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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