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Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Local Historic District, Ordinance #9574-05 and Chapin Park National Register District Rating: Non-contributing • DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: One story, rectangular, plan, gable front cottage with simple lines and proportions is slightly elevated from street. Windows are double hung 1/1. There is a stained-glass transom window above front door. ALTERATIONS: A %z width symmetrical front porch with flat roof and decorative turned posts was removed without COA sometime between 2004 and 2009. A treated wood deck with rails has been installed without COA. Siding is non -original vinyl. Windows are not original. Front storm door is aluminum. APPLICATION ITEMS: "Storage shed" DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: 1. Storage Shed Application to approve a new 16' x 16' x 12' high (approximately two stories) "shed" in rear of property. Construction has commenced without approved COA or permit. Project was red tagged by the Building Department on 7/2/2018. Completed structure will feature a flat sloped roof to be covered in asphalt shingles, T-111 siding, a total of five 1/1 double hung vinyl windows, and a vinyl door with oval window, see photos. Although the shed height is taller than the one story house it is associated with, there is a 6' privacy fence dividing the house from the shed, making the shed appear from the public view to be related to the nearby two story house on William. With the privacy fence dividing the house and shed, the site of the shed is actually incorporated with the pool area in the rear of 322 Marion (also in Chapin Park and HPC fagade easement). The ability to see the "shed" is mainly from William Street as it is situated beyond a 6' privacy fence that surrounds it on two sides. 2. Front Porch Application to approve a 12' x 12' deck centered on front of house. Construction has commenced without approved COA or permit. Project was red tagged by the Building Department on 6/13/2014. Two former porches had flat roofs, turned posts, and no railings although they were already missing or rotted when applicant began project. Completed deck is constructed of treated wood, has standard deck railings, and extends the depth approximately six feet. There is currently no roof. A new front gable roof that will mimic the roofline of the house is proposed. SITE VISIT REPORT: June 2 • RE: 3266 Marion At approximately 8:30 AM, I was driving northbound on William street. Upon crossing Madison St. I noticed a new structure behind 426 William/326 Marion. I immediately stopped and photographed the structure. I then drove to the building department to inquire if permits had been issued for the project. There were none and I was able to talk to Inspector John Smith who said he would be out there tomorrow to red tag the project. I also learned that the unfinished front porch of the house located at this address was red tagged on June 1311 by Inspector Smith. I was on route to the address again to get a photo of the front of the property when I contacted Code Enforcement Inspector Steve Meadows. He and I walked this block of William and Marion last week and I wanted to make him aware. He was nearby and offered to meet me there. We looked around and Jason who is the owner of the property as well as the adjacent property came out, said hello and offered to let us in to look at the structure. He described it as above ground playhouse and he did not need a permit for building it. I referenced the Chapin Park guidebook that included the section on new structures and outbuildings. I informed him that it need HPC approval and because of its size would most likely need a permit. I called the building department and they confirmed that anything over 120 square foot footprint would need a permit. The owner confirmed the size to be approximately 16 x 16 feet. He became upset when I told him that this would need HPC approval. He told me to leave and stay off of his property. I offered him the guidebook and he took it and threw it onto a chair. I immediately walked out of the yard and into the adjacent parking lot owned by Temple Beth -el where I parked. He told me he will deal with HPC, we can tag him all we want and it doesn't mean anything because we cannot do anything. He also told me to get a real job where I actually have some power and do something. He was becoming increasingly more agitated as he spoke to a neighbor. Steve Meadows and I talked for a moment then I thought it best to leave as his anger was directed towards me. I drove around the corner then I waited in the car around the corner with Inspector Meadows in view until he also left. Steve Szaday Preservation Inspector STANDARDS_ AND GUIDELINES. CHAPIN PARK: Under the requirements of City of South Bend Zoning Ordinance No. 5565-73, as amended, a Certificate of Appropriateness (C of A) would be required for any activity in the district which requires a building permit or which alters the appearance of a building or site, including houses, garages, and other outbuildings, as seen from the streets around the property. II. EXISTING STRUCTURES • A. BUILDING MATERIALS 10