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Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located near the front of each lot with a small to medium lawn in front and little to no lawn at the rear of the property. Often the back yard is used as a parking lot for tenants. About half of the properties include a garage which is either located at the rear of the property and accessed from unpaved alleys running behind the property or located directly next to the structure and accessed by small drives. Nearly all of the garage structures are out of date, single -stall frame buildings. One large carriage house still stands in the district. Most properties have trees, shrubbery and/or hedges. Most houses conform to the uniform set -back within each block. Required Plants, trees, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which reflect the property's 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. Accessory structures such as decks, gazebos, fountains and/or small outbuildings should be appropriate to surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the building and causing deterioration to the building's historic fabric should be removed and replaced by suitable flora as approved by the Historic Preservation Commission. Prohibited . No changes may be made to the appearance of the site by removing trees, fencing, walkways, outbuildings or other site 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. Front yard areas shall not be fenced or fences shall not extend forward beyond the setback line of the house. The installation of unsightly devices such as television satellite dishes, solar panels and skylights shall not be permitted in areas where they can be viewed from the public thoroughfare. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval as the project conforms to the guidelines for Taylor's Field. C.D. Hostetler, Director On a motion by Dave Steinhauer with a second by Kevin Buccellato to approve. Vote: 6 — 0 Unanimous. COA#2014-0827 Approved. 2. 1340 East Wayne COA#2014-0902A East Wayne Street No representation STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 2 September 2014 Application Number: 2014-0902A Property Location: 1340 East Wayne Street Architectural Style/Date/: Renaissance Revival/1929/Gibson House Property Owner: Laura Blair Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street LHD Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The structure is a two storey frame construction with an irregular plan and brick fagade. The hip roof has a wide overhang, supported by large brackets and is covered in asphalt shingles. The first storey has grouped casement windows with concrete sills. The second storey has 6/1 double hung windows with brick header course sills and soldier brick. The entryway is a central brick arch with stone keystones and irregularly located quoins. ALTERATIONS: Original asbestos shingle roof replaced with asphalt architectural shingle with COA#2011-0803. APPLICATION ITEMS: Install wood privacy fence to replace chain link @ same location on property. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT. A recent storm demolished two trees and the chain link fence. A new 6' treated wood Statesman privacy fence is proposed to be installed in the exact same footprint as the chain link existed. There will be a gate of the same material. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: I. THE ENVIRONMENT A. THE DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT The district is characterized by its proximity to downtown South Bend. It encompasses several blocks of East Wayne Street, North and South, from Eddy Street east to Greenlawn and the south side of Jefferson Boulevard from Eddy Street east to Sunnyside Avenue. The district is bounded on the north by Jefferson Boulevard from Eddy Street to Sunnyside Avenue and then by the north property lines of the Wayne Street properties to Greenlawn. The south boundary is the southern right of way of the alley or the southern property lines of East Wayne Street, South. Unique features of the neighborhood include the island of homes between East Wayne Street North and East Wayne Street South, the parks at each end of the island, and the brick pillars at the entrance way (Eddy Street) to the subdivision with signage reading "Whitcomb and Keller's Sunnymede." Required