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Home My WebLink About1. 914 Leland Avenue_COA 2025-0604a PacketHISTORIC 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: July 15, 2025 Application Number: 2025-0604a Property Location: 914 Leland Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Prairie / 1911-13 / Property Owner: Quinn Pillari Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park LHD, Ordinance #9575-05; National Register of Historic Places Rating: Significant DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/SITE: This is a 2+ story rectangular plan house. Stucco siding with wood course band between stories and frieze at eaves. Gable roof with asphalt shingles and dormers with pediments. Full width front porch on west facade including small pediment above entrance. Double hung windows with aluminum storm windows. Muntins in front windows form geometric squares. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: 1. Remove the addition to garage as current garage is not original and remove the back deck. 2. Move the fence forward and shorten it to a picket fence. 3. Build a back porch in the remaining area of the garage and build a small stoop off of the sunroom. Use rock face cinder blocks for the foundation of the porch, and douglas fir t&g flooring and cypress trim and repair the missing stucco. Use cypress trim and cedar 1x6 deck boards with wooden stairs coming off both the stoop and the porch. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Fences and Retaining Walls: Pages 12-13; New Construction: Pages 33-35; Demolition: Pages 36-37. SITE VISIT REPORT: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The current garage addition is not original and does not fit the style of the house. Removal of the garage addition and replacement with a deck is appropriate. Moving of the fence and chang- ing the height to a lower picket style is appropriate. The design of the porch and stoop are fitting with the style of house and do not harm the integrity of the house or surrounding neighborhood. Staff makes a FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION. Prepared by Ross Van Overberghe, Historic Preservation Administrator 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 IMAGERY — Imagery from 2025. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov IMAGERY — Southeast facade. IMAGERY — Proposed construction. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov IMAGERY — East facade. IMAGERY — Proposed construction. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov IMAGERY — East Facade IMAGERY — Proposed construction. Thursday, June 5, 2025 Application for Certificate of Appropriateness Important Information Regarding this Request REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND SITE PLANS The Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County cannot process an Application without required documentation. Comprehensive documentation provides a complete understanding of the project. Problems often occur during a project review or during the execution of the project when the property owner, staff or commissioners are unclear as to project specifics. Applications will NOT be processed without required documentation. Photographs may be submitted in digital format or in photographic print. When a project involves blueprints and/or site plans, one (1) set shall be submitted with the Application. Any documentation submitted to this office cannot be returned to the applicant. APPLICATION FEE The application processing fee for any Application for a Certificate Of Appropriateness is $20 Payment must accompany the application at the time of submission. For an electronically submitted application, payment must reach the HPC office within 48 hours following transmission. Payment can be made by credit card by contacting Business License Administrator Michelle Adams at (574) 235-5912; by cash in person in the Department of Community Investment on the 14th floor of the County City Building; or by check made out to City of South Bend. Applications will NOT be processed without the required fee. MEETING ATTENDANCE When an Application has been scheduled for any meeting, the owner, architect or contractor(s) retained for the project shall attend the meeting where their project will be reviewed and a decision rendered. Failure by the owner, architect, or contractor to attend such meetings may result in denial of the Application due to insufficient representation. CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE Certificates of Appropriateness will be filed with the Building Department of South Bend and St. Joseph County. A copy of the Certificate will be emailed directly to the owner and/or contractor(s) listed on the application. INSPECTION AUTHORITY All projects will be inspected during and following execution for compliance with the decision(s) rendered by the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County. Owner acknowledges that while the Historic Preservation Commission only considers Certificates of Appropriateness for exterior features, under certain circumstances it may be necessary for the Commission Staff to have access to the interior of the building in order to accurately assess the condition of the exterior feature and that the lack of access to the interior may prevent the Commission Staff from making a favorable recommendation. Any work performed on a historic landmark or in an historic district which does not conform to the Certificate of Appropriateness certificate shall be immediately halted by the Historic Preservation 1 Commission and the Building Department of South Bend and St. Joseph County. Fines may be levied for projects not in compliance. I read and understand the information above:Yes, Continue Date Wednesday, June 4, 2025 2 Property Information Property Address for Proposed Work:914 Leland ave Property City South Bend Property Zip Code 46616 Property Owner Information:Quinn Pilari Owner Email Proposed Work and Project Information All projects must comply with applicable building and zoning codes. South Bend Zoning Ordinance St. Joseph County Zoning Ordinance Does your project involve any of the following? (Check all that apply):Fences, Landscaping Roofs Windows, Siding, Doors Demolition Contractor Information Wallace Historic Restoration Historic Restoration William Wallace Contractor Phone Number (574) 256-8446 Contractor Email wallacehistoricrestorations@gmail.com Description of Proposed Work: Remove the addition to garage as current garage is not original and remove the back deck. We would then move the fence forward and shorten it to a picket fence. We would then build a back porch in the remaining area of the garage and build a small stoop off of the sunroom. We would use rock face cinderblocks for the foundation of the porch, and douglas fir t&g flooring and the trim would be cypress and we would repair the missing stucco. For the stoop we would use cypress trim and cedar 1x6 deck boards with wooden stairs coming off both the stoop and the porch. File Upload Site Plans, Aerial Views, and/or Blueprints: One (1) set shall be submitted with the Application. Uploaded documentation must show existing property lines, buildings, structures, and proposed project location(s). Hand Drawn Plans/Elevations are ok Photographs to include: each area affected by project, close up detail of project areas. Windows, Siding, and/or Door projects must include photographs of each window/door/siding affected by the project and detailed close up of condition Applications will not be processed if the required photographs and/or documentation are not included. 3 06/05/2025, $20.00 cash, Receipt No. 626171 Any documentation submitted to this office cannot be returned to the applicant. Project Type - List:Fences, Landscaping, Roofs, Windows, Siding, Doors, Demolition Overhead View of Proposed Project Location(s): 645.19 KB Site Plan or Aerial View of Proposed Project Location(s): 139.17 KB Elevations (Existing and Proposed New): 559.53 KB Structural Drawings/Architectural Drawings: 160.82 KB 4 Quote/Evaluation(s) by Repair Professional (Optional): DOCX 914 Leland garage Evaluation.docx Photographs: 1.81 MB 3 MB 3.09 MB 5.54 MB 3.6 MB 3.59 MB 5 4.31 MB Payment Invoice ID # INV-000155 Payment Method Pay in Person 6 XX X / )///// / # +JJ +/ / ,/* X 6L@X !%' %X >A;>GX;U7AHX $A7NXN&X-;V38P;8X <8 MAM <BX<BX<4?9 WX?B4(IX C 5)NXN&)JX>>.)Q;7X!;AXXEN+"NX ;!X >>A;>A*M9KKX<9X4WX'/ X X F#XO2 S7AHN:X7 X3XUAX;!X0.XM&X>A;>;KX V<A,KX(8 0TX<9X M'(IX??1(R=9 X !/$''/$/$"(/$ ./ %"&/ -%(/ 46J )/J (, 783! 9: ;<=>?@ ABCD&EFG HI 12J -J #5 0 J 'JJ $ % J . 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