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CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT URBAN PLANNING AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION

STAFF REPORT COMMUNITY PLANNING AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION -

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (COA) REQUEST

For Public Hearing and Executive Action on January 13, 2015 beginning at 3:00 P.M., Council Chambers, City Hall, 175 Fifth Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida

According to Planning and Economic Development records, Robert Carter resides or has a place of business within 2,000 feet of the subject property. All other possible conflicts should be declared upon the announcement of the item.

Case No.: Address: Legal Description:

Parcel ID No.: Local Landmark Owner(s): Request:

14·90200057 125 23rd Avenue NE Granada Terrace Add Block 4, (Granada Terrace Historic District) West 60 feet of Lot 1 o 07-31-17-32562-004-0100 Granada Terrace Historic District, HPC 88-02 Calvin and Vasiliki Samuel Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of a second story addition on the rear elevation.

125 23rd Avenue NE Granada Terrace Historic District

History and Significance

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Granada Terrace was designated as a local historic district in 1988. At the time of designation, the district included 68 structures and was bounded by Coffee Pot Bayou on the east, 22nd Avenue NE on the south, 1st Street North on the west, and the alley between 25th and 26th Avenues NE on the north. Platted in February 1924 by prominent local developer C. Perry Snell, the Granada Terrace subdivision is an excellent example of the "new suburb beautiful" philosophy of residential development. Granada Terrace was intended as an exclusive, homogeneous enclave of custom Mediterranean Revival style houses as specified in the original deed restriction. All development was restricted to single-family detached dwellings in the "Spanish, Moorish, or Italian type of architecture, or of blended or kindred style, the main walls of which must be brick, tile, stone, or stucco" and it was to "be harmonious and in keeping with buildings erected by the developer [Snell]" (Pinellas County Deed Book 170:490).

By 1926 and the collapse of the Florida Land Boom, 38 Mediterranean Revival style residences had been constructed, thus establishing the character of the neighborhood. The residences, set on lush, casually landscaped lots, featured an encyclopedic array of Mediterranean motifs and details including asymmetrical massing, Spanish tile roofs, parapet caps, stucco finishes, casement windows, and terracotta and wrought iron detailing.

By 1927, construction virtually ceased throughout the City. The next wave of building in Granada Terrace occurred in 1941 with the introduction of the first non-Mediterranean Revival style buildings. These residences established the pattern for subsequent development which was dominated by one-story, concrete block, Masonry Vernacular and Ranch style homes. Although these buildings subscribed to a different style of architecture, they conformed to the neighborhood's dominant setbacks and landscape standards thus contributing to the visually homogeneous character of the district.

The subject property was constructed late during the second wave of development ca. 1959 for Edward Millar at a cost of $12,000. Lloyd Heffner is the contractor on record. At the time of construction, the building consisted of four rooms, two bathrooms, and a garage. In 1982, an addition was constructed on the rear side of the building.

Granada Terrace was designated a local historic district in 1988 and is also included in the National Register listed Northshore Historic District. In addition to the architecture, the district designation cites the area's conformity in " ... setback and landscaping with the historic pattern creating unified, well-maintained streetscapes. The original Mediterranean Revival structures and park features as well as the brick streets survive basically unaltered making Granada Terrace a complete, well-preserved period piece that chronicles the prevailing tastes during St. Petersburg's most robust period of distinct development."

The subject property is considered a non-contributing resource to both the local and national historic districts. The current owner purchased the property in 2001.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Located at 125 23rd Ave. NE, the one-story subject residence is located within the Granada Terrace Historic District. As such, any exterior alterations to the building or site require a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA). The subject property consists of a regular shaped parcel situated on the north side of 23rd Ave NE. and is bounded by contributing residences on the east and west. There is no alley servicing this block.

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The applicant is proposing to construct a second story addition on the rear elevation. The addition will be set behind the ridgeline of the front gable and be topped with a hip roof clad in matching clay barrel tile. Finished in stucco, the addition will feature fenestration on all four facades. The existing residence consists of approximately 1900 square feet. The addition will add approximately 975 square feet. Due to potential structural issues, it is possible that the south wall of the proposed addition may need to be located even farther back than the proposed drawings indicate. If so, the additional square footage would be reduced to 675 square feet.

The applicant is also requesting several alterations to the windows on the first floor including, the removal of a window and the enlargement of the adjacent window on the rear fac;ade and the addition of two new doors on the west fac;ade. A window on the west fac;ade is also planned to be relocated. Because the subject property is not adjacent to an alley, these alterations will not be visible from the public right-of-way. The addition will be visible.

REVIEW OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS

The subject property is located within a locally designated historic district. As a result, the evaluation of alterations and additions are important in terms of compatibility with the neighborhood character as it relates to design, scale, mass, and orientation as well as its historic appearance and architectural style. Therefore, any exterior alterations require COA approval.

In approving or denying COA applications for alterations, new construction, and demolition, the CPC shall use the criteria below as detailed in Section 16.30.070 of the City Code. This criteria is based on the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Staff also reviewed this resource. The following is an assessment of the request as it applies to these criteria.

Request for Alterations

General Criteria for Granting Certificates of Appropriateness

• The effect of the proposed work on the landmark or the property upon which such work is to be done; The relationship between such work and other structures on the landmark site or other property in the historic district; and The extent to which the historic, architectural, or archaeological significance, architectural style, design, arrangement, texture, materials, and color of the landmark or property will be affected;

The proposed work for this project includes an addition and alterations that will be located within the existing footprint of the historic building and at the rear. As such, the affect on other property within the district will be minimal. The proposed changes to the fenestration will have an effect on the architecture, design, and arrangement of the building, however, the residence is a non-contributing building and the alterations will not be visible from the public right-of-way. As such, the alterations will not have an adverse effect on the integrity of the historic district.

• Whether the denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness would deprive the property owner of reasonable beneficial use of his property; Whether the plans may be reasonably carried out by the applicant.

The denial of a COA will not deprive the owner of reasonable beneficial use of the property.

Additional Guidelines for New Construction

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• The height of the proposed building shall be visually compatible with adjacent buildings.

The proposed addition will have a roof height of approximately 24' 7" tall to the peak. This appears to be visually compatible with the surrounding residences. A visual assessment by the applicant was made to determine approximate neighboring roof heights. The residence to the west is approximately 22' -26' in height to the top of the dome and the residence to the east is approximately 20' -24' to the eave/parapet.

• The relationship of the width of the building to the height of the front elevation shall be visually compatible with contributing resources in the district.

The proposed addition will be located on the second story rear elevation and be set within the existing footprint. As previously noted, it will be set back from the front faQade. Although there will be an increase in the height, the width of the building as it relates to the height of the building will continue to be compatible with the contributing resources in the historic district.

• The relationship of solids to voids (which is the pattern or rhythm created by wall recesses, projections, and openings) in the front fat;ade of a building shall be visually compatible with contributing resources in the district.

The fenestration in the existing front faQade will not be altered. The fenestration pattern on the front faQade of the addition is compatible with the existing pattern. The fenestration pattern on the rear and side that will be altered is not visible from the public right-of-way.

• A building shall be visually compatible with contributing resources in the district in its directional character, whether this be vertical character, horizontal character or non-directional character.

The proposed addition will be set back from the front of the house. As such, the building will remain visually compatible in its directional character with the contributing resources in the district.

• And the relationship of building to open space between it and adjoining buildings shall be visually compatible with contributing resources in the district.

The overall footprint of the existing building will be retained. As a result, the existing yard and open space between the neighboring buildings will remain.

• The relationship of entrance and porch projections to sidewalks of a building shall be visually compatible with contributing resources in the district.

There will be no change to the entrance, porch projections or sidewalks.

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• The relationship of the materials, texture, and color of the fafade of a building shall be visually compatible with the predominant materials used in contributing resources in the district.

No changes to the front fac;ade are proposed. Materials matching the original portion of the residence will be used and are compatible with the materials found throughout the historic district.

• The relationship of width of the windows to height of windows in a building shall be visually compatible with contributing resources in the district.

Windows on the contributing resources in the Granada Terrace Historic District are typically wood or steel casement windows, vertically oriented, and set back within the wall plane. Likewise, new windows on the new addition as well as any proposed changes to existing window openings should reflect the same proportions and match the windows on the existing building in design, style, and color. The applicant is proposing the use of one-light casement windows and glass block as currently exists on the house.

As is a typical requirement in the historic district, the new windows shall be set within the wall plane, not flush with the wall.

• The roof shape of a building shall be visually compatible with contributing resources in the district.

The existing building features a side gable roof and is typical of the resources within the historic district built during the post-World War II wave of development. The proposed addition incorporates a hip roof that is also compatible with the character of the district and the architectural style of the building.

• Appurtenances of a building such as walls, wrought iron, fences, evergreen, landscape masses, building facades, shall, if necessary, form cohesive walls of enclosures along a street, to insure visual compatibility of the building with contributing resources in the district.

No additional appurtenances are planned.

• The size of a building, the mass of a building in relation to open spaces, the windows, door openings, porches and balconies shall be visually compatible with contributing resources in the district.

Although the proposed addition is located within the existing footprint and at the rear of the property, the size and mass of the building, as seen from 23rd Ave NE, will be increased. The building's relationship to open spaces will not change. The current gross square footage of the residence is approximately 1900 square feet. The proposed addition will add approximately 975 square feet (or 675 square feet if the design needs to be altered due to structural issues) to the residence making the new total square footage approximately 2875 (or 2575 respectively). Along this particular block of 23rd Ave. NE, the residences average approximately 2900 square feet.

The proposed one-light casement windows are similar to those existing on the house. New door openings are also compatible with the architecture of the residence. No additional porches or balconies are proposed as part of the scope of this project.

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• New construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new construction should be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment; and New construction shall 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.

The proposed addition will add a second story to part of the existing one-story Ranch style residence. This addition will be constructed within the existing footprint and above a previous addition. The Ranch style is typified by one-story construction. As such, the second story addition will be easily identified as new construction. Furthermore, score lines in the stucco will be utilized to further differentiate the construction. The construction will not destroy any historic materials that characterize the building.

Recommendation

COA 14-90200057: Based on consistency with Chapter 16, City Code of Ordinances, staff recommends that the Community Planning and Preservation Commission APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS the Certificate of Appropriateness request for the addition and alterations proposed at 125 23rd Ave NE:

CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:

1. All windows shall be set within the wall plane at a depth equal to the original windows. 2. Stucco shall be scored to differentiate the addition from the original portion of the house and the previous addition.

APPENDIX A:

• Plat map • Aerial Photograph

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APPENDIX B:

• Photos

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Photo 1 Front facade, 125 23rd Ave NE

Photo 2 West elevation, 125 23rd Ave NE.

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Photo 3 East fa~ade, 125 23rd Ave NE.

Photo 4 Rear fa~de, 125 23rd Ave NE

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Photo 5 Rear elevation, 125 23rd Ave NE.

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Photo 6 Subject property, 125 23n1 Ave NE, and adjacent contributing resource to the west.

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Photo 7 Property adjacent to the subject property on the east. This property is also a contributing resource to the neighborhood.

Photo 8 Buildings located behind the subject property.

APPENDIX C:

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