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STAFF REPORT • CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 13 August 2018 Application Number: 2018-0813 Property Location: 607 Leland Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: T-Plan/1891/Mills House Property Owner: Chad and Krisandra Campbell Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark, ordinance #8021-1989 Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The Mills House is a 1 %2 story T -Plan or Stick Vernacular built in 1891. Foundation is brick. Walls are 4" wood clapboard with corner boards. Roof is a gable front with asphalt shingles. Porch employs outstanding decoration giving this house its elegance with elaborate lattice, brackets and stick style turned wood columns. Windows are 1/1 wood double hung. The property was formerly on an Indiana "Blight Elimination Program" list designed to allocate the Federal "Hardest Hit Funds" and had a demolition order by South Bend Code Enforcement. Through Indiana Landmarks and local interest to rehabilitate from Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc., a complete restoration has been accomplished. ALTERATIONS: RME#2018-0517 approved demolition of a one story rear addition wing and complete • exterior using salvaged siding and other materials; construct new 12'x12' rear deck of Trex material with open pergola design featuring scroll cut ends, classic fiberglass tapered 10" columns, and no railing. APPLICATION ITEMS: "See attached. New fence construction — wood picket 4' (high)" DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Install new wood 4' high dog-ear style picket fence with 5" spacing between the pickets at the setback and rear of house. The new fence will tie into the existing fence on north side at the east and west corners. Three gates of the same design will be installed. SITE VISIT REPORT: n/a STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Group B A. Maintenance The maintenance of any historical structure or site shall in no way involve any direct physical change except for the general cleaning and upkeep of the landmark. The Commission shall encourage the proper maintenance of all structure or sites. B. Treatment Treatment shall be defined as any change of surface materials that will not alter the style or original form. Such improvements include re -roofing, glazing, or landscaping lawns and may involve a change that can potentially enhance or detract from the character of the landmark. A treatment change of any surface whether on the landmark or in its environment may require a Certificate of Appropriateness if it significantly alters the appearance of the landmark. Although these kinds of changes may not require a Building Permit, a Certificate of Appropriateness may be necessary. The commission should review the • proposed treatment for character and style consistency with the original surfaces. C. Renovation and Additions Renovation is the modification of a structure, which does not alter the general massing while an addition, is a change in mass. A modification, which involves the removal of a part of the landmark, should be considered under demolition (see demolition). Additions to landmarks should not detract from the original