City of Burlington Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes: July 11, 2018

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1 City of Burlington Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes: July 11, 2018 The City of Burlington Historic Preservation Commission held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at 7:00 PM in the City Hall Complex, 525 High Street, Burlington, NJ. 1. Introduction: Vice Chairman William Buehrig opened the meeting at 7:00 PM with an introduction to the procedures of the Historic Preservation Commission and a salute to the flag. 2. Roll call vote: Secretary Crivaro acknowledged the service of long time commissioner, Emma Jean Morgan who recently passed away. All agreed. Secretary Crivaro conducted the Roll Call. Present: Vice Chair William Buehrig; Commissioners Elizabeth Baird, John Krimmel, Milton Smith, Frank Caruso and William Stewart were present (6). Chairman Van Sciver was absent. Margaret Newman, the Historic Preservation Consultant, was also present. 3. Consideration of Minutes: Commissioner Stewart made a motion to accept the minutes for the May meeting as presented; Commissioner Baird seconded. The vote was 5-0 in favor of accepting the minutes as presented with Commissioner Caruso abstaining. 4. Applications: HPC Application : Owner: Applicant: Replace damaged, existing front steps with new steps. John Wilkins John Strong, All Seasons Masonry Site: 329 Barclay Street; Block 129, Lot 33 Contributing, Burlington City Municipal Historic District a. Description of the Property: 329 Barclay is the second from the end of a long row of two story rowhouses built in the last quarter of the 19th century. Like its neighbors, the house has two bays on the upper floor, and three on the first, with the front door occupying the left bay and two windows, close together, forming the center and right bay. The entire row of houses has a strongly articulated cornice of corbelled and staggered bricks that create an impression of brackets and a highly decorative overhang. The first and second floor windows are one over one, double hung with exterior storm windows. There are also basement windows, likely awning style, visible at the front. The main entry is reached by a brick front stoop. A later change to the 1

2 front of the house, the stoop is shared by the adjacent property and has concrete block side walls, brick treads and stucco risers. The stoop is in extremely poor condition. b. Scope of work proposed by applicant: The applicant is requesting approval to replace the front steps with new, masonry steps. He has not specified a new design. c. Documents Submitted: A completed application with a description of the existing conditions, a reference to the proposed work, and photographs of the house, was received around May 30, d. Discussion/ Public Comment Neither the applicant nor owner came to the meeting. This might be because the project was deemed a replacement in-kind so no application is required. Vice Chair Buehrig asked Secretary Crivaro to follow up with the applicant and ensure this is the case. HPC Application : Owner: Applicant: Replace the existing roof with fiberglass asphalt shingle roof. Ehab Zagzoug Trenton Roofing and Siding Site: 234 Wood Street; Block 8, Lot 4 Contributing, Burlington City Historic District, State and National Registers of Historic Places. a. Description of the Property: This is an unusual, Gothic Revival/ Cottage Style house from about Sitting directly at the sidewalk with no setback, the front façade is symmetrical with two identical gabled bays flanking the recessed front entry. The upper floor windows in the gables have pointed arch tops, and there are decorative brackets supporting the roof overhangs. The first floor has identical paired windows with transoms flanking the double doored entry, which is protected by a port with balcony above. The existing asphalt shingle roof is visible, although not prominent. It appears to be in relatively poor condition, with moss and other growth on its surface. b. Scope of work proposed by applicant: The applicant is requesting approval to replace the existing asphalt shingle roof with a new, fiberglass asphalt roof ( Slateline ), although an alternative color and manufacturer ( Sienna by GAF in Heirloom Brown) was also presented. 2

3 c. Documents Submitted: A completed application with a description of the proposed work, photographs of the house, a proposal from the contractor and cut sheets of the GAF Sienna Roofing, were received on June 6, d. Discussion/ Public Comment Ehab Zagzoug, the owner, and William Trantwein of Trenton Roofing were sworn in. Mr. Zagzoug explained his project and showed the Commission samples and colors. He explained that his first choice was for the GAF Sienna in aged oak. Discussion followed about what the original roof may have been. It is unknown but both John Hatch and Margaret Newman felt it was likely slate. The Sienna is slate-like but it was determined that the chateau gray was the better color option. The brown was felt to be more of a wood-shingle color. Mr. Zagzoug wondered if he could repaint his house and change some of the colors. Commissioner Smith said his application could be amended to include exterior paintings. Mr. Zagzoug s Behr color choices of sandstone for the body of the house (no change), eggshell white for the windows and some trim and evening blue for the shutters and trim were discussed. Currently the windows and trim are dark green. Commissioner Smith asked if Mr. Zagzoug is replacing the gutters and downspouts. He said no. He asked about the flashing material. Mr. Trantwein said it would be a gray aluminum. Vice Chair Buehrig asked if there was any public comment. Hearing none, he asked for a decision from the Commission. e. Commission Decision Commissioner Stewart made a motion to accept the application to replace the roof with GAF, diamond-shaped Sienna in slate gray including the amended exterior painting with changes to the window color to be white and the trim color to be evening blue. Commissioner Smith seconded. Vote: 6-0, all in favor of the application. f. The Historic Preservation Commission has made its recommendations for the following reasons: The Commission believes that the proposed work will not have a negative impact on the historic character of the building or the Historic District. HPC Application : Owner/ Applicant: Construct a small addition on the rear of the garage John Krimmel Site: 302 Wood Street; Block 14, Lot 1 Contributing, Burlington City Historic District, State and National Registers of Historic Places. 3

4 a. Description of the Property: This is a grand, three story, masonry, Italianate home built around The front of the house facing Wood Street has three bays: A gabled left-hand bay; a recessed front entry with balcony above; and a square corner tower on the right. The house sits on a brownstone base with brownstone steps leading to the main entry. The masonry above is covered with textured and painted stucco. There is a variety of windows styles, including paired doublehung windows; single double-hung windows; arched top windows, etc. Most of the upper sash are divided by numerous diamond-shaped panes. At the rear of the house, along West Union Street, there is a detached, four-car garage. This is a stuccoed masonry structure with a wood addition on its rear, facing into the garden and visible from Wood Street. This rear part of the garage appears to be residential and has clapboard siding (aluminum, according to the application). b. Scope of work proposed by applicant: The applicant is requesting approval to construct a small addition to the rear of the garage, facing the garden. This new addition would fill-in where there is an inset at the existing garage addition. c. Documents Submitted: A completed application with a description of the proposed work, sketch plans and elevations of the addition, and photographs of the existing conditions were received on June 19, d. Discussion/ Public Comment Vice Chair Buehrig and Commissioners Baird and Krimmel recused themselves. Mr. Krimmel was sworn in and he described his location on a corner and his proposed project. The carriage house is L-shaped, 14 x 30. He would like to add 80 square feet. We will replace the flat roof and reroof it, along with the new addition, with black, self-adhesive 36 wide rolled roofing. He will not be reroofing the gable section. He will reuse the two wood windows and try to reuse the existing aluminum siding. If he can t reuse the siding, he proposed wood. Commissioner Smith began the discussion by saying that because the roof isn t visible, the material choice is up to the applicant. He also expressed concern about the ability to reuse the siding as it could get damaged when it is removed. He suggested wood or cement fiber board as good choices if the existing siding can t be reused. Commissioner Caruso asked if Mr. Krimmel is extending the gutters at the new addition. Mr. Krimmel confirmed that he will be replacing all the gutters. As a member of the public, Betty Baird provided a history of the house and the use of this outbuilding. Mr. Krimmel agreed he wanted to keep his property how it was as much as possible. 4

5 e. Commission Decision Commissioner Caruso made a motion to approve the project per John Hatch s recommendations including new black roll roofing and reusing the aluminum siding or replacing it with an equivalent new material. Vice Chair Buehrig seconded. Vote: 3-0, in favor of the application, with Commissioners Buerhig, Baird and Krimmel recusing themselves from the vote. f. The Historic Preservation Commission has made its recommendations for the following reasons: The Commission believes that the proposed work will not have a negative impact on the historic character of the building or the Historic District. HPC Application : Owner/ Applicant: Replace existing windows with new vinyl windows and replace the porch posts and railings with vinyl. Jonathan Spivack Site: 353 Barclay Street; Block 129, Lot 45 Contributing, Burlington Municipal Historic District. g. Description of the Property: 353 Barclay is part of a long row of two-story rowhouses built in the last quarter of the 19th century. Like its neighbors, the house has two bays on the upper floors, and three on the first, with the front door occupying the left bay and two windows, close together, forming the center and right bays. The entire row of houses has a strongly articulated cornice of corbelled and staggered bricks that create an impression of brackets and a highly decorative overhang. The first and second floor windows are one over one, double hung with exterior storm windows. Unlike most of its neighbors, 353 Barclay has a front porch (a later addition), with a concrete floor faced with brick; brick steps; and decorative steel columns and railing. The porch and railings were most likely added post h. Scope of work proposed by applicant: The applicant is requesting approval to replace the existing aluminum windows with new vinyl windows and replace the front columns and railing with decorative vinyl columns and railing. i. Documents Submitted: A completed application with a description of the proposed work, links to the proposed materials (windows, porch columns, porch railings), and a photograph of the existing conditions were received on June 20,

6 j. Discussion/ Public Comment Commissioner Stewart recused himself. Mr. Spivack was sworn in and he described that the house has been vacant for 8 years and needs to be renovated from top to bottom. The existing windows are in poor condition and the railings are in disrepair and dangerous. He confirmed that he will not be changing the configuration or placement of the windows, only the sash which will be measured individually to ensure a good fit. He will use white, vinyl Mi 3500 sash. Mr. Spivack also will make the porch more attractive, more to period and more to code with the addition of a handrail down the stairs. He will use white 5x5 Dixie Pacific Quick Post turned posts and Vipon Quick Rail system with the deluxe rail and square spindles. At the bottom of the stairs, the post will be square, not turned, with a New England Style cap. There will be no brackets or gingerbread on the porch. He presented pictures of the houses on the street to show that the sash color throughout is white and that his design for the porch will be in keeping with what is there. Commissioner Smith thanked him for the photos, telling them they were very helpful. A discussion followed about the commission s desire that the porch not look shiny or like plastic. It was agreed that it is the larger expanses of vinyl that have this effect but that the smaller porch features will not have this appearance. While Mr. Hatch suggested turned spindles were better, the Commission agreed that square are fine. Commissioner Baird led a discussion about the proposed light configuration of the new sash, giving a brief history of the windows in the area. She suggested the sash be 1-over-1. This was followed by a discussion of single hung vs. double hung and the screens required. The applicant preferred single hung. After much back and forth, it was determined that double hung would be more appropriate. Vice Chair Buehrig asked for a decision from the Commission. k. Commission Decision Commissioner Caruso made a motion to accept the project with 1-over-1 double hung sash in white with the turned post and railing presented by applicant as long as they don t have a plastic sheen and tend to look like wood. Commissioner Smith seconded. Vote: 5-0, in favor of the application, with Commissioner Stewart recusing himself from the vote. l. The Historic Preservation Commission has made its recommendations for the following reasons: The Commission believes that the proposed work will not have a negative impact on the historic character of the building or the Historic District. 5. Old Business None. 6

7 6. New Business None. 7. Public Comment: a. NA 8. Correspondence: a. NA 9. Adjournment: a. Commissioner Caruso made a motion to adjourn the meeting; Commissioner Baird seconded. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:25 PM. Respectfully submitted on July 16, 2018 by Margaret Newman, Consultant to the Burlington City Historic Preservation Commission. 7