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COMMITTEE: Building and Planning Committee

ITEM:  CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS - 929 Merion Square Road, Gladwyne, Gladwyne Historic District, 17-22

Consider for approval construction of a rear two-story addition incorporating an existing rear frame addition clad in horizontal siding and projecting beyond the home’s right side and installation of a new front door and six new windows on the currently windowless sides of the home’s historic portion, four on one side and two on the other.

 

On September 13, 2017, the Building & Planning Committee recommended approval of the application as submitted, subject to modifications to the roofline and detailing to be reviewed by a subcommittee of HARB:

  • The roof plan (A-2 2) will be amended to revise the low-slope (membrane roofing) section gable end to a hipped configuration, creating a constant horizontal datum at the top of the second floor addition and eliminating the section of membrane roofing visible from the road.
  • The front elevation (A-3 1) will be amended to reflect the hipped roof condition. The gable trim at the first floor addition shall be brought forward of the building plane and extended to the existing building at the second floor addition. The revised gable end shall be provided with decorative trim that is consistent with the existing front porch trim elements.
  • The rear elevation (A-3 2) shall be amended to show the hipped roof.
  • The right elevation (A-4 2) shall be amended to show the hipped roof.