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HISTORIC DESIGN REVIEW STAFF REPORT 3.1
TO: Historic Design Review Committee Members March 28, 2019
SUBJECT: Recommend the Historic Resource Commission approve DEV19-0004,
allowing additions to the Historic Love House
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The proposed project is located at 357 Love Lane also known as the Love House. The 1.65-
acre lot includes an existing 3,828 square foot structure on the site which is a Town
designated Heritage Resource. A new attached 1,031 square foot one-story addition would
be constructed in the rear of the lot. The project also includes a demolition of the existing
500 square foot garage, a 475 square foot shed and the construction of a 1,427 square foot
detached garage. The property owner is Joe and Debra Fuca, and the architecture firm is
David Langon Construction.
EVALUATION
Conformance with General Plan and Zoning District
The site is located within the R-20 Single-Family Residential District. The proposed
development meets all applicable development standards, including height (25’ while 35’ is
allowed) and setbacks to property lines.
Issues to Discuss
The applicant is proposing an attached addition to the primary structure and a new
detached garage. The following are requirements of the Town’s Design guidelines for a
Heritage Resource and how the applicant satisfies the guidelines:
• 5.1 Preserve an older addition that has achieved historic significance in its own right.
o The original Love Ranch farm house was the 2-story main house in the front of
the property with several additions of indeterminate age added to the main
structure toward the rear. The development plan would not demolish or
renovate the original historic home.
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• 5.2 A more recent addition that is not historically significant may be removed.
o The garage and shed have not achieved the same historical significance as the
home itself and their age is unknown. Removal of the garage and shed would
not alter the integrity of the historic farmhouse.
• 5.3 Place an addition at the rear of a building or set it back from the front to minimize
the visual impacts.
o The proposed addition is located in the rear of the original home and would not
take away from the character of the home. The addition is setback 30.5’ feet from
the primary façade and would not be blatantly visible from the street.
• 5.4 Do not obscure, damage, destroy or remove original architectural details and
materials of the primary structure.
o Construction of the proposed addition would not obscure, damage, destroy or
remove original architectural details of the primary structure. The addition will
be connected to an existing addition that was completed in 2005.
• 5.5 An addition should be compatible in scale and character with the primary structure.
o The proposed addition is remaining subordinate to the main historical farm
house. Past and future additions to this home have been in small modules and
have not dwarfed the historic home.
• 5.6 Use building materials that are compatible with those of the primary structure.
o Horizontal lap siding would be applied to the addition in a smaller scale to
distinguish the historical home from the addition. Trim would match the
existing home. Roof materials will be consistent with that of the primary
structure.
• 5.7 Use windows that are similar in character to those of the main structure.
o Windows would be of similar character, proportion, and location to that of the
main structure.
• 5.8 The roof form of a new addition should be in character with that of the primary
building.
o The Love Ranch farm house is of Gothic Revival architecture with a cross-gabled
roof and multiple dormers. The addition would be a hip roof with a pitched roof
to be more consistent with the multiple dormers seen on the existing structure.
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Roof materials for the addition would be composition shingle to match the main
residence.
• 5.11 When adding a dormer, it should be in character with the primary structure’s
design.
o The dormer in the proposed addition is in scale with older dormers and is below
the ridge line of the primary structure and would not overwhelm the scale of
the primary structure.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommend the Historic Design Review Committee approve the Development Plan
request.
Prepared by:
Betty Avila
Planning Technician
Attachment: Project Plans