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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: November 4, 2015 Application Number: 2015-1102 Property Location: 806 Leland Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Free Classic/ 18 94/Elbel House Property Owner: Joan Downs Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park LHD/NRD Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: A 2 %2 storey irregular plan house set upon a brick foundation. Roof is asphalt shingle. Walls are a clapboard and wood shingles. There is a partial front porch. Windows are 1/1 wood double hung with storms. ALTERATIONS: Alterations noted on survey card have been restored to original. COA#2014-1205 installed hand railings in three locations including a metal rail at garden steps, and wood rails at front and back porch. APPLICATION ITEMS: Install privacy fence along southern border of property up to area across from our basement door thus not obscuring the window of the neighboring home to the south. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Owner proposes a 6' tall cedar 4" dog-eared picket style fence in the same location as an existing chain link and deteriorating wood fence (see diagram). STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: I. THE ENVIRONMENT A. THE DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT The Chapin Park Local Historic District is a particularly fine residential area located close to downtown South Bend, the St. Joseph River, Memorial Hospital and Leeper Park. This section is meant to protect and guide appropriate maintenance of the common areas of the district (i.e. visual landscape and streetscapes). Required Brick streets contribute greatly to the character of the neighborhood. These streets have always been essentially passenger car thoroughfares. The appointments of the streets (i.e. lighting, curbs, horse hitches and monuments) should contribute as much as possible to their architectural, historic and residential character. Retention and maintenance of existing brick streets in the district is required. Repair work to fill voids and gaps must utilize brick paver materials and acceptable installation methods whenever applicable. When utility work dictates the removal of street sections (pavers), the original materials will be reinstalled. Brick streets shall be patched with brick pavers. Concrete, asphalt, fillers and similar materials shall not be used. All original streetlights shall be maintained, especially the George Cutter "Park View" streetlights designed by the Cutter Company for this neighborhood. Present efforts by the Neighborhood Association and the Historic Preservation Commission to restore "Park View" streetlights to the district shall continue. Any change in lighting must receive approval of the Historic Preservation Commission. New or different fencing requires a C of A and shall reflect the style and character of the individual property and the surrounding environment and properties. Recommended The current or historic character of lawns should be preserved. Front yard areas, common lawns and tree lawns should remain open. New or replacement trees should be compatible in variety with those presently growing. Vacant lots should be kept landscaped appropriately while vacant, and may be used for