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ARC grants certificate of appropriateness for Jefferson Street house; requires staff review of materials and details
Summary
The Architectural Review Commission granted Certificates of Appropriateness for work at 2106 N. Jefferson St. (Tampa Heights), approving the main house renovation and a new accessory dwelling unit with conditions requiring staff review of doors, light fixtures, hardware, fences/gates and concrete scoring, and to reuse siding where feasible.
The City of Tampa Architectural Review Commission on June 1 approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for rehabilitation work at 2106 North Jefferson Street in the Tampa Heights Historic District and separately approved a Certificate for the proposed accessory dwelling unit.
Commissioner John Prokop moved to grant the COA for the main house and addition with conditions that the applicant work with staff to select doors, light fixtures and hardware, clarify gate and fence details, and reuse existing siding where possible. Prokop cited the Secretary of the Interior standards and staff findings that the project preserves the significance of the structure. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
The commission then voted to grant a separate COA for the new ADU, with conditions that gates and fences be coordinated with staff and that concrete scoring patterns and other finish details be clarified with staff. During review commissioners pressed the applicant on structural findings in a third-party engineering report, which the applicant said indicated substantial crawlspace deterioration in the rear but generally salvageable framing in the main house.
Applicant Alex Rios (Rios Architecture) told the commission: "We intend on replacing this front porch to something more compatible with the district," and described plans to avoid using the alley, set the ADU back 9 feet 7 inches, and reuse as much original siding as possible. Staff (Elaine Lund) concluded the application was consistent with Chapter 27 of the City of Tampa Code of Ordinances and the Secretary of the Interior standards, but recommended that revised elevations and material callouts be reviewed to ensure conditions are satisfied.
Both motions passed unanimously. The board directed staff to work with the applicant on the specified material and detail conditions before final permits and part-two documentation.
