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HPC10-38, 1173 Canton St., Canton Street Arbor, Land Lot 411
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Item Summary:
Applicant require a Ceritificate of Appropriateness for the conversion into office, restaurant and retail space.
Staff Report:
Background
Several historic structures are located on this property. The approximate dates of construction are as follows:
· 1159 Canton Street (currently occupied by Estella) - pre-1904
· 1169 Canton Street (currently occupied by Raiford Gallery/Artisan Foods) - 1995, approved by the HPC on February 9, 1995
· 1173 Canton Street (dogtrot cabin) - circa 1840
· 1175 Canton Street (Perry House) - circa 1880’s, rear porch addition was approved by the Design Review Board on May 5, 1981
Proposal
The applicant’s proposal is for the new construction of a 3,920 square foot timber framed arbor and 306 square foot privy and a 238 square foot rear addition to the Perry House.
Zoning
The property is zoned H-R/C-2. (Historic Roswell / Neighborhood Commercial District)
North: C-2 (Neighborhood Commercial District)
South: H-R/O-P (Historic Roswell/Office Professional District)
East: H-R/C-2 (Historic Roswell/Neighborhood Commercial District)
West: H-R/ C-2 (Historic Roswell/Neighborhood Commercial District)
Department Comments (Department comments provided on unrevised plan dated 11-10-2010.)
Fire:
· The addition to the Perry house will have to comply with the 2000 edition of the Life Safety Code.
· I am assuming that the arbor is open on all sides. If there is ever an intention to enclose the arbor for weather protection or comfort, exiting accomadations, emergency lighting, number of exits and exit signs will have to be considered. If it is never to be enclosed for any reason while occupied, then I have no comment.
Landscaping:
· There are no comments.
Transportation
· Consider eradicating the existing yellow stripe along Woodstock Rd as necessary to allow left turns in/out the new driveway. Show the left turns delineation wheel paths.
· To enha...
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