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Home My WebLink About2. 1346 Lincoln Way East_COA 2023-0622HISTORIC 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: June 12, 2023 Application Number: 2023-0622 Property Location: 1346 Lincoln Way East Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Free Classic / 1900 Property Owner: HOWELL-BEY WILLIAM D Landmark or District Designation: Lincoln Way East Local Historic District / Ordinance #7343-84 Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This Free Classic is a two storey frame house with wood clapboard siding with an irregular plan set upon a brick foundation. The roof is cross gable with asphalt shingles. Windows are vinyl replacement double hung. Full length front porch with wood floor, columns, wood railings and ballus- trades. ALTERATIONS: AA 2020-0522 allowed for the replacement of vinyl windows with new vinyl windows, replace- ment of wood siding with new wood siding, reconstruction of the front porch/piers/pillars, repair of masonry, the installation of a new storm door, and the removal/replacement of gutters with new aluminum gutters. COA 2014- 0529 allowed for roof replacement. COA 2012-0703 allowed for the construction of a steel shed at the rear of the property per submitted drawings. COA 1999-0924-3 allowed for replacement of the windows with Sunrise Brand windows. COA 1992-0214 allowed for replacement of the gravel driveway and parking area. COA 1991-0807 al- lowed for replacement of rear doors, etc. COA 1986-1105 allowed for the removal of a Catalpa tree. COA 1985- 1021 allowed for the paving of the rear lot and rear alterations. APPLICATION ITEMS: “Building a 6’ black wooden privacy fence around the back yard.” DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: Construct a 6’ privacy fence around the rear of the property, in compliance with zoning set-backs and restrictions. The requested fence is to be in a ’horizontal’ board configuration. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: See Standards and Guidelines, pages 12-13. SITE VISIT REPORT: N/A STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Standards and Guidelines state that “ rear and side yard fences should start no further forward on the site than the front wall of the house, no taller than six feet, and may be solid in construc- tion,” as well as “new rear and side yard fences should be constructed of wood” (page 11). The Standards and Guidelines also state that “The following is not recommended and generally not approved by the Commission: […] chain-link, barbed wire, or vinyl fencing; horizontal board fencing” [emphasis added]. Staff makes an unfavorable recommendation. Prepared by Adam Toering, Historic Preservation Administrator City of South Bend and St. Joseph County Historic Preservation Guidelines 12 Residential Standards: Fencing and Retaining Walls General understanding and approach Fences in front yards should be no taller than three feet and comprised of an open design as approved by the Commission . Traditional materials such as wood or wrought iron are encouraged . Fences in rear yards beyond the back wall of a building should be no taller than six feet and have the finished face installed towards the adjacent property. Rear yard fences should be constructed of wood. For more on fences click here . Historic walls are considered character defining features and help to establish a sense of visual continuity and should be preserved. Where new retaining walls are installed, they should complement the traditional retaining walls in the district or building to which they are associ-ated . For more information about fences go here . What is your project? Repair an existing fence • Existing historic fences should be repaired using the same materials and designs as the existing fence . • Existing chain link fences requiring less than 20% repair can be repaired with matching materials and design . • Chain link fencing requiring more than 20% replacement should be replaced with a new fence of a design approved by the Commission. Replace an existing fence • Existing historic fences should be repaired rather than replaced . • If an existing historic fence is beyond repair, defined as more than 50% needing replacement, then a new fence should either match the historic fence in design, material and installation . Install a new fence where no fence exists • New front yard fences should only be installed if front yard fences are a prevalent part of the district’s other property’s front yards . • New front yard fences should be no more than 36 inches tall and be at least 50% open visually. • The front yard fence should extend down the side yard to at least the front wall of the house . • Rear and side yard fences should start no further forward on the site than the front wall of the house, no taller than six feet, and may be solid in construction . • New rear and side yard fences should be constructed of wood . Install a landscaping screen • Planting windbreaks or hedgerows to function as privacy “fences” alone or in front of a true fence may be considered, where adequate historic documentation exists, or where screening of less appropriate site amenities may be required . Fencing and Retaining Walls Administratively Approvable Repair of an existing fence with the same materials and design as existing. Administratively Approvable Replacement of an existing fence with one that matches the original. City of South Bend and St. Joseph County Historic Preservation Guidelines 13 Residential Standards: Fencing and Retaining Walls Repair an existing retaining or garden wall • Historic retaining walls should be repaired with the same materials from which they are constructed including the replication of details that give it its character . • Repointing should be done when necessary, using a mortar mix that is like that used historically and applied in a joint design that matches the original . Install a new retaining or garden wall • Preserve distinctive grading features of a site avoiding grade changes greater than 12”. • Any grade changes need to take into consideration impact to adjacent sites and the overall character of the district . • New walls should be compatible with the character of the property and district . • New walls should be constructed out of materials that match the house or building . • Walls should be no taller than four feet and include a masonry cap . • A retaining wall that defines the sidewalk edge or is used in the front yard, should be no taller than thirty-six inches. The following is not recommended and generally not approved by the Commission: • Unfinished concrete, concrete block or interlocking brick retaining or garden walls. • Chain-link, barbed wire, or vinyl fencing. • Horizontal board fencing . Return to the Table of Contents HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov MAP OF THE AREA — Google Maps view of the subject area. SATELLITE/SANBORN IMAGERY — Sanorn Maps:1917, 1945, 1960, imagery from 2021. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov IMAGERY — Front and side façades. IMAGERY — Front façade, north and south sides between houeses. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov IMAGERY — Rear parking area. IMAGERY — Original siding beneath aluminum siding. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov IMAGERY — Rear view of property, including horizontal fencing. IMAGERY — Original siding beneath aluminum siding.