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CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT APPLICATION -- 1998-0706 PROPERTY =- 1083 Riverside Drive South Bend, IN. OWNER -- Carolyn Pinter DESIGNATION -- LHD-RD RATING ---Contributing C/9 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTE_XT.. This house was built in 1912 by Gustav and.Anna Lindahl. Mr. Lindahl, was -a blacksmith, he and his iaife lived in the house until their deaths in 1919 and 1924. The house was inherited by Mr. & Mrs. Lindahl's children, Hannah Lindahl and Mrs. Esther Minkler: Hannah was.a teacher and eventually -became the principal of Mishawaka Schools. -Mrs. Minkler co -owned and operated the Minkler Hardware Store with her husband,.Robert Minkler: They.all lived in this house together until their deaths. Ms-.-Lindahl passed away in 1977 and Mr. Minkler died in 1980 followed by Mrs. Minkler- in 1983. The house was sold a year later by James Wdlfe,•executor of the Minkler estate, to the current -owners James and Carolvn Pinter. PROPOSED CHANGE Applicant proposes to install a six foot.high French Gothic Panel.wood privacy fence around the back yard. ST_A-NDARDS The Preservation Guidelines for-Riverside'Drive.Historic District: .b) .... The Guidelines for the Riverside Drive District follow the Rehabilitation Model.... I.A.l. Required' New plant materials, fencing...shall be compatible with the character of the neighborhood in size, scale, material .and color. I.A.3. Prohibited Signs, street lights... fencing, walkways, and paving materials which are out of scale or inappropriate to the neighborhood may not be used. I.B.2. Recommended New site work should also be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and -appearance. RECOMMENDATION The applicant proposes to construct a nominal six foot privacy fence with Gothic style caps to -enclose the majority. of the rear yard as shown on the - submitted site plan. This fence lies entirely along or behind the extension of,; the house's rear wall. The stated' intention of the proposed fence is to provide restraint for two domestic dogs (retriever) and to screen parking ureas at the alley. Although the fence will have -,a significant visual impact on the property due to its having an oversized (1 1/2) lot, it is consistent. with other rear yard fences in the neighborhood.. Staff therefore finds the proposal consistent with the guidelines and'recommends approval.