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MICHELE GELFMAN PRESIDENT A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ELICIA FEASEL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADMINISTRATOR EXCELLENCE | ACCOUNTABILITY | INNOVATION | INCLUSION | EMPOWERMENT 1400S County-City Building | 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. | South Bend, Indiana 46601 | p 574.235.9371 | f 574.235.9201 | southbendin.gov June 25, 2020 Mr. Charles and Mr. Nathan Sapen 918-920 Leland Avenue South Bend, IN 46616 Dear Sapen Household, Our office notified you via letter dated February 18, 2020 that your property was within the Chapin Park Local Historic District, and that a Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA) is required for any activity which requires a building permit or which alters the appearance of the building or site, including the removal and/or replacement of windows. On February 20, 2020, you began the Certificate of Appropriateness review process by submitting an application to our office. You spoke with staff who outlined that this kind of project would require review by the Historic Preservation Commission and that additional information would be required. Later that day you informed Historic Preservation Specialist Adam Toering that the windows that had been previously removed from the structure had been lost when the dumpster they were in was retrieved. On February 25, 2020, staff advised you to continue with the application to replace the windows, and informed you that “you need to provide information for the additional windows that you want to replace: 1) stressing that you will need to show the condition of the remaining windows, as well as contact the vendors / contractors I provided you a list for to see about what rehabilitation would cost, 2) that you will need to provide information on the proposed / installed windows.” You responded on February 26, 2020, “Consider your advice well taken.” On February 27, 2020, Specialist Toering reminded you via e-mail that “the deadline for additional material needed to ensure your project is on the March 16th Historic Preservation Commission agenda is next Monday, March 2nd.” You responded shortly thereafter with a question, “am I required to provide this by March 2nd?” Specialist Toering responded that “I’m here to help you get before the Commission as fast as you are able so you can get the approved Certificate of Appropriateness. The Commission meets once a month. The Monday, March 2nd deadline is for the March 16th meeting. You could opt to push out to the April 20th meeting – if so, your deadline for material would be April 6th. The Red Tag from the Building Department will still be in place until the Certificate of Appropriateness process is resolved and any applicable Building Permits have been acquired.” On March 13, 2020, you wrote to Specialist Toering indicating that you were in Florida to be with your brother who was not well, and that you were optimistic that review on the April agenda “is still tenable.” Specialist Toering responded, indicating the information that would be required to be included on the agenda, namely: