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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: June 15, 2021 Application Number: 2021-0607A Property Location: 130 Park Lane Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Colonial Revival / 1929 / “May House” / Callix Miller Property Owner: Beacon Health / Indiana Landmarks Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark, Ordinance #9402- 2003 Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE : Two story Colonial Revival on a concrete foundation, exterior brick chimneys at eaves on both sides, walls made up of brick stretcher bond. Asphalt shingle roof. Small pent roof over entrance with entablature with support columns, windows are 6/6 double-hung with soldier course lintels. ALTERATIONS: COA #2006-0330 allowed for the construction of a sign in the front yard. APPLICATION ITEMS: “Relocation house from current site to new site adacent to 846 Park Avenue. Clear existing site of old foundation and landscaping – temporary seed. New site – clear existing trees excepting those along Dushane Courth. Final plans for development and landscaping of existing site will be brought back for future approval before work begins. Final plans for landscaping will be brought back for future approval. See attached for additional information.” DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: Move the structure from its current location to an empty lot within the Riverside Drive Local Historic District. The structure will be situated on the lot facing Riverside Drive, similar to other structures in the immediate vicinity. There is space for the later/eventual construction of a garage structure (shown facing Dushane Court). Staff have worked with Indiana Landmarks to attempt to find a new ‘home’ for the May House for the past few years. Multiple sites have been considered and found lacking. Logistical concerns have precluded any sites north of the St. Joseph River. The proposed site on Riverside Drive is an empty lot, sufficient in size, and near enough that it will result in minimal tree trimming during the house moving process. The to-be-vacated site on Park Lane is rumored to be redeveloped into a parking lot by Beacon Health / Memorial Hospital. Staff recommends that the Landmark ordinance for the lot/parcel on Park Lane be sent to the Landmarking Committee for de-designation upon completion of the proposed move. As this structure is a Local Landmark that will be moving to within the boundaries of the Riverside Drive Local Historic District, the applicable “New Construction” Standards for Riverside Drive are included below. The structure is architecturally appropriate for the Riverside Drive Local Historic District. The structure is currently an Outstanding – rated ‘contributing’ resource to the Chapin Park National Register District (the boundaries of which include the majority of the Chapin Park Local Historic District, the area immediately south of Leeper Park outside of the Chapin Park Local Historic District, as well as parcels along Riverside Drive in the Riverside Drive Local Historic District). Moving the structure may impact the contributing status. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Local Landmark – Group B