Laserfiche WebLink
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br />OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY <br />July 18, 2005 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: <br />STAFF PRESENT: <br />STAFF ABSENT: <br />ALSO PRESENT: <br />MONTHLY MEETING <br />4`" Floor, Council Chambers, County -City <br />Building, South Bend, IN <br />Lynn Patrick, (President) <br />Martha Choitz, (Vice President) <br />John Oxian, (Treasurer) <br />Mary Jane Chase, (Secretary) <br />Joann Sporleder, (Architectual Historian) <br />Diane Wrobel-Illes, (Member) <br />Gerald Ujdak, (Member) <br />Catherine Hostetler, (Member) <br />Julie Schutte, (Assistant Director) <br />John Livingston, (City Attorney) <br />Catherine Hostetler, (Director) <br />Brad Pontius, (contractor), Bruno Zovich, <br />Bob Yapp, Don Sporleder <br />I. CALLED MEETING TO ORDER <br />Lynn Patrick called the meeting to order at 7:35 pm. <br />JOHN OXIAN: I would like to make a motion that we operate as a committee of the <br />whole in any C of A's unless there's a disagreement from any of the commission <br />members and that this automatically be approved when we're back into regular session. <br />MARTHA CHOITZ: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously. <br />II. PUBLIC HEARING <br />A. CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />1. 2005-0620; 714 Forest Avenue, porch roof modification <br />JULIE SCHUTTE: (See staff report and pictures attached to C of A in meeting binder). <br />The homeowner, Bruno Zovich, was present. Brent Thompson, the city forester, <br />reviewed the house and the tree. His opinion was that since the tree is so healthy it would <br />not be appropriate to have it cut down. The home owner also stated that he would not <br />have a problem with a notch being put into his porch roof to accommodate the tree. <br />MARY JANE CHASE: Have you ever considered taking the trees down; because they <br />are quite intrusive to the house? <br />BRUNO ZOVICH: They are in very good health and have been inspected about two <br />years ago. For aesthetic reasons I don't think there is any reason to do that. <br />JULIE SCHUTTE: The trees are enormous and the cost for cutting them down would <br />probably be more expensive then putting a notch in the porch roof. <br />MARTHA CHOITZ: I so move that 2005-0620 be implemented on the <br />recommendation of the staff to take a rectangular notch out of the porch roof to <br />accommodate the tree and future growth. <br />MARY JANE CHASE: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously. <br />2. 2005-0707; 930 Riverside Drive, 2 story addition <br />JULIE SCHUTTE: (See staff report, pictures, and drawings attached to C of A in <br />meeting binder). The contractor, Brad Pontius, was present on behalf of the <br />homeowners, Shannon and Bill Brewster. <br />