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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: May 30, 2023 Application Number: 2023-0524 Property Location: 2300 Portage Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Romanesque Cot- tage / 1900 / Claude K. Howell Property Owner: STONEMOR INDIANA LLC Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark, Ordinance #9150-00 Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: Rectangular 2 story plan with gable dormer and porte-cochere at 45 degrees to main structure. Stone foundation with stone and wood walls, wood panels in gables. Gabled roof with red slate shingles. Wood double hung windows in 6/1 and 1/1 and diamond/1 configurations. Leaded oval window on south side. ALTERATIONS: COA 2010-0401A for Rehabilitation and repair of the Gate House and Stone Entrance, In-kind replacement of concrete walkway with standard concrete with broomed finish. Porch light to be appropriate to the period and post lighting fixtures also appropriate to the period and architectural style to be presented to Commis- sion for final approval at a later date. COA 2006-0825 allowed Replace broken slate, chimney and hip flashings where necessary, valley at corner of front porch and gutters. JC Lauber, Contractor. Repair wood: facia and crown, front porch ceiling columns, window sills, broken windows. Warner Construction, Contractor. Repoint any dam- aged joints on all elevations, re-secure loose stone, repoint chimney as required. APPLICATION ITEMS: “Roof replacement” DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested retro-active approval to: Replace original red slate shingle roof with Owens Corning Oak Ridge Onyx Black asphalt Shingles roof. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: “GROUP B” Standards Preservation Standards for local historic landmarks are used by the Historic Preservation Commission whenever exterior changes are proposed for officially designated structures. Review is required when proposed plans for building and development indicate the architectural character of the landmark will be changed, i.e., review is required for any project that affects the exterior of the build- ing, site, outbuildings, grounds and landscaping. These standards are an extension of the present Ordinance #5567-73 and #54A-973 already adopted to implement a comprehensive program of historic preservation. The present historic preservation ordinances empower the Commission to issue or deny a Certificate of Appropriateness prior to the construction, reconstruction, alteration, demolition, or moving of any landmark. The ordinance also gives the Commission the pow- er to establish reasonable and just standards for the preservation of historic landmarks, including architectural treatment, site devel- opment and maintenance provisions, providing that the standards are in keeping with the intent of the ordinance and that the stand- ards apply only to the exterior features of the historic landmark. These standards guide the commission in their review of Certifi- cates of Appropriateness. The two major conditions under which change will occur are maintenance or improvement and the demolition of an existing land- mark. The Historic Preservation Commission has established two levels of preservation standards—Group A and Group B. Group A stand-