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. STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: June 15, 2006 Application Number: COA# 2006-0615-A Property Location: 1019 South Michigan Property Owner: United Enterprise Association of South Bend, Inc Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark Rating: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: The Burke Building is a two storey Colonial Revival style commercial structure constructed by W. W. Schnieder Construction Company in 1928 for Morris Burke, his wife Meriam and their children, Jacob Burke, Sara Burke Richman and her husband, Isadore. APPLICATION ITEMS: Complete Tear Off of roof and replacement of wood decking with7/16 OSB board as needed. Compete re -roof with 45 black EPDM single -ply rubber roof system with EPS tapered roof insulation; '/i" mechanically fastened fiber insulation. Remove coping tile on North and West sides and install treated wood nailer and metal cap if original non-contributing coping tiles too fragile to be removed and replaced. South and East parapet walls termination method will include installation of ter bar below the existing tile with wall anchors to protect terra cotta. Mortar joints between the tiles would be caulked as needed or could be ground and re -mortared. Existing skylights could be removed, the glass reworked as needed and replaced a minimum cost. Group B Standards: B. Treatment. Treatment shall be defined as any change of surface materials that will not alter the style or original form. Such improvements include re -roofing, glazing ... A treatment change of any surface whether on the landmark or its environment may require a Certificate of Appropriateness .... The commission should review the proposed treatment for character and style consistency with the original surfaces. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. None of the proposed work will alter the style or original form of the Burke Building. The removal of non contributing tiles and their replacement with painted metal will not be visible from the street. The Contractor, Ingwald Johnson, and the UEA should evaluate the economic feasibility of the skylights and report to the HPC their course of action, as these feature are not visible from the street.