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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY <br />Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF REPORT <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br /> <br />Date: August 10, 2023 <br />Application Number: 2023-0724A <br />Property Location: 715 Leland Avenue <br />Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Empty Lot <br />Property Owner: ST PAUL BETHEL BAPTIST CH TRUSTEES <br />Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Local Historic <br />District, Ordinance # 9575-05 <br />Rating: N/A <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: Empty lot. Foursqaure-style house stood on lot, torn down sometime <br />in the first half of the 20th century. <br />ALTERATIONS: AA 2023-0724 allowed for the construction of the retaining wall, clearing of site debris, remov- <br />al of volunteer trees and brush. <br />APPLICATION ITEMS: “** see document attached” <br />DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: <br />Build a 4’ black chain link fence enclosing the property, with entrance gates. <br /> <br />STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: See Standards and Guidelines: <br />Fencing and Retaining Walls — pages 10-11 <br />SITE VISIT REPORT: <br />Historic Preservation Administrator Toering and Specialist Van Overberghe conducted a site visited the property <br />when conducting a site visit to 711 Leland on March 30, 2023. Site was overgrown and unused at that time. <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff makes a favorable recommendation. <br /> <br />Prepared by Adam Toering, Historic Preservation Administrator <br />