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11 f STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE. OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 2 June 2015 Application Number: 2015.6602 Property Location: 1215 East Wayne Street South Architectural Style/Date/Architect: Tudor Revival/l925/H.R. Stapp Property. Owner: Joshua Aerie and Melissa Berke Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Local Historic District Rating: Notable DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: House is a two storey frame Tudor Revival Style with an irregular plan. Walls are brick and stucco with half-timbering. Roof is a side gable with asphalt shingles. Windows are casement with stationary transoms, brick soldier course lintels and brick header course sills. ALTERATIONS: None known. APPLICATION ITEMS: Build wooden privacy fence — cedar with treated posts — in back and side yard. Will enclosenorth (backyard) and east (side) yards: DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Owner proposes to install anew 6' tall western red cedar dog ear picket privacy fence in the 2 dimensional board on board style. The treated posts will be installed through concrete: Installation is to be between the house and garage following the angle along the driveway, then extending out at the setback of the house to the east to the property line where it will connect back to an existing neighboring fence in the rear. There will be two gates of the same style installed, one 5' wide at the driveway entrance and one 4' wide at the side yard front. 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 Distinctive existing features such as brick entry pillars, parks, gardens, streetlights, fences, signs, walkways, streets and building setbacks shall be retained. Major landscaping items, 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 Illuminating Engineering Society. Light sources must have spectral distribution in all color ranges. Older light fixtures and supporting posts must be similar in proportion, scale, size, shape, style, and appearance to the existing historic lamps. Streetlights shall be placed so that adequate illumination is afforded all sections of public sidewalks. Recommended Whenever possible, the original features should be restored. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to buildings, sidewalks or streets that are causing deterioration to those elements should be removed. As much natural vegetation as possible should be preserved. If large shrubs become unsightly to the point of detracting from the historic character of the house or site, they should be cut back and allowed to rejuvenate. Dead and diseased material should be selectively removed: Trees and major landscaping elements that must be removed for one reason