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Lancaster City board recommends fiber-cement siding on rear dormers at 126 East King Street
Summary
The Lancaster City Architectural Review Board voted to recommend that City Council approve replacing wooden siding and trim on two rear dormers at 126 East King Street with James Hardie fiber-cement products, citing limited visibility from the public right of way and consistency with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards.
The Lancaster City Architectural Review Board voted to recommend that City Council approve a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace existing wooden siding and trim with James Hardie fiber-cement product on two rear dormers at 126 East King Street.
Suzanne, the board's preservation reviewer, told the board the front dormers are original to the circa-1802 structure and elaborate, while the rear dormers are plainer and set well back from the public right of way. Suzanne said substitution of a fiber-cement product on rear side elevations can be appropriate and referenced the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, citing Standards 2, 5 and 6.
Ray King, general manager of Kautz Construction, said the work is part of a roofing replacement on the rear half of the building and that the rear dormer siding is rotting. "We're proposing James Hardie fiber cement siding," King said and provided a physical sample to the board. King described trim and profile dimensions the applicant intends to use: 1-by-8 trim boards at each face, a 1.5-inch-by-6-inch sill, a 1-by-6 skirt below the sill, siding in the triangular field above the window, and replacement of the existing crown molding with a similar profile.
A board member moved to recommend City Council approve the Certificate of Appropriateness "per the submitted proposal," citing conformity with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards numbers 2, 5 and 6. Julie seconded the motion. The board held a voice vote and the motion carried; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
The board noted that because it is a recommending body the item will proceed to City Council; staff indicated they expect that meeting to be on Dec. 10 and that applicants need not attend. Staff also noted the applicant already has a roofing permit and that this work will be added to that permit once the council acts.
Details recorded in the meeting: the replacement material will be James Hardie fiber-cement siding and trim; the applicant provided a physical sample; existing windows on the dormers will be retained; the work is part of a roof replacement project and was judged to have limited impact on the building's historic character because the dormers are on a rear elevation not readily visible from the public right of way.
