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1 Application For A Certificate Of Appropriateness Address of Property for proposed work: 1611 East Wayne Street Name of Property Owners: James Patrick Schmiedeler and Renee Marie LaReau Address of Property Owners: 1611 East Wayne Street Contractor Name: Brian Lakin Contract Company Name: Foegley Landscape, Inc. Contractor Address: 52215 Lilac Road City: South Bend Phone: (574) 277 -2424 Current Use of Building: Single Family Type of Building Construction: Brick Proposed Work: Demolition 1 Description of Proposed Work: Backyard In- Ground Swimming Pool De- molition The two -story brick house at -1611 East Wayne Street currently has an in- ground swimming in the backyard, - which is not visible from the street, as shown in Fig. 1. The pool is not original to the property, and the current owners are unsure as to the exact time of its installation. According to neighbors who swam in the pool within the last year or so, the pool is in relatively modern condition. The fence around the entire pool area meets relevant codes. The current owners would like to remove the pool from the backyard for the following reasons: • Return the property to a condition more similar to its original condition without a pool. • Retain use of the backyard as a yard. At present, there is no grass in the backyard. • Eliminate drowning risk to 9- month -old daughter of current owners and other neighborhood children. (Neighbors on either side combine to have 5 children under the age of 6, and neighbors immediately behind have 4 children under the age of 13. Current owners are aware of 5 other children on the block under the age of 6 and several other older children.) • Eliminate expense of maintaining pool. The current owners have secured a quote from Foegley Landscape, Inc. to complete the pool demolition, fill with sand and topsoil, and install of sod. With a Certificate of Appropriateness, current owners will move forward with Foegley Landscape completing the planned work because they see two associated advantages. First, the current owners understand that Foegley has a reputation within the community for doing quality work. Second, having a single contractor handle the entire job reduces opportunities for miscommunications and errors.