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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 30 May 2012 Application Number: 2012-0511 Property Location: 547 River Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: American foursquare1923/Whitcomb & Keller Property Owner: Rochelle Day Landmark or District Designation: Edgewater Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The home is a two storey house set upon a rectangular plan The exterior walls are covered with horizontal aluminum siding while the porch has vertical aluminum sides across the front fagade. The hip roof has asphalt shingles and a wide over hang with aluminum soffit. The full length front porch has brick piers and knee wall that support square wood columns which in turn support the porch roof. The foundation is brick. The windows are double hung 4/1 vertical sash.. ALTERATIONS: The aluminum siding, storm windows and doors are additions. The dormer windows have either been covered up or replaced with the aluminum vent. The roof is a 1998 replacement approved May 28, 1998. APPLICATION ITEMS: This is a request to install a fence on the west property line of 547 River Avenue in the Edgewater Historic District Neighborhood, South Bend, The installation details are as follows: Type: Security/Privacy; Properties: Reused Wood Picket Fence; Height 6 feet from the ground; Location/Length: From the back property line to the back, west corner of the house, at approximately 597'. Installation: Posted cemented and fence attached to posts by nails. I will be installing the fence with the assistance of my family. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowner proposes to erect a privacy fence along the west side of her property per the diagram of the site plan submitted. The photograph that she submitted shows a wood dog eared style privacy fence. The photograph taken by Staff shows the location of the fence as staked out and matching up with the dog eared privacy fence along the alley by the garage in the back yard.. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: EDGEWATER: 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. Many properties have a straight driveway along one edge of the lot leading to a garage at the rear of the house. This driveway often has a sidewalk along one side leading to the front entrance either in the center or at the side of the house. Driveway and sidewalk materials include asphalt or concrete. All of the properties have trees; many have trimmed shrubbery and hedges. All of the houses conform to a uniform setback line within each block. Required Existing plants, trees, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs, and benches which reflect the properties' history and development shall be retained. 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 be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the buildings that are causing deterioration to the building's historic fabric should be removed. Prohibited