He said the also added a skylight to the bathroom to bring daylight into the bathroom. Childs said to pull the hood down on the garage. He said that he thinks it looks organized. Summation-motion by King, seconded by Childs for final approval of plans as presented. Roll Call: Naylor-yea, Childs-yea, King-yea. Motion passed. 7. RSR Chagrin 219 South Main New Dwelling-Final Robert Vitt (Owner) presented these plans for sub lot 3. He said that based on the recommendations of the Board he expanded the porch and added masonry on the chimney. Childs said to add panel on the bay. He said the chimney neck needs to be a little wider. Robert said they also eliminated the bump outs. Summation-motion by Naylor, seconded by King for final approval of plans as presented. He needs to add a panel at the bay window façade and to widen the neck of the chimney so it’s 3’ by 4”. Roll Call: Childs-yea, King-yea, Naylor-yea. 8. Johnson 47 Maple Street Exterior Alterations-Field Change Darryl Dureiko (Project Manager) said that he has two field changes one is the roof element. Childs said that with the architrave should have a bracket going across on the beam. He said the bracket needs to be pulled down. Clemens said to separate the brackets from the socket with a beam element. Childs said the beam should sit on the bracket. Darryl asked if they had a problem bringing the bracket further out. They said to move the line of the shingle pattern by 2/3 and 1/3 and move the belly band above the garage roof element. They said to add molding to the fascia. Darryl said the second part was the windows, the skirting on the side and the front door. Summation-motion by Naylor, seconded by King to approve field changes to the garage: to separate the brackets from the socket: pull the brackets down and adjust the architrave on the garage façade: adjust shingle pattern and move the belly band as indicated on drawing for garage: option for copper shield seam roof on pitched roof over garage doors. Childs-yea, King-yea, Naylor-yea. Motion passed. Summation-motion by Naylor, seconded by King for final approval of west elevation windows except for the lower-level windows at the front east elevation which need to stay their original height: approval of door to gazabo as presented: approval of apron pattern as presented. Also, the Board does not approve the portico. Roll Call: Childs-yea, Naylor-yea, King-yea. Motion passed. Walk-In 64 West Washington Craig and Hallie Martin said they want to add a green house. They said that it would be attached to the garage. They said the base of the greenhouse would be white brick. The Board said that they need to see a site plan showing the greenhouses relation to the house and where it’s located. They said they needed more documentation. Meeting Adjourned at 9:36 A. M. 4-4-23 _________________________________________ Steve King, Chairman Date