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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY August 20, 2012 13` Floor Conference Room County City Building South Bend, IN 46601 I. CALL TO ORDER President Klusczinski called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Members Present: Timothy S. Klusczinski, Mike Voll, Jerry Niezgodski, Kevin Buccellato, Lynn Patrick Members Absent: Sandra Rossow, David Steinhauer, Alice McLane Staff Present: Larry Meteiver, Legal Counsel; Catherine Hostetler, Director, Elicia Feasel, Assistant Director Members of the Public Present: Eugene Cieplinski, Sheila McCarthy, Matthew Insley, Evie Kirkwood, Bill Fewell, Dennis Andres, Heidi Cintron, Brittney Ockenfels, James Lyden Motion by Jerry Niezgodski with a second by Lynn Patrick to amend the agenda to include COA #2012 -0817 as item number eight on the agenda. Vote: 5— 0 Unanimous. II. PUBLIC HEARING A. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 1. 226 Hammond COA #2012 -0730 River Bend No Representation STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 7 August 2012 Application Number: 2012 -0730 Property Location: 226 Hammond Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: Cross Gable Square /1903 Property Owner: Mary Graham Landmark or District Designation: River Bend Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This is a 1 'h storey square building with a concrete foundation. The walls are covered with aluminum siding. The Roof is a cross gable with returns and is covered with asphalt shingles. There is a full length front porch with a brick foundation, half walls and tapered piers and brick wing walls. The porch roof is hipped and covered with asphalt shingles. The windows are 1/1 double hung without storms. The attached carport was enclosed and is now failing. There is a one storey addition with a shed roof in the rear. All of the doors appear to be replacements. ALTERATIONS: Broken windows were replaced with COA 2002 -0311. The rear one storey addition with aluminum siding is not original to the house. The attached car port was not original to the 1903 structure; it was enclosed and the aluminum garage door was added. The aluminum siding is not original. All of the doors are replacements. The detached garage in the rear collapsed in the winter of 1993 APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace front door with steel door. Take down side garage (car port), move electric meter from garage to house, 3 feet. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowner wishes to replace the deteriorated wood front door with a new steel door in a new frame to prevent further break -ins. Also proposed is to remove the failing flat roofed enclosed car port that is falling down and to replace any siding on the house with siding from the enclosure or with siding to match. All debris will be hauled away for disposal. The homeowner also will be removing the electric meter from its current location at the "garage" to the house. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: V. GENERAL A. Buildings in the district should not be demolished except where a building poses a threat to the public safety, and demolition is the only alternative. Documentation of interior and exterior features of the original buildings, especially homes rated as