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U • MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Regular Monthly Meeting 7:30 p.m. March 15, 1993 I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:32 p.m. 7th Floor, County Commissioner's Conference Room, County -City Building II. Roll Call Members Present: Ms. Cynthia Brubaker, Mrs. Martha Choitz, Mr. Jed Eide, Mrs. Jean Dennen, Mr. John Oxian, Ms. Jewel Van Dalsen, Mrs. Janeanne Petrass, Mrs. Joann Sporleder. Members Absent: Mr. William Welsheimer, Sr. Staff Present: Fred Holycross--Director Also Present: Aladean DeRose--Deputy City Attorney, Marsha Stevenson --Riverside Drive Liaison, Kevin Boughal--South Bend Tribune, Rebecca Shriner (owner, 415 Parry), Ed Talley --Riverside Drive Liaison, Ann Price. III. Public Hearing A. Certificates of Appropriateness. 1. 415 Parry Street -- Local Landmark Mr. Holycross read the staff report describing the proposed project: the replacement of metal, half -round gutters with rectangular, plastic extruded gutters. Mr. Holycross stated that the staff recommended against approval of the proposal because historic half -round gutters had been removed from the structure and replaced with inappropriate plastic gutters. The staff was not given the opportunity to consult with the owner, as the project was completed without a certificate of appropriateness. Mr. Holycross also stated that the HPC had a letter in their monthly packet from the property's owner, Ms. Rebecca Shriner, and that the letter had been read into the minutes at the February meeting. Ms. Rebecca Shriner then spoke. She stated that she wished to reiterate the letter of last month: 'I live five hours from here, because of employment I moved two years ago. I have renters in that property that intended to buy the property because they were already living in the neighborhood and liked the neighborhood ... since then the entire neighborhood has changed drastically. I was a resident there for over twelve years and in the last two years ... two houses have been torn down ... since then the entire neighborhood has turned into mounds of dirt and the construction company that tore down these houses has taken over the whole area. I now have renters that ... do not want the property ... I needed to have the flat roof sealed and the guttering was... beyond repair ... Being so far away ... I told the gentleman to ... go ahead ... I figured he had to, of course, go get a permit to do this and it would show up. He did replace the guttering but at the time I thought the job was completed I came in to Mr. Holycross to try to talk about my situation... The house is now unsellable... unsafe ... noisy ... ' Ms. Shriner then described her visit to the HPC office and stated that economics determined the need for the project --to protect it. She said that she could not sell it. She also stated that she