South Front Street Rear Siding Replacement (COA 2501378)

At a glance

• What: Application to install smooth fiber-cement (Hardie) siding and traditional window trim on the rear of a house on South Front Street, including a cement block rear addition.
• Where it stands: Approved as submitted with conditions on 10/15/2026 after one earlier review.
• Next: Applicant to send revised trim details and a rear elevation drawing, and final paint colors, to staff.

Proposal and staff position

• New siding over deteriorated, non-historic wood siding; a 2014 approval to repair the rear siding was never carried out and the condition worsened.
• Staff recommended approval with conditions: smooth siding with a 3 to 5 inch exposure, final siding and trim colors to staff, and trim details at the brick structure for review.
• The applicant sent updated drawings the day before in response to questions from the September hearing.

Commission discussion

• Commissioners asked about trim reveals, trim size (the drawing showed 1x6 where 1x4 is typical) and how the siding meets the gable and block addition.
• Siding could run right up to the existing infill, scraped and painted, if that works for the applicant.
• The owner said it has been a two-year project and wanted to start before cold weather.

Decisions

• Approved as submitted, on condition that trim matches existing conditions, a clear drawing of the rear block addition is provided, and paint details go to staff; voice vote, no opposition noted.
• A separate garage item for the property had already moved to staff approval.

Sources

• Historic Resources Commission 10/15/2026 meeting video (auto-generated captions; names and numbers may be misheard).

Discussion time

About 9 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Log

• 2026-10-15 - Historic Resources Commission - Approved with conditions (trim to match existing, rear elevation drawing, paint details to staff).