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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY JulZ 18, 2011 13 Floor Conference Room County City Building South Bend, IN 46601 I. CALL TO ORDER: President Klusczinski called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Members Present: Timothy S. Klusczinski, Linda Riley, David Steinhauer, Jerry Niezgodski, Todd Zeiger, Mike Voll, Alice McLane Members Absent: Sandra Rossow, Lynn Patrick Staff Present: Larry Meteiver, Legal Counsel; Catherine Hostetler, Director, Elicia Feasel, Assistant Director Members of the Public Present: Kevin Buccellato, Barry Miltenberger II. PUBLIC HEARING: A. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: July 5, 2011 Application Number: 2011-0701C 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 molded trim cornice, wood balustrade on the flat roof. ALTERATIONS: Enclosed arched area at rear garage was noted on survey card. Raised deck added in rear of house off of rear arched porch. Removal of 4 non -conforming pine trees in front of house and 1 deciduous tree in tree lawn approved by Commission September, 15, 2008. Addition of rear bay area on second storey approved by Commission in November 17, 2008. The rear entry porch was removed during kitchen renovation and replaced with a dining area and mud room approved with COA 2009-0505. Three new fences were installed along the rear and side yards of the property along with a round window in the north addition with COA 2011-0606 APPLICATION ITEMS: Second floor home office. Addition above existing attached 2 car garage. Replace existing concrete driveway with new concrete driveway in same configuration. Pending pricing, replace existing asphalt shingles of entire roof with Timberline Prestique 30 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: In-kind replacement of the deteriorated concrete driveway with new concrete driveway. In kind replacement of roof asphalt shingles with Timberline Presique 30 dimensional asphalt shingles. The homeowners wish to construct a home office space by adding a storey to the flat roofed attached garage. See drawings #1-2. The additions roof line will mirror that of the main house except it will utilize brackets rather than columns for support. The brackets will reflect the design of those used in the rear second storey bay area. The siding, trim, shutters and window features will match those existing on the main house. There will also be a shed dormer with three nine light casement windows in the rear of the proposed addition. See product information. They also propose to add a railing system above the rear addition to the main house. See A1.1 elevations for all details. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: III. NEW CONSTRUCTION New construction includes any new building or structure constructed within the boundaries of the historic district, or any new addition to an existing building. New construction should be designed considering the appearance of the other buildings in the neighborhood.