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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY December 20, 2010 13'h Floor Conference Room County City Building South Bend, IN 46601 I. CALL TO ORDER: President Klusczinski called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Timothy S. Klusczinski, Todd Zeiger, Linda Riley, Jerry Niezgodski, , David Steinhauer, Lynn Patrick Members Absent: Sandra Rossow Staff Present: Larry Meteiver, Legal Counsel; Catherine Hostetler, Director, Elicia Feasel, Assistant Director Members of the Public Present: John Machowiav, Jesse Starke, Jason Ruiz, Aaron Carizo, Joan Downs-Krostenko, Katiki Lipscomb, Carl Brunson, Patrick Hethon II. PUBLIC HEARING: A. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Chair announcement of an additional COA 2010-1101 added to agenda, whereas public hearing was held November 15, 2010 during regular HPC meeting and was voted continued. STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: November 23, 2010 Application Number: 2010-1123 Property Location: 626 Portage Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: 1 part commercial/1927 Property Owner: Saint Germain Foundation, c/o Cynthia Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Local and National Register District Rating: Non -Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: Building is a one storey commercial with rectangular plan. Foundation is concrete, exterior walls are brick with vertical siding applied to front. Roof is flat with a stepped parapet in front. There is a projecting cornice that spans the front facade. ALTERATIONS: Vertical vinyl siding applied to front, solid panel replacement door in front, front windows removed and/or covered over with siding. APPLICATION ITEMS: Have a sign put up on the building. See attachment for details. Replace back door and have a gate added to the chain link style fence. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Tenant is proposing a sign for the building that will represent the business. Neighborhood is zoned mixed use. According to the Building Department guidelines, size cannot exceed 10% of the area of the facade, in this case 33 square feet. The proposed sign is 4' x 6', 24 square feet. Sign will be a digital print on hard vinyl. Sign will attach to structure with screws. South Bend Fire Department Notice of Violation . and Order report requests that a new back door be installed because the current wood door is rotted. Staff does not have details at this time as a contractor has not been hired. In addition, the reports requests that a gate be added to back fence. Building owner suggests removing a portion of the gate rather than adding a gate. Project is pending a letter of support from the owner. CHAPIN PARK STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: I. THE ENVIRONMENT B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING & ACCESSORIES Recommended New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property found in photographs, drawings and newspapers. New site work should also be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Prohibited