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7, KAREN HAMMOND -NASH: This is a lovely Arts and Crafts bungalow. It has two attached contributing structures. One of them is a carriage house and the other one is a garage. Somebody drove into the back corner of the one car garage apparently with a truck. There is a hole in the garage. A corner of it has been taken out at least five feet tall by five feet on one wall and five feet on the other wall. Code Enforcement did bring us some pictures. KAREN HAMMOND -NASH: The question from Code Enforcement was whether we would consent to the demolition of the structure since a corner of it has already been demolished. I said no and stated that we would require the owner to repair the garage. GERALD UDJAK: Is the owner capable of fixing the garage. KAREN HAMMOND -NASH: Code Enforcement seemed to think so too. They also wanted to alert us to the fact that the property was vacant. The commission will probably remembering issuing a C of A in June, and then partly tabled, and issued in July of 2002 for the Schafer home, located at 1402, 1404, and 1406 Lincolnway East. It is a big grey Queen Anne house with four different kinds of artificial siding, and six different kinds of windows. The commission for the first time authorized the replacement of all of the windows with vinyl windows and the residing of the house. A week after we approved that C of A, the present holder of the property was sued by one of his nephews. This made him so angry that he decided not to do any repairs on the property. He has not done any of the things he received permission for in the past, and he has not renewed his application. One of the things that make this particular property historic is that a hundred years ago it was part of the longest running probate court case for a contested will in Indiana. GERALD UJDAK: Does anyone live there? KAREN HAMMOND -NASH: Yes, The house is divided into five or six apartments, and most of them or all of them are rented out. The estate executor also lives in one of the apartments. Code Enforcement has scheduled a hearing for March 11` 2004 on the 15` floor of the County -City Building. They are seeking a significant amount of interior repairs and also a certain amount of exterior repairs. They want us to be aware of what sort of exterior repairs might be ordered by the hearing officer so that we can, if necessary, issue a C of A to the city of South Bend to ensure that these repairs are done according to district standards. 3. Correspondence: LaSalle Bridge proposed lights; I &M Electric Company Garage. KAREN HAMMOND -NASH: DLZ, the City, and the County are only looking at one proposed light, a Lumec fluted pole with a Holophan acorn lantern. The same poles and lanterns are installed on the Jefferson Street Bridge. n