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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BENDI& SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY October 16, 2006 4"' 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, [Treasurer] Shawn Peterson SP [Legal Counsel], Linda Riley LR Staff Present: Catherine Hostetler CH [Director], Amy Herdman AH [Asst. Director], Wayne Doolittle WD [Preservation Specialist] Others Present: Don Sporleder DS, Susan Youens SY, Joan Downs-Krostenko JD, Paul Hayden PH, George Enderle GE Absent: Todd Zeiger TZ [Vice President] I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL: Lynn Patrick called the meeting to order at 7:34pm II. PUBLIC HEARING A. CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS 1. 710 Park Avenue C of A# 2006-1005A STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: This Eclectic Italianate was built for Mary Chapin Anderson and Andrew Anderson between 1875 and 1877. Four generations of the Anderson-DuShane family lived in this house until 1962. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace 10 windows -5 rectangle window and 5 windows with rounded top sashes -with single unit, all wood, aluminum clad exterior, with Aura Last (20 year guarantee) double hung, low -E with Argon, (Jeld Wen, see quote from Home Depot) Standards and Guidelines for Chapin Park: H Existing Structures, C Windows and Doors, Required. Original windows and doors shall be retained including sashes, lintels, stills, shutters, decorative glass .... When deteriorated beyond repair they shall be replaced with units and trim resembling the original. Recommended: Wood storm windows .... to match the original should be used but should not damage existing frames. If new sashes ... are installed, the existing or original materials... should be used. Prohibited: Original doors windows and hardware shall not be discarded when they can be restored and reused in place. New window and door openings, which would alter the scale and proportion of the building, may not be introduced. Inappropriate new window and door features such as metal, vinyl or fiberglass awnings, hoods or aluminum insulating glass combinations that require the removal of original windows and doors shall not be installed. GROUP B LANDMARK 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 reproofing, glazing, or landscaping lawns and may involve a change that can potentially enhance or detract from the character of the landmark. A treatment change of any surface whether on the landmark or in its environment may require a Certificate of Appropriateness if it significantly alters the appearance of the landmark ... The commission should review the proposed treatment for character and style consistency with the original surfaces. RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not recommend approval. Professor Enderle application is requesting the complete removal of 10 windows and their replacement with modern double hung windows with exterior aluminum cladding. The Chapin Park Standards and Guidelines prohibit "New window and door openings, which would alter the scale and proportion of the building, may not be introduced. Inappropriate new window and door features such as .... aluminum insulating glass combinations that require the removal of original windows shall not be installed."