COA APPLICATION #2020-0302: NORTHERN INDIANA HISTORIC SOCIETY INC. V. SOUTH BEND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

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Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The house at 1515 E. Wayne is a 2 story frame construction set upon an irregular floor plan. It has a gable roof with returns covered with asphalt shingles. The windows are 6/1 double hung with louvered shutters. The entry is a single gable canopy with pedimented with arch under. ALTERATIONS: The house has aluminum siding and storm windows. There is a one story cast wing addition. There is a 2 story gable roof rear wing addition that was built in 1930. COA#2006-1113 documents the replacement of 8 south facing windows a one east second floor window with Crestline's Crestfit Vinyl Clad wood pocket replacement windows 6/I. COA 2009-0831A allowed for the replacement of 12 windows on the 1030 addition and two bathroom windows with custom Crestline Crestfit Vinyl Clad wood pocket replacement windows. APPLICATION ITEMS: ""Fencing. (Installation o/'b&rck chain Unkjence)" DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has retroactively applied to install chain link fencing: A. Black chainlink fence encloses the side yard of 1515 East Wayne. a. Dimensions: 42' on the eastern edge, 57' behind the bushes along East Wayne Street, and 2l' connecting back to the house. This property includes lots 53 and 54 of the Sunnymcde plot, as well as the I I' of the East Side of Lot 55. Prior to the erection of this fence, the Commission approved the removal of the chain link fence and tennis court at 1417 East Wayne Street in October of 2017. Many properties have privacy fences of various materials (including chain link) enclosing rear yards. For example, 1402 East Wayne Street has a 4' chain link fence visible from the street enclosing the rear yard: it is unknown if this predates the establishment of the Local Historic District. Three properties fail to comply with the Standards and Guidelines requirement that fencing not he forward of the building setback: 1246 East Jefferson (chain link fence obscured by hedge along Sunnyside Avenue), 1102 East Wayne Street ('historic' wrought iron fence atop a masonry embankment wall) and 304 Twyckenham Drive (two rail 4' `estate fence'). STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: EAST WAYNE STREET LTHE ENVIRONMENT A.THE DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT—The district is characterized by its proximity to downtown South Bend. It encompasses several blocks of East Wayne Street, North and South, from Eddy Street east to Greenlawn and the south side of Jefferson Boulevard from Eddy Street east to Sunnyside Avenue. The district is bounded on the north by Jefferson Boulevard from Eddy Street to Sunnyside Avenue and then by the north property lines by the Wayne Street properties to Greenlawn. The south boundary is the southern right of way of the alley or the southern property lines of East Wayne Street, South. Unique features of the neighborhood include the island of homes between East Wayne Street North and East Wayne Street South, the parks at each end of the island, and the brick pillars at the entrance way (Eddy Street) to the subdivision with signage reading "W hitecomb and Keller's Sunnymede." (... J Required Distinctive existing features such as brick entry pillars, parks, gardens, streetlights, fences, signs, walkways, streets and building setbacks shall be retained. Major landscaping items, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs and benches shall be compatible with the character of the neighborhood in size, scale, material, and color. Street lighting should b e maintained at levels recommended by the Illuminating Engineering Society. Light sources must have spectral distribution in all color ranges. Older light fixtures and supporting posts must be similar in proportion, scale, size, shape, style, and appearance to the existing historic lamps. Streetlights shall be placed so that adequate illumination is afforded all sections of public sidewalks. Recommended Whenever possible, the original features should be restored. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to buildings, sidewalks or streets that are causing deterioration to those elements should be removed. If large shrubs become unsightly to the point of detracting from the historic character of the house or site, they should be cut back and allowed to rejuvenate. Dead and deceased material should be selectively removed. Trees and major landscaping elements that must be removed for one reason or another should be immediately replaced by suitable flora. When replacement of utility poles or power supply lines is necessary, consideration should be given to underground conduits or utility poles erected along rear property lines. The curb height should be sufficient to maintain adequate drainage of the street. If the older light fixtures are taken down by the city, they should be reserved for use in the historic district. Light fixtures on top of the brick pillars at the Eddy Street entryway should be replaced according to these standards Prohibited Existing relationships of buildings and their environments shall not be destroyed through widening existing streets, application