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Home My WebLink About310 W Navarre_AA 2019-1004A_PACKETMichele Gelfman, President HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS The Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County has approved the following work: Replace fascia and soffit with new wood material. Replace gutters with new 5" aluminum gutters and downspouts (color matched to existing) EJ Barany Gutters, Contractor for the following location: 310 NAVARRE ST South Bend, IN, 46601 Chapin Park Application No. 2019-1004A in the County of St. Joseph; State of Indiana; which is: Located in a Local Historic District A Local Historic Landmark and found this application to be appropriate according to the Standards pertaining to Local Historic Landmarks and/or Local Historic Districts. Regulations pertaining to the Historic Preservation Commission are found in Chapter 21 (Zoning), South Bend Municipal Code and Chapter 26 of the St. Joseph County Code. The issuance of this certificate does NOT in any manner, release the recipient from the responsibility of complying with the requirements of the zoning ordinances, building codes, safety codes, ADA or other requirements of the City of South Bend, the County of St. Joseph, the State of Indiana, or the United States Federal Government. This certificate is good for one year from the date of issuance and is effective from the date entered herein. Plans are on file and open for public inspection at the office of the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County, 227 West Jefferson Blvd., Suite 1400 S, South Bend, Indiana, during normal business hours. THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE NAME OF APPLICANT:Christopher Shields and Amanda Skofstad CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY: Adam Toering Historic Preservation Specialist POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE ON THE STREET SIDE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL COMPLETION OF ALL WORK. Phone: (574) 235-9371 E-mail: SBSJCHPC@southbendin.gov ELICIA FEASEL Historic Preservation Administrator 10/4/2019DATE CERTIFICATE TAKES FORCE:10/4/2020DATE CERTIFICATE EXPIRES: Ord No. 9574-05 Chapin Park ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL From:Amanda Skofstad To:Adam Toering Cc:Elicia Feasel; CJIShields@nd.edu Subject:Re: Submission: cert of appropriateness for work on 310 W. Navarre Date:Wednesday, October 2, 2019 7:21:04 PM Dear Adam, Thank you for your email. I enclose photos of the water damage for your review. We bought the house in spring 2018, and the gutters appeared not to have been cleaned for the four years the property was tenant occupied. We believe this led to water backup behind the fascia and resulted in the rot you see below: Close up: Other views of water damage and wood rot: We do not have a strong view regarding aluminum fascia covering the wood fascia. The contractor indicated this would help protect the board and the aluminum could be matched to put existing cream paint color, so would blend in nicely. In the interests of helping protect the wood, we agreed to the aluminum fascia to cover the wood. We are happy to dispense with it if necessary. It would cost us less not to include it. Thank you, Amanda Sent from my iPhone On Oct 2, 2019, at 11:56 AM, Adam Toering <atoering@southbendin.gov> wrote: Ms. Skofstad, I received your voicemail yesterday regarding your application for improvements to your structure. My colleague Elicia forwarded me the application from the general HPC e-mail account. Projects submitted to the Historic Preservation office fall into two categories of review: ‘Administrative Approval’ of minor projects that conform to the standards and guidelines, processed by HPC Staff; or major projects (meaning those that are either large in scope or that do not conform to the standards and guidelines) that are reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission at one of their monthly meetings. Staff attempts to process as many projects as possible administratively to accelerate the ‘response’ time for the applicants, as well as lighten the agendas of the monthly meetings. The Standards and Guidelines for the Chapin Park Local Historic District that apply to your property are available online. First, in response to your voicemail question: payment can be mailed or delivered to our office, or processed over the phone by calling Business License Administrator Michelle Adams at (574) 235-5912. Second, regarding the details of your submission: 1. Photographs of the water damage would be helpful. Our most recent file photos are from 2016 and do not indicate any immediate water damage or concerns. At that time, Staff was concerned for the condition of the front steps. I’ve attached the minimum maintenance survey compiled by our office at that time to this e-mail for your records. 2. The replacement of the gutters would qualify for an administrative approval. 3. From file photos, most of the exterior cladding and fascia is wood. The application indicates that the new wood fascia board would be covered with metal (aluminum). If my understanding of the current/existing fascia is correct, this would constitute a change in material, and would not be in keeping with the Standards and Guidelines. Were this reviewed at one of the monthly meetings, I’d envision the Commission would want to know why aluminum is being considered on the exterior of the fascia. Did the contractor offer a quote on finishing the fascia as it was before? Having the price difference of multiple quotes can help with conveying a financial hardship argument to the Commission in the event of material changes. I’m available this afternoon and tomorrow to consult regarding the fascia material at your convenience. Best, Adam Toering Historic Preservation Specialist Department of Community Investment (574) 235-7478 atoering@southbendin.gov City of South Bend 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., Ste. 1400 South Bend, IN 46601 From: Elicia Feasel <efeasel@southbendin.gov> Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 10:09 AM To: Adam Toering <atoering@southbendin.gov> Subject: Fwd: Submission: cert of appropriateness for work on 310 W. Navarre From: Amanda Skofstad <amandaskofstad@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 2:11 PM To: DL-Historic Preservation Subject: Submission: cert of appropriateness for work on 310 W. Navarre Hello, Attaching our filled out, signed certificate of appropriateness for repair work on our home of 310 W. Navarre. Also attaching the contractor's quote. Please let me know if there are any questions, or if photos of the water damage that gives rise to this are needed. Thank you, Amanda 847-525-7492 IMPORTANT NOTICE! This E-Mail transmission and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or action taken in reliance on the contents of this E-Mail byanyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited and is not intended to, in anyway, waive privilege or confidentiality. If you have received this E-Mail in error please immediately delete it and notify sender at the above E-Mail address. Please note that incoming e-mails are not routinelyscreened for response deadlines, and as such, please notify the sender separately by fax of any message containing deadlines. 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