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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 3 November 2014 Application Number: 2014-1103 Property Location: 612 N. St Joseph Street Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Dormer Front Bungalow/1921-1998 Property Owner: Marilyn Cook Landmark or District Designation: N. St. Joseph Street Rating: Notable DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The Jorgenson House is a solid masonry 1 and V2 storey home. The body of the house is brick with unique terra cotta details and sills. The roof has asphalt shingles. The windows may be original to the house. ALTERATIONS: The house was moved from its original location on the west side of North St. Joseph Street to its present location on the east side in 1998. The roof was replaced with COA#2007-0402. APPLICATION ITEMS: 6' privacy fence enclosing backyard. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowner wishes to enclose the perimeter her back yard with a 6'Homestead wood privacy fence. The fence posts will be set in concrete. The fence will start at the rear set back of the house and proceed by the property line along the alleyway to the south, continue along the east property line and continue along the north property line to the rear set back of the house. There will be matching wooden gates on the north side and south side of the yard. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: I. THE ENVIRONMENT A. IN THE DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT The district is characterized by its proximity to downtown South Bend and its location adjacent to Leeper Park and along the St. Joseph River. The district encompasses: two blocks of Riverside Drive beginning at Marion Street (from 503 Riverside Drive north) and ending at Bartlett Street; two lots on the north side of Navarre street just west of the alley behind Riverside Drive; the north side of Hammond Place; the east side of St. Joseph Street between Hammond Place and Bartlett Street; and the south side of Bartlett Street between St. Joseph and Riverside Drive. The District contains 45 residences and their adjacent outbuildings. Required Distinctive existing features such as parks, gardens, streetlights, fences, signs, walkways, streets, alleys and building setbacks shall be retained. New plant materials, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs and benches shall be compatible with the character of the neighborhood in size, scale, material and color. Street lighting should be maintained at levels recommended by the Illumination Engineering Society. Sources and light posts should be uniform throughout the District. Lamp fixtures and supporting posts must be similar in proportion, scale and detail to existing historic lamps (see appendix). Streetlights should be placed so that adequate illumination is afforded all sections of the public sidewalks. Removal of shade trees over twelve inches (12") diameter, conifer trees over six inches (6") in diameter or other major plant elements shall be subject to approval by the Historic Preservation Commission. Any subsequent replacement trees of any size required by the Historic Preservation Commission shall be retained. The Riverfront character of the district shall be retained. Recommended