Architectural Board of Review

VILLAGE OF CHAGRIN FALLS ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF REVIEW AUGUST 15, 2023 Meeting Called to Order 8:30 A.M. Members Present: Bill Childs, Steve King, Phil Koepf, Wendy Naylor, (George Clemens-absent) Also Present: Dominic Cribari, Joan Andersen APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Naylor, seconded by Childs to approve the minutes of the August 1, 2023, meeting. Roll Call: Naylor-yea, Childs-yea, King-abstain. Motion passed. 1. Miller 48 Maple Street Exterior Alteration-Preliminary Cory Brown (Architect) and Lauren Miller (Homeowner) presented these plans. Cory said they want to demolish the existing garage and build a new 3 car garage with a lift. Childs said to look at the massing and add a gable to match the house. He also said to add a hipped roof. Cory said that they are adding a lift so the hipped roof will not work. He said that the existing hipped roof doesn’t match the house roof, but the new pitch and gable matches it. He said that the shed is to accommodate the lift. King opened the meeting up to the public for comments about the demolition of the existing garage at 48 Maple Street. There was no one in the audience to comment. Motion by King, seconded by Childs to approve demolition of the existing garage. Roll Call: Naylor-yea, Childs-yea, King-yea. Motion passed. Motion by King, seconded by Naylor for final approval of new garage plans as presented. Roll Call: King- yea, Childs-yea, Naylor-yea. Motion passed. 2. Kappus 325 Bell Street Exterior Alteration-Windows Michael Stucko (Contractor) and David Kappas (Homeowner) presented these plans. Michael said they were replacing the windows with aluminum clad energy efficient windows. He said they are Pella one over one windows. Summation-motion by Naylor, seconded by Childs for final approval of plans as presented. The windows are cream color aluminum clad. The replacement sash is one over one. The windows are Pella lifestyle brand windows. Roll Call: King-yea, Naylor-yea, Childs-yea. Motion passed. 3. Raftus 106 Church Street Exterior Alteration-Preliminary Becky Pantuso (Architect) said that she took the recommendation of the Board and removed the dormer. Building and Zoning Inspector Dominic Cribari said that they need to go to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a front yard setback for a non-conforming building. He said they do not need a rear yard variance since Becky removed the overhang and steps. Becky said both of her plans need a variance. The one has everything her client wants and the other one is the removal of the dormer. Summation-motion by Naylor, seconded by Childs for preliminary approval of plans dated August 15, 2023. The Architectural Board recommends approval of porch variance. Roll Call: King-yea, Childs-yea, Naylor-yea. Motion passed. 4. Arcadi 483 Falls Road Exterior Alteration-Preliminary Megan Siddall (Architect) and Rick Arcadi (Homeowner) presented these plans. Building and Zoning Inspector Dominic Cribari said that they need to go to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a variance for a 50’ rear yard setback due to parcel sticking out is part of the township. He said that the township has no issues with the variance. Megan said that per the recommendation of the Board they lowered the roof line, they could not bring the gable out because it conflicted with the bay window, so they changed the bay and added two windows. Childs thought they did a nice job. Koepf said he is concerned with the length of the side wall. He said that it needs a smooth finish instead of stucco. He said they should consider Boral siding and on the long wall to add a reverse gable to break up the wall. Summation-motion by Naylor, seconded by King for preliminary approval of plans as presented. The Board said to not use the stucco but a more compatible material. They recommended using a flat board style material and adding roof gables to the rear elevation to break up the length. The Architectural Board recommends approval of the rear setback variance. Roll Call: Childs-yea, King-yea, Naylor-yea. Motion passed. 5. Mitchell 210 South Franklin Exterior Alteration-Final Cory Brown (Architect) and Dave Mitchell (Homeowner) presented these plans. Cory said that there is a main porch and a secondary porch and this new side entry porch. He said that the side and secondary porch match and that they went with the more Italianate look. The Board thought it looked good. Summation-motion by Naylor, seconded by Childs for final approval of plans as presented. Roll Call: Naylor-yea, King-yea, Childs-yea. Motion passed. 6. Mathe 65 West Washington Field Change-Windows Becky Pantuso (Architect) and Andrew Reynolds (Architect) presented these plans. Becky said that this is a field change and that they are trying to keep water out of the house. Andrew said they are using Marvin Ultimate windows and replacing the siding with matching material. Koepf said to insulate with fiberglass blown into the insulation and cavity so the siding will breathe. He said to replace all the windows exactly the same and look at blown in fiberglass for the walls. Summation-motion by Naylor, seconded by Childs for final approval of plans as presented. The Board recommends using Marvin Ultimate G2 or Pella aluminum clad windows to match the existing historic windows and to replace the window sash. Roll Call: King-yea, Childs-yea, Naylor-yea. Motion passed. 7. RSR Chagrin LLC 207 South Main Exterior Alteration-Preliminary Robert Vitt (Owner) said that he cleaned up the windows and relocated some of them for better symmetry. He said that there is a minimal bump out on the north side. Childs said to adjust the windows at the front elevation. Summation-motion by Naylor, seconded by Childs for preliminary approval of plans as presented. The Board said to adjust the windows as noted on the plans at the front elevation. Roll Call: King-yea, Naylor- yea, Childs-yea. Motion passed. Walk-In 313 Miles Road Jack Butler said he was here for Cheri Vadakin the homeowner. Phil Koepf offered to look at the house at the previous meeting. Phil said that they need to replace the windows first and that he would not recommend using vinyl siding on the house. He said that the detailing is critical. He said that he would recommend siding the garage. Jack said that they had one of the painters that Phil had recommended come out and the cost to just assess the problem was too much. The Board said that vinyl siding is not recommended. Walk-In 51 Water Street Phil Koepf (Architect) said that the home has mold issues in the basement and that they would like to add a 6’ porch where the original one was. Meeting Adjourned at 10:30 A.M. _____________________________________________ Steve King, Chairman Date