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On the back of the business card, I stated that windo�N replacement needed ail approved COA from HPC and a building permit. • July 7, 2017- 1 emailed the building department to slake them zmare that work %%as being done at 705 LNVE without the necessary permits. Later that day 1 stopped at the address when I saw sonleone parked at the location. I informed him that the Building Department would be coaling by to place a stop work order (red -tag) on the property due to a failure to obtain proper permits. I NNalked to the front of the house to see that illy card that I left the previous day %%as indeed taken from the front door. Mr. Lara was the one there at that time and was angry that we had done that and Nve couldn't make him stop although he was already done NN ith the windoN%s he was going to replace. He stated that we should have sent letters and not approached him telling him he was going to be red -tagged. I informed him that at the previous code hearing they agreed to get all the necessary permits but failed to do so. After several minutes of cursing. Mr. Lara sped off down the al ley. Three inquiries were sent via email checking on the status of a COA application prior by the Building Department prior to the Violations Letter being sent on August 16, 2017 I:mails show that a COA application was sent via email to the Lara's two weeks prior to the August 7, 2017 deadline to be heard in the August I IPC sleeting. A completed application was received November 1. 2017. Steve Szaday, Preservation Specialist STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Edgewater Place Historic District Guideline for Historic Preservation and Development H. EXISTING STRUCTURES A. BUILDING MATERIALS Required Existing exterior building materials shall be retained. Deterioration of wood materials shall be prevented through repair., cleaning, and painting. [...J C. WINDOWS AND DOORS Window and door frames are in nearly all cases good. Brick structures have stone sills and brick lintels; masonry block structures have masonry sills and lintels. In some cases where aluminum siding has been applied window trim has been covered. About half of the structures in the district have aluminum storm windows, the other half wood storm windows. Required Original windows and doors including sash, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, hoods, and hardilare shall be retained or Ns lien deteriorated beyond repair, replaced with duplicates of the existing or original. Recommended Wood fi-anle storm windows and doors. painted to match the existing or original, should be used but should not damage existing frames and should be removable in the future. If new sash and doors are used, the existing or original, design• and hardware should be used. When metal storm doors are used, they should be painted anodized or coated to match the existing. When a\N nines are used they should be of canvas material Prohibited Existing or original doors, windows, and hardisare shall not be discarded %N hen they can he restored and re -used in place. New m inflow and door openings which would alter the scale and proportion of the building should not be introduced. Inappropriate new «indmi and door features such as aluminum insulating glass combinations that require the removal of the original windows and doors shall not be installed. Not Recommended Metal, vinyl, or fiberglass awnings. hoods, and fake shutters that would detract from the existing character or appearance of the building should not be used. W. SAFETY AND BUILDING CODES A. BUILDING CODE REQUIREivtENTS Required Building code requirements shall be complied with in such a manner that the existing character of the building is preserved. Recommended Local building code officials should be consulted to investigate alternative life safety measures that Avill preserve the architectural integrity of the structure. Variances for historical properties should be investigated. Prohibited Construction of new stairways and elevators that would alter important architectural features and spaces is prohibited. Not Recommended Fire prevention equipment should not danla4ge the appearance or fabric of the building. VI. ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES Enforcement of the preservation guidelines for the historic district is made possible in the Zoning Ordinance of South Bend, ordinance No. 5565-73. The Historic Preservation Commission shall issue a Certificate of Appropriateness before any construction, reconstruction• alteration. demolition or moving of anv house or structure .within the historic district boundaries is commenced (see Appendix A). This ordinance, however. does not prevent the ordinary maintenance and repair of any building