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CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: August 6, 2013 Application Number: 2013 -0731 Property Location: 1013 East Jefferson Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: Free Classic Cottage/1907/Ennis Austin Property Owner: Serena Howley Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark/Howard Park National Register Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The Studebaker /Johnson House is a two storey frame with a clapboard first storey and shingle second storey with an irregular plan set upon a brick foundation. There is a prominent front gable with deep return and shed roof side extensions. There is a porch across the front of the house with double fluted columns and a mosaic floor and a front entry vestibule with pilasters and narrow diamond pane side lights. There is a three sided bay projection on the west side. Some of the window feature diamond panes in the transoms with one over one double hung windows. ALTERATIONS: The original shingles in the second storey had been removed and replaced with clapboard vinyl siding. This feature has been restored using modern materials. The diamond paned windows in the transoms are original but the double hung windows appear to be replacement windows. The porch details have been restored but the balustrades have been removed and the owner had located replacements. The rear of the house appears to has be been altered to accommodated multi family use and has been modified to eliminated a back entrance. The rear parking lot has been removed and a lawn planted. APPLICATION ITEMS: Remove pine — root base is too close to house and water lines from the street — replace with a smaller decorative tree with a smaller root base — was recommended to remove the tree when I bought the house because it could potentially damage water lines. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowner is applying to remove a pine tree in the front yard of the home to prevent damage to buried water supply lines with the intention of planting a smaller, decorative tree in its place. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Preservation Standards for Historic Landmarks in South Bend and St. Joseph County Group B G. Building Site and Landscaping (These standards apply to both A and B) 1. Required Major landscaping items, trees, fencing, walk ways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. Dominant land contours shall be retained. Structures such as: gazebos, patio decks, fixed barbecue pits, swimming pools, tennis courts, green houses, new walls, fountains, fixed garden furniture, trellises, and other similar structures shall be compatible to the historic character of the site and neighborhood and inconspicuous when viewed from a public way. 2. Recommended New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property found in photographs, drawings, and newspapers. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the building that are causing deterioration to the buildings historic fabric should be removed. However, trees and plant materials that must be removed should be immediately replaced by suitable flora. Front yard areas should not be fenced except in cases where historic documentation would indicate such fencing appropriate. Fencing should be in character with the buildings style, materials, and scale. 3. Prohibited No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing major landscaping items, trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings, and other elements before evaluating their importance to the property's history and development. Front yard areas shall not be transformed into parking lots nor paved nor blacktopped. The installation of unsightly devices such as TV reception dishes and solar collectors shall not be permitted in areas where they can be viewed from public thoroughfares STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Because owner intends to replace tree with a smaller decorative tree, Staff recommends approval as a smaller planting will better allow the Outstanding architecture of the house to be seen. Elicia Feasel, Assistant Director On a motion by Dave Steinhauer with a second by Kevin Buccellato to approve as submitted. Vote: 6 —1 Lynn Patrick voted nay; reason stated is that is a healthy tree. COA #2013 -0731 Approved. 4.841 Park Avenue COA #2013 -0805 Chapin Park Representation by Cole Hay, Owner STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 8 August 2013 Application Number: 2013 -0805 Property Location: 841 Park Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: T- Plan/1890/ remodeled 1916 by Ernest W. Young