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HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD
FACT SHEET
Mcgside Historc District
ADDRESS 5725 N. Bayshore Drive
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
ANALYSIS
Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of a metal
gate at the front property line after -the -fact.
The building is a non-contributing property built in 1969. There is no tax
photo available.
The applicant received approval from the HEP Board in 1996 for a metal
picket gate with masonry piers covered in keystone. The approved height of
the masonry piers was five feet total, including the 3-inch pre -cast concrete
cap. The center of the gate sloped up slightly in the middle. A copy of the
approved gate is included in the Board packet. This Board did not approve
the existing gate, composed of metal palm trees and vegetation.
The guidelines for gates and fences state that the materials permitted are
masonry or meta! picket if compatible with the architecture of the house.
Fences and gates are not normally allowed on the front property lines at al!.
Because the properties on North Bayshore Drive are set far back from the
front yards, the Board has often approved the installation of gates on the front
property lines so that the owners can fully use the yard space. In 1996 the
Board approved a simple metal picket and masonry fence because it was
compatible with the house. The Board has been consistent by approving
metal picket gates and fences that are compatible with the buildings and
other gates and fences in the district.
The owner of this property has stated that the fence matches artwork
installed on the house and garage and is therefore compatible. However, in
researching the permit history, Staff was not able to find permits for the work
done on the house and garage. The gate does not meet the criteria for gates
in Morningside, which calls for plain metal pickets or masonry piers with
pickets.
Because the work performed on the house was done without permits, the
owner must first obtain approval from the HEP Board. It is recommended
that he return with a new application demonstrating all the work done on the
property and the legality of the garage door which must meet the
requirements of the City and County for new doors.
RECOMMENDATION The Preservation Officer recommends that the application for a Certificate of
Appropriateness be approved, with the following conditions, because the
proposed work is consistent with the historic and architectural character of
the historic district in terms of size, scale, design and materials and complies
with the Secretary of the Interior's "Standards for Rehabilitation."
1. The current gate shall be replaced with the metal picket gate approved by
the Board in 1996.
The owner shall return to the HEP Board by next month for approval of
the installation of the artwork on the property.
Item #4
November 6, 2007