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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY September 18, 2006 4`b Floor Council Chambers County — City Building, South Bend, Indiana Members Present: Lynn Patrick LP[President], Mary Jane Chase MJC[Secretary], Catherine Hostetler CH, Martha Choitz MC, Joann Sporleder JS,[Architectural Historian], Jerry Ujdak JU, Tim Klusczinski TK, Shawn Peterson SP [Legal Counsel] Staff Present: Catherine Hostetler CH [Director], Amy Herdman AH [Asst. Director], Others Present: Don Sporleder, Elizabeth Adey EA, Joan Downs•Krostenko JK, Jeff Nienhuis, Karen Padnos, Jim McKnight, Bruce Kiawiter, Mike Buitenborp, George Enderle GE Absent: Todd Zeiger TZ [Vice President] Linda Riley LR I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL: Lynn Patrick called the meeting to order at 7:34pm H. PUBLIC HEARING A. CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS 1. 1216 E Wayne North, CofA # 2006-0908 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: This Colonial Revival home was designed by H.R. Stapp and built by Whitcomb and Keller in 1925 and sold to Alta and Cornelius Morris. Kurt and Tessye Simon purchased the home in 1948 and resided there until 1990. Mr. Simon was the president of Simon Brothers, now Clark Foods. The current owners are Elizabeth and Mark Adey. APPLICATION ITEMS: To install a privacy fence along their rear property line. Guidelines: I The Environment, B. Building Site. Landscaaing and Accessories Reouired:... Structures such as gazebos ... new walls... trellises and other similar structures shall be compatible to the historic character of the site and the neighborhood and inconspicuous when viewed from a public walkway. Recommended: New site work should be appropriate to the existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance.... RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. The fence will provide for a more formal and finished appearance to the backyard's landscaping than its current exposure to the neighbors' garages and unkempt backyards. The style complements the architectural style of the house Catherine Hostetler circulated photographs provided by the homeowner. The Chair recognized the homeowner, Elizabeth Adey to speak, and asked the homeowner to limit her remarks to five minutes or fewer. LP: Do you have any additional comments? EA: No, all that I want is a privacy fence, as our neighbors tend to throw their yard waste behind their garages, which is my backyard. Rather than cause a neighborhood disturbance, as my husband wanted to drag it back into their yard, but I would not let him. I'd like to clean it up. TK: Could the homeowner please state her name and address for the record? EA: Elizabeth Adey, 1216 E Wayne Street North. LP: Thank you. The chair will now recognize commissioners with questions. MJC: Are there any other fences in the neighborhood. EA: My neighbor to the east has a chain link fence, but that's the only fence. We don't like the look of that fence so we've planted a certain variety of arbor vitae. LP: Any other questions? JS: Is this picture... EA: I can't see which one you have.