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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY June 20, 2011 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, Sandra Rossow, Jerry Niezgodski, Lynn Patrick, Todd Zeiger, Mike Voll Members Absent: Linda Riley, David Steinhauer Staff Present: Larry Meteiver, Legal Counsel; Catherine Hostetler, Director, Elicia Feasel, Assistant Director Members of the Public Present: Kevin Buccellato, Ed Pilipow, Susan Mazurkiewicz, Steve Szaday II. PUBLIC HEARING: A. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 8 June 2010 Application Number: 2011-0517 Property Location: 1724 East Wayne Street Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Tudor Revivial/1927/H.R. Stapp for Whitcomb and Keller Property Owner: Susan and John Mazurkiewicz Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Rating: Notable DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This Tudor Revival is a 2 storey frame construction with brick veneer and is set on an irregular plan. It has a steep gable roof , molded raking trim with asphalt shingles. The windows are 6/6 double hung with brick header course sills with paneled shutters with a cut out design. There is front bay with windows with brick header course sills and a ribbed hip roof. The entry is a round arch with brick keystone and surround. There is a 2 storey off set gable wing and a brick chimney in the ell. ALTERATIONS• The 2 storey off set gable wing was constructed in 1949. The front porch was enclosed prior to 1949. 12 second floor windows were replaced with Pella Designer series windows with COA 1996-0307. The rear door was replaced with a steel door with lites replicating the original with COA 1997-0908.The single pane dining room window may not be original to the house. The front door is a replacement. The rear decking, fencing and landscaping are modern additions. APPLICATION ITEMS: # 1. Move privacy fence from east rear of house to east mid of house and extend rear deck on east side of house. #2 Remove rear window in dining room and install French doors in opening. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowners propose extend and wrap the deck around the east side of the house and surround that area with privacy fence. They will re -use the current east -west fencing and extend the north -south fence to meet the relocated east -west fence. New landscaping items, spryrocket bushes, will be planted in front of the fence. They also propose to remove the dining room picture window and exterior brick beneath the window and install French doors leading from the dining room onto the rear deck The homeowners have not selected the French doors. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: East Wavne Street: B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING AND ACCESSORIES Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located in the center of a flat lawn, often divided by a walk leading to the front entrance. Several of the residences are sited on two or more building lots; however, the preponderance of the homes have been erected on a single lot. Most of the properties include a double garage, usually located at the rear of the property. The majority of garages are accessed from straight driveways leading from the main thoroughfare, while a few are accessed from the alley. There are also a few homes with a covered carport located at the rear of the property, as well as a few with circular driveways. Driveway and sidewalk materials include concrete, asphalt and brick. All of the properties have trees and most have trimmed shrubbery and/or hedges. Most of the houses conform to a uniform setback line within each block.