Architectural Review Board

Agenda Architectural Review Board Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Multipurpose Room, Petersburg Public Library 201 W. Washington St. 6:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Review of Minutes 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Public Information Period 6. Request(s) for Certificate of Appropriateness: Regular Agenda: a) 21 Pine Street (T.P. 023-18-0008) Folly Castle Historic District; Owner: Jordan C Giovanni; Applicant: Same Install vinyl window on second floor north elevation where there is currently no window. b) 122 W Tabb Street (T.P. 011-24-0004) Courthouse Historic District; Owner: Substrate LLC; Applicant: Corey Bullock Create an entryway arbor with signage at parking lot door of this noncontributing building. c) 103 S. Jones Street (T.P. 023-20-0002) Folly Castle Historic District; Owner: Earl Blackman; Applicant: Donald Robinson Replace vinyl siding and vinyl windows in-kind, and wrap front porch columns in wood. d) 105 S. Jones Street (T.P. 023-20-0001) Folly Castle Historic District; Owner: Earl Blackman; Applicant: Donald Robinson Replace vinyl siding and vinyl windows in-kind, wrap front porch columns in wood, replace addition roof with asphalt shingles. 1  e) 125 N. Market Street (T.P. 011-24-0001) Courthouse Historic District; Owner: SC Market Street LLC; Applicant: Same Deconstruct unstable, standalone rear brick wall and replace window sills in- kind. f) 117 S. Jefferson Street (T.P. 022-12-0022) Poplar Lawn Historic District; Owner: JLH Partners LLC; Applicant: Owen Howlett Remove potentially original rear section of the house and replace with a new, two story addition. 7. Old Business: 8. New Business: Administrative Approvals: a) 117 S. Jefferson – emergency porch removal b) 401 S. Jefferson – in-kind roof c) 823 W. Washington – paint d) 357 University – paint e) 357 Hurt – paint f) 348 Hurt – paint g) 21 Pine – in-kind repairs 9. Work Session: 10. Adjournment: 2 6a. 21 Pine Street Historic District: Folly Castle City of Petersburg Review Date: March 13, 2024 Architectural Review Board Tax Parcel #: 023-18-0008 Staff Report Applicant: Giovanni Jordan Project Description: Install vinyl window Applicant proposal: Applicant states that all windows on the house were vinyl when purchased, with the exception of this opening which had no window. Applicant wishes to install another vinyl window to match the others. Attachments: Photos of building and window. Staff Recommendation: Denial based on the Design Guidelines Chapter 4 Section C There is one remaining wooden window on the house, on the first-floor front elevation. The applicant states that when purchased, all the windows were vinyl on the house, except for one remaining wooden window, which is on the front elevation but setback from the façade. The other exception being this window opening in question which had no window. The applicant has purchased a vinyl window to match the others and wishes to use it due to moisture concerns because the room is a bathroom. Since there was no window present, the installation of vinyl cannot be considered an in-kind replacement. As per the Design Guidelines, the use of vinyl windows is inappropriate. 6b. 122 W. Tabb Street Historic District: Courthouse City of Petersburg Review Date: March 13, 2024 Architectural Review Board Tax Parcel #: 011-24-0004 Staff Report Applicant: Corey Bullock Project Description: Create entryway at parking lot door Applicant proposal: Non-contributing building; construct entrance, including ADA ramp, remove part of road style guard rails in front of building, construct steel pergola, install sign. Attachments: Plans, project description. Staff Recommendation: Approval based on the Design Guidelines Chapter 4 Section K This is a non-contributing building, and the proposed entrance is at the far end of the parking lot of Union Street, so it is not obviously visible from the street. Materials are appropriate, and staff believes this will aesthetically improve the existing blank CMU block wall. Signage is also within the size guidelines. 6c. 106 S. Jones Street Historic District: Folly Castle City of Petersburg Review Date: March 13, 2024 Architectural Review Board Tax Parcel #: 023-20-0002 Staff Report Applicant: Donald Robinson Project Description: In-kind replacements Applicant proposal: Replace vinyl siding and vinyl windows in-kind Attachments: Staff Recommendation: Deferral based on lack of information The general proposal for in-kind replacements is appropriate for the guidelines, however, there is not enough information for approval. Metal porch columns are probably not original, so wrapping them in wood should be acceptable. 6d. 105 S. Jones Street Historic District: Folly Castle City of Petersburg Review Date: March 13, 2024 Architectural Review Board Tax Parcel #: 023-20-0001 Staff Report Applicant: Donald Robinson Project Description: In-kind replacements Applicant proposal: Replace vinyl siding and vinyl windows in-kind, replace tin roof on addition with asphalt shingles. Wrap porch railings with wood. Attachments: Staff Recommendation: Deferral based on lack of information The general proposal for in-kind replacements is appropriate for the guidelines, however, there is not enough information for approval. Staff believes the addition roof on this house is tin. Metal porch columns are probably not original, so wrapping them in wood should be acceptable. 6e. 125 N. Market Street Historic District: Courthouse City of Petersburg Review Date: March 13, 2024 Architectural Review Board Tax Parcel #: 011-24-0001 Staff Report Applicant: SC Market St. LLC Project Description: Deconstruct standalone rear brick wall, repair window sills Applicant proposal: There is a stand-alone brick wall to the rear of this building which is unstable. Applicant proposes to deconstruct it and use the bricks elsewhere on the project, and reconstruct it later. This has been approved by DHR. Attachments: Photos, Staff Recommendation: Approval based on the Design Guidelines 8.D and 4.7 This wall is minimally visible from public right of way, it may have been connected to the building at one time but that section close to the building has partially collapsed. DHR informed the applicant of an unofficial approval, with the condition that a mortar analysis is undertaken and the wall will match the appearance of the old wall when it’s rebuilt. The wall does appear to be old, although staff is unsure of the age, but reconstructing it as per DHR’s recommendations would be acceptable. Applicant should provide a general timeframe for when reconstruction is expected. In-kind window sill replacement is acceptable, but staff would prefer the applicant provide documentation of their condition and confirmation that the sills will match the original in dimension.  City of Petersburg - Architectural Review Board APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (COA) Address: 125 N Market St., Petersburg, VA 23803 Historic District: Application for COA Application for Historic Building Plaque Application for Discussion Applicant: SC Market St LLC E-Mail: seedcrys@gmail.com Address: 3420 Pump Rd., #148, Richmond, VA 23233 Phone: 804 867 8565 Owner: SC Market St LLC E-Mail: seedcrys@gmail.com Address: 3420 Pump Rd., #148, Richmond, VA 23233 Phone: 804 867 8565 Firm/Contractor Preparing Plans: N/A E-Mail: Address: Phone: Firm/Contractor to Perform Work: Owner E-Mail: Address: Phone: Type of Project: Category: Residential Repair Addition Commercial Renovation, Restoration Driveway, sidewalk, parking lots Change in materials New construction Approval of paint colors Demolition Fencing Plaque Signage Other: Project Description (attached additional sheets as needed): Please provide as much information as possible. The Architectural Review Board may deny or table requests that lack sufficient information for review and if you or your representative are not present. Please see Application Guidance and the Historic District Design Guidelines for additional information. The Historic District Guidelines are available for $25 in the Planning Department. There is a partial boundary wall at the property which is damaged to an extent where it cannot be repaired. We're proposing to dismantle the wall, use the bricks to make repairs on the main building (the bricks match in color and size). The wall wil be rebuilt using new brick, a sample (picture) of which will be provided to DHR & ARB Applicant's Signature 2/26/24 Date FOR OFFICE USE Date received: Agenda date: Tax Parcel: Zoning: Additional permits needed from planning: 6f. 117 S. Jefferson Street Historic District: Poplar Lawn City of Petersburg Review Date: March 13, 2024 Architectural Review Board Tax Parcel #: 022-12-0022 Staff Report Applicant: Owen Howlett Project Description: Demolish rear section of house, construct new addition, general renovation Applicant proposal: Remove deteriorating original rear section of house and build new, two-story addition. Proposed addition is differentiated from main house. Restore windows, paint, rebuild porch, repair or replace roof in-kind, repoint brick, new doors. Attachments: Photos, project description, plans. Staff Recommendation: Denial of the Addition Based on 7.R, Approval of Renovation Based on Chapter 4 Staff believes part of this cluster of additions, likely the taller one-story portion with a chimney closest to the house, was built prior to 1908, and potentially original to the house. Applicant removed the non-original additions and due to the old portion’s deteriorated state and the changes made to it, some of its historic integrity has been lost. If the new large addition is approved, staff asks that some consideration is made to shift the new side door over to the location of the current side door, the use of simplified columns on the new side porch, as well as one over one windows. The use of LP smart siding is appropriate, but windows must be wood, wood with aluminum cladding, or a composite. Staff suggests keeping the chimney bricks for potential use elsewhere in the project. The addition should be constructed in a way that won’t damage the main house. Other repairs and renovations on the house are in-kind and appropriate.  City of Petersburg - Architectural Review Board APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (COA) Address: 117 S. Jefferson St. Historic District: Poplar Lawn X Application for COA Application for Historic Building Plaque Application for Discussion Applicant: Owen T. Howlett E-Mail: owenhowlett@gmail.com Address: 324 S. Cherry St, Richmond VA 23220 Phone: 804 366-4791 Owner: Applicant (Above) is Owner E-Mail: Address: Phone: Applicant (Above) is a VA registered Firm/Contractor Preparing Plans: architect and will be prepared own plans E-Mail: Address: Phone: Firm/Contractor to Perform Work: General Contractor not yet identified E-Mail: Address: Phone: Type of Project: Category: X Residential Repair X Addition Commercial X Renovation, Restoration Driveway, sidewalk, parking lots Change in materials New construction Approval of paint colors X Demolition Fencing Plaque Signage Other: Project Description (attached additional sheets as needed): Please provide as much information as possible. The Architectural Review Board may deny or table requests that lack sufficient information for review and if you or your representative are not present. Please see Application Guidance and the Historic District Design Guidelines for additional information. The Historic District Guidelines are available for $25 in the Planning Department. Application for Demolition of a deteriorated rear addition comprising 466sf of early 20th and mid-20th-century elements, Application for restoration of original two-story residence, including a rear addition increasing project square footage by 584sf See Attachment on subsequent pages for Project Description and supplementary photos of the area requiring demolition Applicant's Signature March 6, 2024 Date FOR OFFICE USE Date received: Agenda date: Tax Parcel: Zoning: Additional permits needed from planning: 117 S Jefferson Street March 06, 2024 COA Application Description/Attachments Page 1 of 8 The applicant recently acquired 117 S Jefferson St. (Jan 24th, 2024) and seeks to start stabilization and selective demolition of a seriously deteriorated and compromised rear portion of the structure the structure prior to starting a comprehensive restoration and preservation of the dwelling, including construction of a rear addition. The applicant has included elevation drawings and a plan outline showing the intention for restoration of the dwelling within this application. Demolition: The applicant seeks to demolish a seriously deteriorated assemblage of additions that were, over time, added to the rear of the original early 20th-century house at 117 S Jefferson St. As shown in attached photos taken both from across the street and from the front sidewalk, the additions are not prominent, but have partial visibility at an oblique angle from the street on one side of the house. The additions are in extremely poor condition with rotten roof rafters and extensive termite damage. Later add-ons were poorly constructed from the beginning, with mis-aligned floor and ceiling heights, and dubious/likely non-code-compliant construction methods in some cases. The applicant seeks to demolish the cobbled-together additions and replace with new construction more appropriate for the house that will make the project economically feasible: enabling the addition of modern kitchen, bathroom, and mechanical spaces within the rear addition - minimizing impact on the integrity of interiors within the original 2-story portion of the house. Restoration: The applicant seeks approval for restoration and historic preservation of the existing 2-story dwelling according to the attached elevations showing intent. The existing front porch is beyond repair and an administrative approval was granted for it's removal. It will be rebuilt to its original design and dimensions, incorporating saved elements, including the cyma recta profiled trim at eaves, and existing engaged half-round columns. The proposed plan includes fabricating new porch columns to red outline shows the exactly match the existing half-round elements that survive. The porch will be built using primed and painted wood, with a additions applicant seeks to medium gray-colored standing seam roof (seams less than 1" tall). Porch decking will be a high-quality composite, and the demolish as seen from porch ceiling done with painted yellow-pine bead board. Porch piers will be brick and a part lime-based colored mortar to match S. Jefferson St the existing house brick. The existing wood siding, trim, and decorative cornice brackets will be patched and repaired, old paint scraped and coated with a stabilizing primer, and repainted. The house will be painted with a proposed color scheme of buff trim, light buff/beige siding, and Spanish red windows and doors (see attached elevations). Existing windows are in fair to poor condition, but will be preserved and restored - re-glazed with the existing lites of glass preserved as much as possible. Original exterior doors do not survive, but appropriate paneled painted wood exterior doors will be used (see attached elevations). Existing brick foundation piers and brick infill between piers will be re-pointed with a suitable part lime-based mortar with color to match the original mortar. The existing original standing seam roof and built-in gutters will be repaired and repainted if possible - if the roof is determined to be beyond repair, it will be replaced with a medium gray-colored standing seam roof (seams less than 1" tall). . Rear Addition: The applicant seeks approval for a two-story rear addition to replace the existing dilapidated structures at the rear of the dwelling. The addition will increase the total dwelling area by 584sf above the current dwelling area - the additional area is necessary to accommodate fully modern kitchen, bath, and mechanical spaces and is essential for the economic success of the overall rehabilitation project. The proposed addition is not prominent from the street, but will be partly visible at an oblique angle from the street and sidewalk. The addition will be clad in painted board-and-batten with 6"-wide corner boards and a skirt board on a brick foundation (brick color tone chosen to match the original house). Board and batten is chosen as a contrast to the existing house's clapboard siding, to establish difference between new and old, and will be a high-quality wood-print composite such as LP Smartside. Windows will be single-hung sash type with two-over-two simulated divided lite (SDLs) muntins with proportions to match the existing house windows. The addition includes a small porch and kitchen entry door. The roof will be a hipped roof done in standing seam metal in a medium gray. See attached elevations and proposed plan outline on attachment pages 5-8 of this submission. This frontal elevation taken from across the street at Surry Lane and S. Jefferson St shows that the rear addition is not visible at all. 117 S Jefferson Street March 06, 2024 COA Application Description/Attachments Page 2 of 8 B NOTE: THIS PHOTO SHOWS A THE REAR OF THE ADDITIONS AND THIS VIEW IS NOT VISIBLE FROM JEFFERSON STREET, BUT IS PROVIDED FOR THE BOARD'S EVALUATION This image is a close-up view from a similar vantage point C The portion labeled A is the rear as seen from S. Jefferson St. of the cobbled-on entry to the - The additions requested to A B addition as seen in the street be demolished are outlined in view above. A likely dated from red. Portion A was the 1980s/90s and was entirely demolished so that portion B non-code compliant - it was could be better evaluated removed prior to a site visit by ARB members on March 05 to assess the condition and age of portion B The portion labeled B is partly visible from the street above portion A, and was determined to be contemporary with the original two-story portion of the dwelling B The added portion labeled C likely dates from the 1960s/70s and is not visible from the street This image, dating from the March 5th visit by ARB members, shows the rear addition with portion A removed for better evaluation of portion B  117 S Jefferson Street March 06, 2024 COA Application Description/Attachments Page 3 of 8 This image, dating from the March 5th shows the area requested for demolition as seen from the Jefferson Street sidewalk  117 S Jefferson Street March 06, 2024 COA Application Description/Attachments Page 4 of 8 This image, dating from the March 5th shows the area requested for demolition as seen from the opposite sidewalk on Jefferson Street 117 S Jefferson Street March 06, 2024 COA Application Description/Attachments Page 5 of 8 PLAN OF EXISTING DWELLING LEVEL ONE. AREAS FOR PROPOSED DEMOLITION ARE SHOWN IN RED. A DASHED BLACK LINE OUTLINES THE PROPOSED REAR ADDITION FOOTPRINT. IMPROPER/NON-CONFORMING PARTITIONS AND FIXTURES WITHIN THE ORIGINAL TWO-STORY FOOTPRINT ARE ALSO SHOWN IN RED AND WILL BE DEMOLISHED/REMOVED Dashed outline shows footprint of proposed addition C B The letters and arrows show the different phases of rear additions as documented in photographs on attachment page 2 of this application A 117 S Jefferson Street March 06, 2024 COA Application Description/Attachments Page 6 of 8 EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS SHOWING THE PROPOSED RESTORATION OF FRONT PORCH AND REAR ADDITION. NOTE: THE PORTION OF THE ADDITION SHOWN IN THE EAST ELEVATION IS NOT VISIBLE FROM S. JEFFERSON ST. OR SURRY LANE AND IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY. SEE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION ON ATTACHMENTS PAGE 1 FOR EXPLANATION OF INTENDED MATERIALS, TECHNIQUE, AND PRESERVATION PLAN 117 S Jefferson Street March 06, 2024 COA Application Description/Attachments Page 7 of 8 SOUTH ELEVATION SHOWING THE PROPOSED RESTORATION OF FRONT PORCH AND REAR ADDITION. SEE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION ON ATTACHMENTS PAGE 1 FOR EXPLANATION OF INTENDED MATERIALS, TECHNIQUE, AND PRESERVATION PLAN Dashed red line shows outline of existing rear additions The surviving engaged half-round column in this location will be retained, and used as a template for recreating the missing freestanding porch columns 117 S Jefferson Street March 06, 2024 COA Application Description/Attachments Page 8 of 8 NORTH ELEVATION SHOWING THE PROPOSED RESTORATION OF FRONT PORCH AND REAR ADDITION. NOTE: THE ADDITION SHOWN IN THIS ELEVATION IS NOT VISIBLE FROM S. JEFFERSON ST. OR SURRY LANE AND IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY. SEE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION ON ATTACHMENTS PAGE 1 FOR EXPLANATION OF INTENDED MATERIALS, TECHNIQUE, AND PRESERVATION PLAN