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CITY OF SOUTHBEND <br />AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br />November 17, 2025 <br />6:00pm <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: <br />Sarah Andrews — President <br />Kathryn Hough — Vice President <br />Michael Skaggs — Secretary <br />Peter DeKever <br />Andrew Fowler <br />MINUTES <br />HYBRID MEETING <br />MEMBERS ABSENT <br />Andrew Jones <br />I. CALL TO ORDER — 6:20 pm <br />II. ROLL CALL <br />III. PUBLIC HEARING <br />a. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />Council Chambers, 3rd Floor <br />City Hall, South Bend, IN <br />ALSO PRESENT: <br />Ross Van Overberghe <br />Kate Himick <br />John Dorbin <br />Kelly Meehan <br />2025-0923-2 523 South St. Joseph Street Taylor's Field LHD, Ord 8952-98 <br />(Audio Position: 00:12:56) <br />The staff report was presented by: <br />Ross Van Overberghe, Historic Preservation Administrator <br />Staff Recommendation: <br />Due to improperly installed or maintained fiber cement siding, water damage had <br />occurred to several sashes and sills. Windows on the south and west facades <br />showed the most damage. Weep holes and the bottom edge of storm window <br />frames installed on the windows have been caulked causing water to be trapped, <br />accelerating the decay of the wood sills and sashes. Additionally, lack of a rain <br />cap or drip edge at the top of the windows allows for water to run down the siding <br />and behind the window casing and into the jamb, sashes and sills. Despite <br />significant damage to some windows, the original siding remains in great shape <br />and could be restored. Installation of vinyl siding over the original clapboard will <br />cause the outer layer to protrude farther than the windows casing continuing the <br />conditions for water infiltration to the interior of the windows system, continuing to <br />cause water damage and further rot. Additionally, installation of vinyl siding will <br />introduce more holes in the original siding creating more entry points for moisture <br />in the envelope of the house. Covering the original clapboard siding does not <br />remediate the lead paint hazard. The EPA recommends abatement or <br />encapsulation of lead paint by a Lead Safe Certified Contractor as a best <br />practice. Remediation of the lead based paint by encapsulation or removal and <br />A ROSS Va <br />EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT <br />215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. South Bend. Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9371 hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov southbendin.gov <br />