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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY April 20, 2015 13 Floor Conference Room County — City Building South Bend, IN 46601 I. CALL TO ORDER President Klusczinski called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Members Present: Timothy S. Klusczinski, Thomas Gordon, Mike Voll, Brandon Anderson Members not in attendance: Kevin Buccellato, Elizabeth Hertel Staff Present: Catherine Hostetler, Director; Elicia Feasel, Deputy Director; Steve Szaday, Preservation Specialist/Inspector; Jamie Woods, St. Joseph County Attorney Members of the Public Present: Larry Schohl, Benjamin John Wilson, Scott Pannicke H. PUBLIC HEARING A. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Motion by Tom Gordon with a second by Mike Voll to amend agenda to rearrange COA order to result with #I on the agenda becoming #3. Vote: 4 — 0 1. 531 South St. Joseph COA 42015 -0331 Taylor's Field Representation by Benjamin John Wilson, owner STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 7 April 2015 Application Number: 2015 -0331 Property Location: 531 S. St. Joseph Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: Free Classic /1910 Property Owner: Mary Ann and Ben Wilson Landmark or District Designation: Taylor's Field Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The house is a 2 storey plus attic situated on a corner double lot. It has an irregular plan and vinyl clapboard siding. The hipped roof has two hipped dormer covered in asphalt shingles. There is a hooded wood panel with dentilled frieze front porch entrance supported by brick columns with a low brick wall in between. The second floor front windows are 16/1 double hung; there are 1/1 double hung windows in the first floor boxed bay and three part bay on the second floor on the south side. ALTERATIONS: The vinyl siding and asphalt roofing are not original to the house. Some of the windows appear to be replacement windows. The spindles in the porch and upper floor balconies are replacements. APPLICATION ITEMS: Wood privacy fence -dog eared 6' wood pressure treated and 4' picket fence with two gates per diagram and product information submitted. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowners propose to enclose their rear and side yards with fencing. Along the front east and side north yard there will be a 4 foot cedar wood picket gothic style fence with a gate at the north. The 6' wood pressure treated dog ear privacy fence will be installed along the alley side of the back yard at the west and sidewalk side of the yard at the south. There will be a gate at the west alley side. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Taylor's Field Local Historic District Guidebook B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING AND ACCESSORIES 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