Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Signed Minutes - December 21, 2020

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sheeting, install Ice Dam Membrane, replace 2 vent stack boots, install 27 linear feet shingle vent II for ventilation and replace mission fascia on West side gable. COA 2002 -0523 approved removal of two layers existing asphalt 3 - tab shingles from roof of back porch, install new 3-tab white Certainteed 25-year shingles to match house, install decking, felt, and drip edge as existing. APPLICATION ITEMS: "Build a garage same as the one built next door. 26 ' long, 14' wide, 5'plus from property line. I will get a contractor if this is approved" DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: a. Construct a 14' wide x 26' deep garage. b. Roof will be a 4/12 pitch with asphalt architectural shingles. c. Foundation will be a 4" slab over entire area with a 12" x 12" perimeter footing. d. Siding will be vinyl, same as house. e. Doors will include a steel service (man) door and an overhead door. The lot for 527 Riverside Drive has been combined with the lot for 523 Riverside Drive where the house and garage have been de molished. There are two accessory structures currently on the combined lot, a two-story ADU and a small one-story garage, both on the original 527 Riverside Drive lot. The South Bend Zoning Ordinance limits each property to 1 detached accessory structure. The existing ADU is exempt from this requirement. The options for building a new garage are I. Build a new stand-alone garage in similar location as the former 523 Riverside garage (adjusted to meet setback requirements of either 5' or 18' , not a distance in between). This option requires either a zoning variance, or that the small garage be removed from the property, 2. Connect the new garage to the existing small garage. The initial application submitted was for a new stand -alone garage in a similar location to the now demolished garage for 523 Riverside Drive. An alternate site plan was submitted requesting to build the new garage next to and attached to the existing small garage; staff recommend against this option and suggested that the app licant move forward with the original application. Applicant has agreed and will apply for a variance if the COA is approved. A site plan, to scale, and elevations of the garage are needed to answer questions of 1. the garage elevation/roof design, 2. exact placement/scale on site, 3. design details of how the new construction would connect to existing accessory structure (if the alternate location were being considered). STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: RIVER BEND I. THE ENVIRONMENT B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING, & ACCESSORIES Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located near the front of each lot, with a small lawn in front and a larger lawn to the rear of the property. Those properties facing the river on Riverside Drive generally have sloping front lawns and flat back yards. The majority of structures have been erected on a single lot. Many of the properties include a garage located at the rear of the property accessed from unpaved alleys running behind the property. Most properties have trees, shrubbery and/or hedges. All houses conform to the uniform set-back within each block. The district has a compact layout. Large homes are constructed on small lots while smaller homes, such as those on Hammond Pla ce, are constructed on narrow, deep lots. Little of the backyard areas or rear first stories of these homes is visible from the thoroughfare. In recognition of this, greater latitude will be allowed in the application of the adopted standards in the rear of the properties, in order to accommodate the individual preferences of the property owners in the treatment of those