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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY SVember 15, 2008 --DRAFT 13t Floor Conference Room County -City Building South Bend, Indiana Members Present: Jerry Niezgodski, Todd Zeiger, Timothy Klusczinski, Mary Jane Chase, David Sassano, Linda Riley, Lynn Patrick Staff Present: Larry Meteiver, Attorney; Catherine Hostetler, Director Absent: Amy Minnick, Assistant Director Also Present: Kevin Buccellato, Lauren Nickas, Melia West, Nicole Bernal -Cisneros, Daniel Morales, Ernesto Gloria, Meg Miazga, Daniel Hackett, Melissa Grisales, Michelle Coble, Aaron Helfand, Chris Kohler, Renee M. La Reau, James P. Schmiedeler, Joan Downs, Aimee Sunny I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL: President Tim Klusczinski called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Quorum was duly established. PUBLIC HEARING Application Number: 2008-0827 Property Location: 304 Twyckenham Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Colonial Revival/1929/ H.R. Stapp/Whitcomb & Keller Property Owner: Aimee and Kevin Buccellato Landmark or District Designation: E. Wayne Street LHD Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This is a two storey frame Colonial Revival home with a rectangular plan, flared gable asphalt shingle roof with three gable inset dormers at the front. The porch roof extended from the main roof supported by square box columns with mold trim as capital. There is a central entry with sidelights. There is a two car garage wing with two doors with molded trim cornice, wood balustrade on the flat roof. All of the windows and doors appear to be original. ALTERATIONS: Enclosed arched area at rear garage was noted on survey card. APPLICATION ITEMS: Removal of 4 non -conforming pine trees (3 Blue Spruce/1 Fir) [See Exhibit A&B] which obscure the view of the house from the street (Exhibit C) and impede the growth of lawn/grass (large portion of yard). Addition of (1 or 2) new deciduous trees within tree lawn along Twyckenham Drive (Exhibit D) DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowners wish to remove the four trees directly in front of their home and replace them with a maple tree in the tree lawn. The maple trees recommended for tree lawns for the East Wayne Street District are the Norway Maple and Sugar Maple. The spruce trees were less than 6 feet tall in March 1987 when the survey photograph of the home was taken for the original survey card. Brent Thompson, City Forester, submitted an e-mail after visiting the site (Exhibit E) stating that the spruce trees are healthy but could be trimmed up or replaced. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Reading was waived by President Klusczinski.