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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY June 25, 2013 HPC Conference Room 125 S Lafayette Blvd South Bend, IN 46601 I. CALL TO ORDER President Klusczinski called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. Members Present: Timothy S. Klusczinski, Thomas Gordon, Mike Voll, Lynn Patrick Members Absent: Jerry Niezgodski, Kevin Buccellato, David Steinhauer Staff Present: Larry Meteiver, Legal Counsel; Steve Szaday, Preservation Specialist; Catherine Hostetler, Director Staff Absent: Elicia Feasel, Assistant Director Members of the Public Present: Daniel Baker, Jared McQueen, Michael Baxter II. PUBLIC HEARING A. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 1. 510 South St. Joseph COA#2013-0625 Taylor's Field Representation by Michael Baxter, Owner and Jared McQueen, Contractor STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 06.25.2013 Application Number: 2013-0625 Property Location: 510 S. St. Joseph Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: American Foursquare/1894 Property Owner: Mike Baxter Landmark or District Designation: Taylor's Field Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: 2 storey plus attic irregular plan on stone block foundation. Siding is wood shingles. Roof is a hip with hip dormers on sides, covered in asphalt shingles. A full front entrance porch features a side enclosure and a second storey porch is centered in front. Windows are 1/1 double hung. ALTERATIONS: A side entrance has been added. A large concrete block addition has been added on back (east) side. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace internal failed gutter system with new external seamless gutters. Profile of the new gutters will not affect the dental work. Seamless gutters will not be lower than the fascia board. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: In addition to reroofing, per COA# 2013-0605 A&M Home Services will be repairing the soffit and maintaining the original width. They would like to deck over the internal gutters that are not functioning and are causing the soffit to rot, and proposing to install 5" K style aluminum seamless gutters and downspouts around the entire house at the edge of the soffit, which will allow the ice and water to be installed at the edge of the roof. TAYLOR'S FIELD STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: II. EXISTING STRUCTURES A. BUILDING MATERIALS Original exterior wall materials in the district include limestone, flagstone, stucco, clapboard, wood shingles, sandstone and masonry block. In some instances, vinyl or aluminum siding has been applied over the original material. Required Original exterior building materials shall be retained. Deterioration of wood materials shall be prevented through repair, cleaning and painting. The existing or original architectural detail around windows, porches, doors and eaves should be retained or replaced by replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair. Masonry including brick, limestone, flagstone, sandstone and stucco shall be cleaned only when necessary to halt deterioration or to remove stains, and shall be done with a method acceptable for the preservation of the surface: i.e. low pressure water and soft natural bristle brushes. No chemicals, sand blasting or other invasive methods may be used to clean historic buildings. When repairing stucco, stucco mixture compatible in composition, color and texture shall be used. Recommended Whenever possible, the original building materials should be restored. Metal or vinyl siding may be used when it is the only alternative to maintaining or replacing the original surface material.