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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br />OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY <br />April 18, 2016 <br />131 Floor Conference Room <br />County — City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />I. CALL TO ORDER <br />President Klusczinski called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. <br />Members Present: Timothy S. Klusczinski, President; Tom Gordon, Vice President/Asst. <br />Secretary; Mike Voll, Treasurer; Brandon Anderson, Kevin Buccellato <br />Members Not in Attendance: Elizabeth Hertel, Secretary; Jennifer Parker, Architectural <br />Historian; Michele Gelfman <br />Staff Present: Elicia Feasel, Executive Director; Deb Parcell, Deputy Director; Brett Hummer, <br />Legal Counsel <br />Members of the Public Present: Bela Szalay, Tanya Penister, Lou Miller, Cole Hay, Jim <br />Bognar, Mark Catanzarite, Rafael Morton, Todd Zeiger, Robert and Anastassia Cassady <br />H. PUBLIC HEARING <br />A. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />1. 526 S. St. Joseph Street COA#2016-0314 Taylor's Field <br />Representation by Bela Szalay, Life Treatment Centers, 1402 S. Michigan <br />STAFF REPORT <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />Date: 31 March 2016 <br />Application Number: 2016-0314 <br />Property Location: 526 S. St. Joseph <br />Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gabled-ell/1896 <br />Property Owner: Life Treatment Centers <br />Landmark or District Designation: Taylor's Field <br />Rating: Non-contributing <br />DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The House is a 2 % story Gabled -ell built in 1896. Foundation is concrete. Walls are <br />aluminum siding on the first floor with asphalt shingle siding above. Flared walls create an overhang at the second floor. Roof is <br />a gable with front gable intersect and front gable wall dormer, with asphalt shingle roof. An enclosed projecting porch with <br />louvered windows and glass entry vestibule has flat roof and dentilled frieze board. Windows are 1/1 metal double hung with <br />wood surrounds. There are glass louvers in the attic story. Behind the house is a detached 3 -stall masonry garage, with wood <br />garage doors, and asphalt shingled hip roof. <br />ALTERATIONS: All of the openings to this structure are non -original. The front porch has been enclosed with louvered <br />windows, and a glass vestibule has been added to the front entry. A chain link fence appearing over 6' high has been installed to <br />the side yard on the north, extending all the way to the sidewalk at the street. <br />APPLICATION ITEMS: Erect a fence surrounding the blacktop area behind the house. We would use wood dogear fence <br />panels. 6' high. Using 4x4 posts cemented in. Gates will be constructed with fence panels and wood framing. <br />DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The owner would like to erect a fence to surround the blacktop area between the <br />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' <br />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 <br />a double gate for vehicle entrance at the rear from the alley; gates to be constructed from fence panels and wood framing. <br />PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: n/a <br />STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: <br />TAYLOR'S FIELD <br />II. THE ENVIRONMENT <br />A. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING, AND ACCESSORIES <br />Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located near the front of each lot with a small to medium lawn in <br />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 <br />