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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY February 22, 2010 IP Floor Conference Room County City Building South Bend, IN 46601 I. CALL TO ORDER: President Klusczinski called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Jerry Niezgodski, Timothy S. Klusczinski, Lynn Patrick, Linda Riley Staff Present: Larry Meteiver, Legal Counsel; Catherine Hostetler, Director Members Absent: Todd Zeiger, Sandra Rossow Staff Absent: Elicia Dadlow, Assistant Director Members of the Public Present: Joan Downs, Steve Kurtz, Sandy Wilson Motion to adjourn at 7:40 in the event one Commissioner will leave and there will be no quorum On a motion by Tim Klusczinski with a second by Linda Riley Vote: 4-0 II. PUBLIC HEARING: A. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 8 February 2010 Application Number: 2010-0202 Property Location: 553 River Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: American Foursquare /I922/Whitcomb&Keller Property Owner: Steven Kurtz Landmark or District Designation: Edgewater Place Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This home is a two storey American foursquare set on a brick foundation. The walls are the original clapboard and features narrower clapboard on the second storey above the molded string course. There are corner boards on all sides of the first storey. There is a hipped roof with hip roof dormers covered with asphalt shingles. The 4/4 windows in the dormers appear to be original. The wood windows on the body of the house are original and are 8/1 on the first storey and 6/1 on the second. There is a full length front porch set upon brick with tall, large brick square columns that extend above the porch roof line and are on either side of the front porch. The porch has wooden railings and balustrades. ALTERATIONS: The original asbestos roofing was removed and replaced with asphalt shingles in 1983. A 6 foot privacy fence between 553 and 549 River at the alley was erected in 1990. The two car frame garage appears to have been constructed after 1932. APPLICATION ITEMS: I would like to put new aluminum, double hung storm windows on all windows on my house to replace the dilapidated originals that remain and those which have been lost. See attached brochure for more information on windows. I investigated new wood storms and refurbishing the old ones and cannot afford the prices. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowner requests new double hung aluminum storm windows manufactured by National Pride as illustrated in the brochure provided. There are currently only three storm windows on the house and a collection of badly deteriorated storm windows in the garage. Preservation Specialist Wayne Doolittle performed an on -sight investigation and determined that the