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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 31 March 2016 Application Number: 2016 -0314 Property Location: 526 S. St. Joseph Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: Gabled-ell/1896 Property Owner: Life Treatment Centers Landmark or District Designation: Taylor's Field Rating: Non - contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The House is a 2 1 /2 story Gabled -ell built in 1896. Foundation is concrete. Walls are aluminum siding on the first floor with asphalt shingle siding above. Flared walls create an overhang at the second floor. Roof is a gable with front gable intersect and front gable wall dormer, with asphalt shingle roof. An enclosed projecting porch with louvered windows and glass entry vestibule has flat roof and dentilled frieze board. Windows are 1/1 metal double hung with wood surrounds. There are glass louvers in the attic story. Behind the house is a detached 3 -stall masonry garage, with wood garage doors, and asphalt shingled hip roof. ALTERATIONS: All of the openings to this structure are non - original. The front porch has been enclosed with louvered windows, and a glass vestibule has been added to the front entry. A chain link fence appearing over 6' high has been installed to the side yard on the north, extending all the way to the sidewalk at the street. APPLICATION ITEMS: Erect a fence surrounding the blacktop area behind the house. We would use wood dogear fence panels. 6' high. Using 4x4 posts cemented in. Gates will be constructed with fence panels and wood framing. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The owner would like to erect a fence to surround the blacktop area between the rear of the house and the garage, starting at the house set back, and extending to the front of the garage. They propose to use 6' high dog -ear wood panels with 4x4 support posts set in concrete. A gate will be installed at the south side of the house, as well as a double gate for vehicle entrance at the rear from the alley; gates to be constructed from fence panels and wood framing. PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: n/a STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: TAYLOR'S FIELD II. THE ENVIRONMENT A. 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 Plants, trees, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained.