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STAFF REPORT • CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: August 10, 2018 Application Number: 2018-0804 Property Location: 1708 E Wayne Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: "Payton House" / Colonial Revival / 1929 / H. R. Stapp / Whitcomb & Keller Property Owner: Barbara Wascisin Hernly Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Local Historic District, Ordinance #7796-87 Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This is a two storey frame Colonial Revival home with a rectangular plan, gable asphalt shingle roof with raking trim and returns. A side brick chimney with concrete cap is on the west end. There are 6/1 double -hung windows with wood casings, louvered shutters, and a brick header course. Brick is used throughout. A 1 -story shed roof wing with '/2 pediment gabled open-end is on the west side of the structure. A 2 -car, 2 -door garage with gabled roof stands to the south east of the main structure. ALTERATIONS: COA #1994-0606 allowed for the complete tear off and re -roofing with 25 -year synthetic shingles. COA #2003-0630 allowed for multiple projects, including the removal/replacement of a rear window with a door, the construction of an 18' x 16'6" addition, and site work. COA 42011-0421 allowed for the complete tear -off and re -roofing with 30 -year Certainteed Landmark Series shingles. APPLICATION ITEMS: "Replacement of existing fence, and extending fence approx 12 foot to front of • Sunroom. Project was completed in April of 2018. Homeowner was informed by Contractor that no permits were needed as we were replacing an existing fence." DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks retroactive approval for the following improvements to the site: 1. Reconstruction of existing fence using new wood, 2. Extension of existing fence 16' north, parallel to property line towards the street, 3. Connecting fence extension 10' from northern terminus to the exterior of the sunroom. SITE VISIT REPORT: N/A STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES, EAST WAYNE STREET: I. THE ENVIRONMENT A. THE DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT — The district is characterized by its proximity to downtown South Bend. It encompasses several blocks of East Wayne Street, North and South, from Eddy Street east to Greenlawn and the south side of Jefferson Boulevard from Eddy Street east to Sunnyside Avenue. The district is bounded on the north by Jefferson Boulevard from Eddy Street to Sunnyside Avenue and then by the north property lines by the Wayne Street properties to Greenlawn. The south boundary is the southern right of way of the alley or the southern property lines of East Wayne Street, South. Unique features of the neighborhood include the island of homes between East Wayne Street North and East Wayne Street South, the parks at each end of the island, and the brick pillars at the entrance way (Eddy Street) to the subdivision with signage reading "Whitecomb and Keller's Sunnymede." Required Distinctive existing features such as brick entry pillars, parks, gardens, streetlights, fences, signs, walkways, streets and building setbacks shall be retained. Major landscaping items, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs and benches shall be compatible with the character of the neighborhood in size, scale, material, and color. Street lighting should be maintained at levels recommended by the Illuminating Engineering Society. Light sources must have spectral distribution in all color ranges. Older light fixtures and supporting posts must be similar in proportion, scale, size, shape, style, and appearance to the existing historic lamps. Streetlights shall be placed so that • adequate illumination is afforded all sections of public sidewalks. Recommended Whenever possible, the original features should be restored. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to buildings, sidewalks or streets that are causing deterioration to those elements should be removed. If large shrubs become unsightly to the point of detracting from the historic character of the house or site, they should be cut back and allowed to rejuvenate. Dead and deceased material should be selectively removed. Trees and major landscaping elements that must be removed for one reason or another should be immediately replaced by suitable flora. When replacement of utility poles or power supply lines is necessary, consideration should be given to underground conduits or utility poles