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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 1997• AGENDA OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Special meeting County Commissioner's "7:30 p.m. Conference Room Monday, June 30, 1997 7th Floor County City Bldg. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Public Hearing A. Certificates of Appropriateness 1) 1041 Riverside Drive - Storm door replacement 2) 631 Lincolnway East - rear yard fence 3) 1615 East Wayne Street - window replacement 4) 1129 Riverside•Drive - replacement of garage door(s) 5) 1325 East Wayne Street South - patio deck B. National Register nominations 1) South Michigan Street Historic District 2) Colonial Gardens Historic District 3) Wenger Farmhouse 4) Children's Dispensary/Hansel Center IV: Regular Business A. Approval of Minutes 1. May 19, 1997 B. Treasurer's Report C. Correspondence D. Committee Reports 1. Budget & Finance 2. Historic Districts a. Project Access 3. Historic Landmarks a. Status of recommendations to Common Council 1) 1631 Lincolnway West 2) 804 N. Lafayette -*Madison School 3) 32132 S.R. 2, Olive Twp. - Studebaker Clubhouse/Bendix Woods 5. Standards & Maintenance E. Staff Reports 1. C of A Staff Approvals a. 1309 East Wayne Street South - In-kind roofing replacement 2. Legal 3. DHPA Grant status a. 1996-97 b. 1997-98 4. Blake Gardens V. Old Business VI. New Business A. First Reading for Local Landmark Designation 1. 216 S. St. Louis (828 East Jefferson Blvd.) VII. Hearing of Visitors VIII. Announcements & Miscellaneous Matters IX. Adjournment • z e2 Aticc I FINANCIAL REPORT ` HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION January 1 thru June 30, 1997 L' • Expenses 1/1/97 Balance fwd from county County appropriation to date - Director Salary 11100.00 to date - Asst Director salary 7916.00 to date - received from county to date - received from CDBG to date - office & grant expenses 6118.26 to date - received from grant sources 25134.26 Revenue 218.22 3500.00 11199.00 7916.00 7231.25 29965.47 BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS FOR REMAINDER OF YEAR R -E Available from County Projected office expenses Current Balance in CDBG Projected Admin Asst salary Recent claim on DHPA grant 4831.21 ,1750. 00 3081.21 available 10302.00 8652.00 1650.00 available 4718.00 available . TOTAL available for closing out this year's special projects and initiating next year's.............$9449.21 • MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Regular Monthly Meeting County Commissioner's 7:30 p.m. Conference Room Monday May 19, 1997 7th Floor County -City Building I. Call to Order John Oxian, President of the commission, brought the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. II. Roll Call Commission members present were: John Borkowski, Martha Choitz, Adrian Fine, Catherine Hostetler, John Oxian, Janeanne Petrass, J. Edward Talley, & Jerry Wiener. Commission staff present was: David Duvall, Director, Melody VanZant, Administrative Assistant and Aladean DeRose, Counsel. Also attending the meeting were: Dolores Saylor, Marcy Kauffman, Michael DePay, Joe MacHatton, Pete DeKever, Nancy TenBroeck, William Cochrane, Roland Kelly and Steve Hubner. III. Public Hearing A. Certificates of Appropriateness 1) 1997-0421, 717 Lincolnway East - Construction of Storage Shed. Mr. Duvall presented the Staff Report and distributed photographs. The owner • was not present. Mr. Oxian recommended making a motion to approve the building for TEMPORARY use until change in ownership or until an appropriate style building is presented or constructed by the owner. Mr. Borkowski moved that the commission approve the application. Mrs. Hostetler seconded the motion. The motion passed with one nay vote from Mr. Talley. 2) 1997-0501, 519 Edgewater Drive - Replacement of concrete driveway. Mr. Duvall presented the Staff .Report and distributed photographs. He noted that the owner, Mr. and Mrs. Cochrane were present. He also noted that the driveway was a shared driveway and that the neighbor, Mrs. TenBroeck, had written a letter stating her approval to have this driveway reconstructed. Mrs. Choitz made a motion to approve the application. Mr. Borkowski seconded the motion. The motion passed with one nay vote from Mr. Talley. 3) 1997-0502, 1325 East Wayne Street South - Install a new black chainlink fence to the rear yard. Mr. Duvall presented the Staff Report and distributed photographs. He noted that the owner, Mr. Kelly, was present. Mr. Kelly stated that he was the second owner of the home. Mr. Borkowski moved for approval of the application. Mr. Talley seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 4) 1997-0502-2 - 621 Lincolnway East - Construction of rear porch deck. Mr. Duvall presented the Staff Report and distributed photographs. The owner, Mr. MacHatton, was present but had to leave early. This was a code enforcement issue. While the staff recommended approval, it was suggested that the home owner consider wrapping the skirting all the way around to the • rear of the house for consistency, but also noted, this was not mandatory. This was explained to Mr. MacHatton before he left the building and the owner agreed with our recommendations. Mrs. Hostetler made a motion to pass the motion. Mrs. Petrass seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 5) 1997-0502-3, 1.6581 Chandler Boulevard Construction of new detached • garage. Mr. Duvall presented the Staff Report and distributed photographs. He noted that the owner, Mr. DeKever, was present. Mr. DeKever stated that the garage would be a miniature version of the house. Mr. Oxian noted that the house should be surveyed.for our records due to the fact that this house has more than historical significance. Mrs. Hostetler made a motion for approval of the application. Mrs. Petrass seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 6) 1997-0502-4, 1208 Lincolnway East - Removal of front exterior stairs (1st issue) and construction of 2 story rear porch (2nd issue). Mr. Duvall presented the Staff Report and distributed photographs. He noted that Steve Hubner was present representing the Owner. In the midst of the Staff Report the meeting was interrupted by County -City Building security personnel and instructed to leave the premises due to the possibility of a bomb being in the lobby. The group remaining at this time caucused in the adjacent parking lot and determined to reconvene at the nearby offices of the HPC's attorney. The group so assembled and resumed consideration, the only absenting member being Mrs. Choitz. Mr. Duvall completed reading of th Staff Report and the Mr. Oxian instructed the commission to consider the separate items of this application as follows: 1st issue: Remove the front stairs and restore the front,of the house to the original style by putting siding on the front where the stairs are now and • installing a fixed sash landing window where the stairway door is now. Mr. Talley moved for approval of the 1st issue. Mr. Borkowski seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 2nd issue: Remove the back porch and replace with a porch similar to that of 1216 Lincolnway East. This would provide a second egress which is required by the fire Marshall and building code. Mr. Wiener made a motion to approve the 2nd issue. Mr. Talley seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. B. Second Reading for Local Landmark Designation 1) Studebaker Proving Grounds Clubhouse - Bendix Woods County Park 32132 S.R. 2, Olive Township, New Carlisle, In. Mr. Duvall presented the Staff Report and distributed a photograph. He noted that Dolores Saylor and Marcy Kauffman, Friends of Bendix Woods and Michael DePay, Studebaker Drivers Club, were present. Ms. Saylor spoke about the Park Board being very adamant about closing the building. She stated that Mr. Mercantini was present during a meeting held to close the park and that Mr. Mercantini would not give assurance that the building would not be closed Ms. Saylor said she and Friends of Bendix Woods needed all the help they uld get to save the park. Mr. Oxian stated that if this was to ed, that there would be a need for more people to appear before the Common uncil to speak in favor of this for Landmarking. He noted that the fission it could fight the Park Board, but, we would still need the backing of the public. Mr. Duvall stated that the Common Council most likely would not address this situation until possible July, 1998. Mr. Talley asked if the issue was for Local Landmarking. Mr. Oxian confirmed that the issued was for • Local Landmarking. Mr. Borkowski made a motion to declare the building for a Landmark. Mr. Fine seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. • Mr. Talley asked Ms. Saylor if the impression she got from the parks department was to simply close the building. Ms. Saylor said that at the meeting she attended, that Mr. Mercantini said he had someone who would buy the building. Ms. Saylor stated that it was the park board who wished to • sell. Mr. Duvall mentioned that in a poker game the issue had come up about selling the building from Mr. Mercantini. Mr. Mercantini said that if they were to sell it then it would be with protective covenant. He also seemed to indicate that the park land itself could not be sold. The sale of the building would either be sold without the land, which was a possibility, or it would indicate a removal of the site. Mr. DePay added that one of the issues brought up during the meeting with Mr. Mercantini regarding the closing,of the building was that it cost around $10,000 a year to heat that building and .that was way out of line with all the rest of the buildings even though Mr. Mercantini had no data to back that up from the other buildings, per square foot, to show a comparison. Mr. Talley mentioned that this was like Madison .School issue. Mr. DePay went on to say that even though the money was there to fix the heating system, it was as though that money was not an option. He said that it was said that "They are not in the Historical business, either". Mr. Talley said that they were and that they were there to act as caretakers for us, and not a separate corporation without ties to the people. Mrs. Choitz mentioned that federal and state money went into the park system in 1967, and there is a nature preserve which has some covenant. Mr. Talley stated that the Commission felt that the building has a value to be declared a Local Landmark which places some restrictions on it officially, but unofficially, the Friends have our support and sympathy. It's unfortunate that the caretakers have lost site of the original direction of the park commission itself. IV. Regular Business A. Approval of Minutes . 1. April 21, 1997 - 1997-1998 DHPA GRANT Mr. Oxian stated that the counter proposal was that we do the whole survey. Mr. Duvall stated that he was trying to say that they were counter proposing our proposal - the alternative to doing one township at a time, and we may wish to counter propose in the future to do something else. Plus, they have already told us that we could not do the survey for this year. Mr. Oxian said that they could do that for the following year. Mr. Duvall agreed. Mr. Talley made a motion to approve the minutes. Mr. Wiener made a second. All present approved except Ms. Hostetler and Mr. Borkowski who abstained due to the fact that they were not present. B. Treasurer's Report Nothing to report. C. Correspondence Nothing to report. D. Committee Reports 1. Budget and Finance Mr. Duvall stated that the Committee needed to get together to discuss both the budget and employment issues. 2. Historic Districts A. Project Access Mrs. Hostetler reported on Lincolnway Project Access, April 29 and 30. She • stated that the attendance was very low.Mr. Duvall mentioned that one of those nights a tornado watch was out which might have had something to do with - the attendance. Regarding a staff report he said he had received two forms for persons interested in the River Bend liaison group and East Wayne had provided their list of liaison members'. Edgewater Place needs a third volunteer. Mr. Talley said he needed to check, but felt his term had ended with the Riverside Committee. 3. Historic Landmarks A. Status of recommendations to Common Council 1. 1631 Lincolnway West - Sold 2. 804 N. Lafayette - Madison School Mr. Oxian and two Councilmen appeared before the school board to speak. The issue was again coming before the board this very evening. Mr. Oxian suggested to Ms. DeRose that the section of the Historic Preservation Plan, of South Bend on Public Historic Resources Policy be changed to include all public or quasi governmental agencies. The issue had arisen in connection with Madison School which is owned by the School Corporation , not South Bend or St. Joseph County. Ms. DeRose suggested that she and Mr. Oxian talk about this later. 5. Standards and Maintenance Nothing to report. E. Staff Reports 1. C of A Staff Approvals A. 304 S. Twykenham - In-kind landscaping plant replacement. B. 231 S. Eddy Street/1029 E. Wayne Street - In-kind repair and replacement of stucco. 2. Legal A. Appeal of 1995-1201, 1414 East Wayne Street - Front Yard Fence. • Ms. DeRose distributed to'all members a copy of a letter she submitted to the Common Council on the Lackman case and asked all members to read it and if anyone had any comments to let her know so she could get it to the Common Council by Wednesday of this week with the administrative record which is the requirement on appeal. Mr. Talley stated that Ms. Lackman had sent a letter to Roland Kelly, David Varner, East Wayne Street Liaison Committee and Mr. Talley. Mr. Talley said he has attempted twice to contact David Varner to find out the reason for his receipt of one of the letters and he has yet to receive a phone call from Mr. Varner. Mr..Oxian suggested that Ms. DeRose look at the letter. Mr. Oxian spoke of the response from the editorial of the South Bend Tribune which was included in the monthly package and urged all to read the response. Mr. Oxian also mentioned that he had wrote a letter to the council stating that he was not at the original Lackman meeting and did not want to be used as a scapegoat. Mr. Duvall provided each member with a Proposed Amendment to the Powers and Duties section of the Ordinance which he felt was simply a matter of cleaning up some out-of-date language in the Ordinance with no effect on Powers and Duties, per se. Mr. Oxian suggested that the same clean up should be done with the County otherwise there would be two different Ordinances. Ms. DeRose concurred. 3. DHPA Grant Status A. 1996-97 B. 1997-98 • Mr. Duvall Stated that he had received a draft of the Leeper Park nomination to the National Register from Malcolm Cairns. And, the Westerly Group planned to be in town again to complete, field work in the East Bank area in the coming week. The Colonial Gardens, South Michigan Street, Wenger Farmhouse, and Children's Dispensary nominations have been received and will be on the June agenda. 4 1 4. Blake Gardens Mr. Talley inquired about the status of Blake Gardens. Mr. Duvall replied that he understood that a permit had been filed with the Army Corps of Engineers but that no hearing had yet been scheduled. Ken Fedder had written indicating that the Owners had agreed to use the HPC's proposed wording on the, plaque. It was also mentioned that 828 E. Jefferson Street which had been engulfed by Weiss homes had been made available for sale. An individual plans to purchase the house and move it to a vacant lot across St. Louis Street from Howard Park. V. Old Business No old business was considered. VI. New Business Mr. Talley inquired- about 1003 Riverside Drive where he had observed landscaping work without the necessary COA. He mentioned that Cornerstone Realty is selling the home. He also asked whether- the alteration of manholes in Leeper Park had been confirmed. Mr. Duvall indicated that Carl Littrell had responded to his inquiry that the existing manholes were simply being raised to correspond with the pavement levels. Mr. Talley also expressed concern about the eligibility of a liaison person (Ann Bockenkamp) who has not applied for a C of A for a door installed. The committee suggest sending her another C of A application. VII. Hearing of Visitors All visitors wishing to address the commission had been heard earlier. VIII. Announcements & Miscellaneous Matters Nothing to report IX. Adjournment Meeting was adjourned•at 9:30 p.m. MKV 5/22/97 0 1� • MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Regular Monthly Meeting County Commissioner's 7:30 p.m. Conference Room Monday June 16, 1997 7th Floor County -City Building I. Call to.Order John Oxian, president of the commission, brought the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m. as a committee of the whole in the absence of a quorum. II. Roll Call Commission members present were: Martha Choitz, Adrian Fine, Catherine Hostetler, & John Oxian Commission staff present was: David Duvall, director and Aladean DeRose, counsel. Also attending the meeting were: Gary Derbin, Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Albright, Linda ,Fitschner, and Bob Rousled. III. Public Hearing (The committee of the whole determined on the advice, of counsel that the commission could constitute a quorum by contacting an absent member by telephone for limited consideration of the COA application of the Albrights who were in attendance. All other official business was deferred to a future date.) • A. Certificates of Appropriateness 1) 1997-0528 - 1721 East Wayne Street, replacement windows Staff presented the Staff comments with supporting photographs, noting that the applicants -and their contractor, Gary Derbin, were present. Mr. Durbin presented a sample of the proposed window type. Mrs. Choitz moved for approval of the COA. Mrs. Hostetler seconded the motion. Mr. fine noted that he felt the sandwich muntins (between two panels of glass) created a significant alteration but that in this case the selected windows were not as.character-giving as the French doors and that the existing storm, panels presently obscured the effect of the muntins. On balance he felt the sandwich muntins created an effect truer to the original than interior muntin systems and felt the replacement was appropriate. Mr. Albright stated that he felt the French doors were irreplaceable with beveled glass, etc. Mr. Oxian noted that there had never been an application to replace French doors. Mrs. Albright noted that the French doors were problematic for thermal efficiency and Mr. Oxian agreed, stating that many new homes still featured French Doors although they were not greatly improved in energy efficiency. Mr. Duvall concurred in this. The motion passed unanimously with Mrs. Choi,tz contacting Mrs. Petrass by telephone for her vote. in the absence of a Quorum Mr. Oxian indicated that a special meeting would need 'to be called with the consensus being that the June 30 would be convenient and would meet the requirements of the ordinance for timely review. In reviewing the necessity of meeting the 45 day review requirement and available dates, both Mr. Duvall & Mrs. DeRose indicated that they would. be . away on July 21, the regularly scheduled date for the July meeting. It was agreed to resolve the date of the July meeting at the June 30 meeting. page 1 • • IV. Regular Business In reviewing minutes for May 19, 1996, Mr. Oxian corrected that the Studebaker Clubhouse Local Landmark designation was to be recommended to the County Council, not the Common Council. He further noted that on comment in discussion of the Studebaker clubhouse attributed to Mrs. Choitz must have been made by someone else as Mrs. Choitz had left the meeting when it relocated to'Mrs. Derose's offices.. Mr. Oxian asked whether Mrs. DeRose was going to'address the issue of amending the Preservation Plan regarding the definition of publicly owned resources. Mrs. DeRose indicated that she was not certain of the. advisability of such a change and that she and he should meet to discuss the matter. He also indicated that he felt the code should. be amended to increase the 45 day review requirement to 60 days . His rationale was that such a change would allow time to table or refer an application to a committee for at least one month without requiring a waiver of the limit. He noted that the present time frame did not allow sufficient time for commission members to visit project locations before the Public Hearing in many cases. Mrs. DeRose indicated that she tended to agree but felt that it might be difficult to get passed by council. Mr. Fine & Mrs. Choitz agreed that the commission needed to consider the pros & cons of such a change. Mrs.'DeRose noted that if such a change were made in city code that the Staff would have to draft*a similar ordinance for the county as she could not work on county business as a city employee. Mr. Oxian noted that a review of the county ordinance was in order as some other changes had been recently made and were presently being made in city code which would make it at variance with county code and that the two should be retained as similar as possible. Mrs. Choitz reported on Project Access that future planning should provide for meeting jointly with Riverside Drive and West North Shore owners at a combined meeting. Mrs-. Hostetler noted that summer was not a good season for such meetings. Mrs. DeRose observed that the initiation of Project Access had been very helpful in the HPC's public relations. Being unable to conduct other business, the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. rocaed -�ur c --- page 2 0L., f G e- n k`Pet l 11�!) Cert, S re Ce t L;?c • MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Special Monthly Meeting County.Commissioner's 7:30 p.m. Conference Room Monday June 30, 1997 7th Floor County -City Building I. Call.to Order John Oxian, president of the commission, brought the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. II. Roll Call Commission members present were: Martha Choitz, Adrian Fine, Catherine Hostetler, John Oxian, Janeanne Petrass, Joann-Sporleder, & Jerry Wiener. Commission staff present was: David Duvall, director. Also attending the meeting was: Donald Sporleder III. Public Hearing A. Certificates of Appropriateness 1) 1997-0521 - 1421 Riverside Drive - Storm door replacement Mr. Duvall presented the Staff Report and circulated photographs noting that this application was after the fact and that the photographs indicated the proposed condition. Mrs. Choitz moved to approve the application with a recommendation that the storm door be painted white. Mr. Fine seconded the motion. Mr. Oxian observed in regard to the after the fact nature of the application that the applicant was one of the Liaison representatives from this district. Both Mrs. Sporleder and Mrs. Choitz indicated that they felt that fact to be irrelevant to the issue of this application. Regarding the issue of color noted in the Staff Report, Mrs. Sporleder felt that the commission could only recommend that the door be painted in accordance with the general color scheme. Mr. Oxian agreed that the commission did not regularly regulate color ,and therefore should not in this instance. The motion passed unanimously. 2) 1997-0530 - 631 Lincolnway East - rear yard fencing Mr. Duvall presented the Staff Report and circulated photographs. After. some discussion to make the plan exhibits clear Mrs. Hostetler moved to approve the application. . Mrs. Sporleder seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 3) 1997-0604 - 1615 East Wayne Street - Window replacement Mr. Oxian asked if all information was available for this application. Mr. Duvall responded that he had still not received a reply from the contractor as to whether the weight of muntin grid could be mixed with this line of windows. ,Having so noted, Mr. Duvall presented the Staff Report. In the absence of the final information on the availability of muntin systems the Mr. Oxian suggested that the matter should be referred to Standards & Maintenance Committee. Mr, Fine asked if the windows were beyond repair. Mr. Duvall responded that this determination, was very subjective especially with regard . to the issue of proper weatherization, and that he had not had an opportunity to make such a determination. Mr. Oxian asked how many windows were affected by the transom issue. He then asked how obvious from the street this characteristic was. Mr. Fine indicated that he believed them to be quite obvious. Mr. Oxian wondered why interior storm windows would not be effective in this case. He suggested so page 1 maintaining the historic windows at the front and allowing -the replacement • windows elsewhere in the building. Mr. Duvall Mr. Duvall indicated most windows had the transom condition but that the contractor had only prepared the alternative drawing for the window group at the front as an example. Mr. Fine inquired about the proposed muntin system in the Eagle window line and whether they were sandwiched between the glass or were placed on the interior. Mr. Duvall indicated that the muntins in this design were located inside the interior panel of glass. Mrs-. Choitz indicated that this would create a hard shine reflected on the glass and resulting in significant loss of the visibility of the muntins. Mr. Fine indicated that he felt these windows to be the primary character -giving feature of this house and of this district. He felt that the windows could be repaired and provided with storms. He asked how the air conditioners were to be handled. Mr. Duvall stated that the plans indicated that certain of these windows could continue to accommodate the window air conditioners. Mrs. Choitz recalled this having been an issue when the Hickeys replaced their metal windows. Mrs. Sporleder indicated that she felt these existing windows to be very problematic because the commission was presented with the issue of attempting to preserve a feature which to her sensibilities had been defective in concept of original design. Shefinds the steel casement sash to be ineffective from the vie of energy conservation and personal comfort and problematic for maintenance of operation. Mr. Fine disagreed, indicating that he has this type of window in his own home and finds them comfortable with the use of interior storm windows. Mrs. Choitz noted that when she had investigated the Hickey's windows she was made aware of much colatteral damage to plaster and woodwork which resulted from condensation on this type of window in winter. She wondered whether other window suppliers would be able to better replicate the desired appearance in a replacement window. Mr. Fine indicated that where he had performed the necessary repairs on his windows, they have performed much better while the windows at his home not yet rehabilitated did evidence this sort of condensation. Mr. Oxian asked whether theinterior storm issue had been discussed with the owner. Mr. Duvall indicated that he had not discussed this with the owner. Mr. Oxian indicated that he felt the possibility of interior storm windows or an alternate supplier should be discussed with the owner. He proposed to refer this application to a committee for further investigation of alternatives. Mrs. Choitz stated that she and her husband had once sold a home with this type of window because they could no longer tolerate them but could not find a suitable replacement window. Mr. Fine moved that the application be table and referred to Standards & Maintenance Committee to meet with the owner and attempt to find an alternative. Mr. Wiener seconded the motion. The motion passed -by 6 to 1 vote with Mrs. Sporleder voting no. Mr. Fine inquired whether a waiver of the statutory limit was required. Mr. Duvall indicated that the committee would have some period to act before the waiver requirement, and that he could provide a waiver form when he contacted the owner to -report the results of this hearing. Mrs, Sporleder resumed a more general discussion of finding a satisfactory policy for window replacements. Mr. Oxian observed that the commission had approved most window 'replacement applications. She recalled that the Hickey windows had been an unpleasant episode even though they were ultimately • approved. Mr. Duvall observed that though several window replacements had been approved since he was with the commission, all except the Hickey's and one modern house which replaced Pella with the same had been wood double hung. Mrs. Choitz indicated that residents didn't seem to recognize the profound difference that single sheet glass makes in the appearance of their houses and that we should collect photos for comparative purposes. page 2 5) 1997-0-521 - 1129 Riverside Drive - Garage Door replacement. • , Mr. Duvall presented the Staff report and circulated photographs and product literature. Mr. Oxian noted that he had antique garage doors on his garage repaired and they have continued to be problematic for proper operation. He indicated that he believed he would someday need to replace his doors. Mrs. Choitz indicated that the outswinging garage doors which were custom made for her daughters residence had performed and weathered well. Mr. Duvall indicated that he had been perplexed that the doors seemed to be wider than the area of wall for them to return against, making him wonder how to'fully open them. Mrs. Choitz asked whether the aperture of the door would require alteration to accommodate the replacement door. Mr. Duvall indicated that the reason for the owner' s' selection of the flush door design was because it allowed for custom cutting to fit the opening. Mr. Fine asked whether there were lites proposed. Mr. Duvall indicated that there were not. Mrs. Hostetler move for approval of the application. Mrs. Petrass seconded the motion. - Mr. Fine suggested that there may be an issue of color here. Mr. Duvall indicated that the door would be paintable. Mrs. Choitz observed that the product literature indicated availability in white, almond, and brown. Mr. Oxian asked what the size of the door was. Mr. Wiener estimated that it was about 14 feet. Mrs. Choitz asked whether it was a. one car or two car garage. Mr. Duvall indicated that it was a spacious garage with space for a workshop and featuring a mechanic's pit and a vegetable cellar. Mrs Choitz called the question. The motion passed 5 to 1 with Mr. Oxian abstaining. Mrs. Sporleder explained her no vote indicating that she felt this door was character -giving to the property and noting that the house was highly rated. Mr.: Duvall indicated that there were two issues in the application and • that retention of the doors and installation the new door were not necessarily in conflict as they were not in the same plane. Mr. Oxian asked how you could approve the new door while rejecting the removal of the historical doors. Mr. Duvall indicated that the original doors could simply be left in the open position. Mrs. Choitz indicated that the doors could be replicated by a competent carpenter. Mr. Duvall noted that the owners had considered a west coast supplier of customized doors which had proven -economically prohibitive. Mr. Oxian indicated that he presumed the owners to be interested in the convenient operation of automatic overhead doors. 5) 1997-0624 - 1325 East Wayne Street- - rear yard deck Mr. Duvall presented the Staff Repot and distributed photographs and plans. Mrs. Choitz moved to table the application and refer it to the Standards & Maintenance committee for consideration upon receipt of more detailed information. Mr. Fine seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. B National Register Nominations Mr. Duvall indicated that the commission had received four nominations to the National Register of Historic Places which required consideration by the commission as a Certified Local Government. 1) South Michigan Street Historic District Mr. Duvall presented the Staff report and distributed documentation materials. He further noted that the nomination was requestedby the HPC in accordance with the 1993 Summary Report of the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory for South Bend. • Mr. Fine moved that the commission recommend this nomination to the Mayor, the SHPO and the State Historic Preservation Review Board for inclusion in the National Register. Mrs. Choitz seconded the motion. Mr. Oxian inquired as to where the consultant found the information on storefront divisions. Mr. Duvall indicated that he could not speak for the consultant's sources other than as page 3 expressed in the bibliography of the nomination. Mr.' Oxian wondered whether • some of the guesswork in the nomination was based on.current observation of the buildings or photographic evidence, and that he would abstain. Mr. Duvall indicated that he could inquire of the consultant about her sources. There was much discussion about the locations of Bungalow Pies and Inwood's. Mr. Fine indicated that the information was probably taken predominantly from city directories which might show a record at slight variancg to the exact chronology of events. There was subsequent conversation attempting to recall the location of the grocery which is mentioned in the text but not identified. Mr. Oxian called the question. The motion passed with 5 yes votes and 2 abstentions, Mr. Oxian and Mrs. Sporleder. 2) Colonial Gardens Historic District Mr. Duvall presented the Staff report and distributed documentation materials. He further noted that the nomination was requested by the HPC in accordance with the 1993 Summary Report of the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory for South Bend. Mrs. Choitz moved that the commission recommend this nomination to the Mayor, the SHPO and the State Historic Preservation Review Board for inclusion in the National Register. Mrs. Hostetler seconded the motion. 3) Wenger Farmhouse Mr. Duvall presented the Staff report and distributed documentation materials. He further noted that the nomination was requested by the HPC in accordance with the 1993 Summary Report of the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory for South Bend. • Mrs. Sporleder questioned whether the owners had been made aware of the nomination. Mr. Duvall stated that they had received both a letter of notification and an agenda for this meeting. He indicated that the ownership was to be in transition as the city had plans to and has made offer to purchase the building as part of the acquisitions for the new park being developed in this vicinity but that this purchase had not yet come to fruition. Staff has the assurance of the Dept. of Redevelopment as to the intended course and the nomination was a result of planning for access to funding.for the restoration of the building by the city. Mr. Oxian indicated that this had been under consideration for over 10 years and that he had directed Mr. Duvall to proceed at this time to enable use of the current CLG funding in processing the nomination. Mr. Fine asked whether the acquisition was planned by purchase or immanent domain. Mr. Duvall indicated a purchase offer had been made. Mr. Oxian indicated that the property was now under control of the you Wigfall and this may have affected the planned purchase. Mr. Fine asked whether the interior photographs were available. Mr. Duvall indicated that documentation of the interior had been difficult due to its having been full of stored junk, but that the one interior photo submitted with the application was available. He then circulated the photo. Mr. Fine asked if the owner had provided the interior access. Mr. Duvall indicated that he had been to the site with a code enforcement employee who had access. Mr. Oxian noted that this house had been declared a Landmark without the owner's consent. Mrs. Choitz moved that the commission recommend this nomination to the Mayor, the SHPO and the State Historic Preservation Review Board for inclusion in the National Register. Mr. Fine seconded the motion. The motion passed • unanimously. 4) Hansel Center Mr. Duvall presented the Staff report and distributed documentation materials. He further noted that the nomination was requested by the HPC in accordance page 4 • with the 1993 Summary Report of the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory for South Bend. He added that this nomination was initiated by the Hansel Center for the purpose of leveraging future funding for improvements. Mr. Oxian noted that there was an interesting secondary structure at the rear of the. property. Mr. Duvall noted that this was a carriage house which may have been related to an earlier dwelling but that there was no record found of such a building. He noted that there is a gap of nearly 2 decades in the Sanborn Insurance map records for the city during the early Twentieth Century. Mrs. Choitz moved that the commission recommend this nomination to the Mayor, the SHPO and the State Historic Preservation Review Board for inclusion in the National Register. Mrs. Petrass seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. IV: Regular Business A. Minutes Mr. Duvall noted that there had been corrections made to the May minutes at the previous meeting which was without a quorum but that he had not had occasion during the intervening period to revise those or to prepare the minutes from that meeting. He indicated he would have all minutes prepared for the July meeting. B. Treasurer's Report Mr. Wiener indicated that he would. have a second Quarter report for the July meeting. C. Correspondence Mr. Duvall noted no correspondence to report which was not covered in some other item of business. D. Committee Reports 1. Budget & Finance Mr. Oxian reported having met with County commissioner Beverly Crone in which he had discussed, establishing the HPC as a separately funded agency. She had agreed to suggest such a change and He had directed Mr. Duvall to send a letter to her confirming this intention. He had also discussed the creation of a fund dedicated to matching grant funding from other sources. Other items which had been discussed at this meeting were salary funding; the Studebaker Clubhouse, whereby the commissioners are in agreement regarding the need for maintenance; and the old courthouse for which $200,000 of funding has been secured.. 2. Historic Districts Mrs. Choitz reported that there was a need to establish a meeting date in the early Fall for West North Shore and Riverside Drive. Regarding the proposal for a South St. Joseph Street District, a preliminary meeting has been scheduled to discuss the necessary process. Mr. Duvall noted that the Ballots had been distributed for the River Bend Liaison election which will be tallied before the next meeting. 3. Historic Landmarks Mr. Oxian 'reported that 1631 Lincolnway West - has been sold and Code Enforcement has provided a reprieve for improvements by the new owners. The Studebaker Clubhouse has been submitted to the County Council for Landmark designation by ordinance. 804 N. Lafayette - Madison School - He met along with Mr. Duvall with Mr. Stahley and Mr. Jasiewicz of the school administration and agreed to a four page 5 • month period of delay in this recommendation to provide for discussion and definition of the affects of Landmark designation of this site. He also indicated that there would be first reading at the next meeting for the Tower Building, 216 West Washington and two houses on West LaSalle Street. is 4. Standards & Maintenance Mr. Fine indicated that he had no report but that he would need to schedule a meeting in the near future to consider the COAs referred from this meeting. E. Staff Reports 1. Mr. Duvall reported Staff approval of a COA for: 1309 East Wayne Street - roofing replacement 2. There was no legal report. 3. DHPA Grants Mr. Duvall reported that the DHPA had granted an extension of one month for the 1996-1997 projects due to schedule delays which were the fault of the SHPO. He indicated that the RFPs for the 1997-1998 work had not yet been prepared. 4. Mr. Duvall reported that a DNR floodway-permit application had been filed for the Blake Gardens site but as of yet no Army Corps of Engineers hearing has been scheduled. V. There was no old business VI. New Business A-1) There was a first reading of the recommendation to declare the building being moved.from 828 East Jefferson to 216 S. St. Louis as.a Local Landmark. Mr. Duvall noted that this move was complicating the boundary considerations of the Howard Park District nomination. Mr, Oxian added that Staff was trying to assist the new owner in difficulties with the zoning of the intended site to facilitate the move. VII. Hearing of Visitors Mr. Don 'tporleder addressed the commission regarding the feasibility and desirability of restoring the roadway beneath the North Michigan Street Bridge in Leeper Park -for use by cyclists and pedestrians. Mr. Duvall noted that this should be included in the Historic Preservation Plan for which grant funding has been secured for the coming year. Mr. Oxian noted that a COA application fro restoration of windows at the North Pumping Station is anticipated and that he will abstain from voting this issue at the Water Works Board t assert his views at the HPC. Hearing no more business, Mr. Oxian adjourned the meeting at 9:30 p.m. page 6