1. The house is proposed to be set 40'-8" from the front property line. The final site plan should be revised so that the front walkway connects to both the street and the driveway.

2. The block to receive new construction lacks significant context, as almost all the houses on the street are infill construction, interspersed with Minimal Traditionals and vacant lots . The 28' wide by 27'-2" deep house is not proportionate to the other houses on the block. The infill houses are rectangular in plan and are approximately 28' wide and 40' deep or 44' wide and 28' deep, and most nearby houses on 40' wide lots range in width from 16'-25.' The house also does not meet the minimum interior side setbacks required by the base zoning, so a variance would be required if this plan moves forward, and the rear setback requirements would allow for a house with a narrower width and larger depth.

3. Infill Housing design guidelines recommend that on lots without alleys, new driveways should be at least 20' behind the front façade of the infill house with access limited to one lane between the street and the front façade. Parking is a concrete pad located in front of the house and accessed via a driveway from Divide Street. Parking should be revised to avoid the front yard.

4. The two story, three-bay façade is not similar in scale and height to the context, which almost exclusively features one-story houses with balanced façades.

5. The house features a 6'-8" wide, 4'-4" deep front porch recessed under a front-gable roof and supported by two square wood posts. Guidelines state that front porches should be proportional to other houses on the block and at least 8' deep. The porch depth should be revised to at least 8', and the porch width should be increased to be proportional to the other houses on the block.

6. Guidelines recommend window and door styles be similar to historic houses on the block, with similar placement and ratio of solid to void. The façade should be revised to omit the half-shutter on the left first story window. The 4/4 single-hung windows are compatible with the 6/6 single-hung windows on most houses in the block, and the façade and rear elevations feature a sufficient ratio of solid to void. However, the house features five different window sizes, and the windows are placed at different heights on the side elevations, leaving large swaths of siding. The window sizes and placement should be revised to be more cohesive. The paneled door flanked with sidelights is appropriate.

7. The 8/12 roof pitch matches the neighborhood context.

8. The asphalt shingles meet the design guidelines. The foundation appears to be a concrete slab, which should be clad in stucco or parge-coated to meet the design guidelines. Guidelines discourage the use of vertical siding, and board-and-batten siding can be used only as a decorative element, such as in gable field. The siding should be revised to clapboard-style lap siding.

9. The final site plan should be revised to include a native or naturalized shade tree in the front and back yards.

New primary structure fronting Divide Street. Two story residence features a side-gable roof (8/12 pitch), an exterior of vinyl board-and-batten siding with trim dividing the floors, and a concrete slab foundation. The house is 28' wide by 27'-2" deep and will be set approximately 40' from the front lot line . It features a 6'-8" wide, 4'-4" deep front porch recessed under a front-gable roof and supported by two square wood posts. Parking is a 10' wide by 42' deep concrete driveway in front of the house and is accessed from Divide Street.

The façade (northeast) features three bays, with the front porch and a paneled door flanked by sidelights in the left bay, two 4/4 single-hung windows with shutters on each story in the middle bay, and a swath of siding with the profile of a projecting massing on the right elevation in the right bay. The side elevations each feature one 4/4 single-hung window on each story, which are not organized into bays. The right elevation also features a one-story, 4' wide by 1'-4" deep projecting massing with a front-gable roof. The rear elevation features two 4/4 single-hung windows on the first story and three on the second story, and the left bay is recessed, featuring an uncovered, secondary entrance with a stoop and sliding glass door.