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Filed in 8orkrs Office <br /> Before the Common Council of the City of South Ben =0 � 2017 <br /> ERIC BOYD, <br /> i CAREEMAH FOWLER <br /> Appellant, CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN <br /> V. RE: Application for Certificate of <br /> Appropriateness,No. 2017-0602A <br /> HISTORIC PRESERVATION <br /> COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND <br /> ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, <br /> Appellee. <br /> HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH <br /> COUNTY'S EVIDENTIARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD AND POSITION <br /> STATEMENT <br /> I. Background <br /> A. The Powers and Duties of the Historic Preservation Commission <br /> The Historic Preservation Commission("HPC")was created by ordinance with the <br /> purpose of recommending the designation of historic landmarks and the establishment of <br /> Historic Preservation Districts, and to set and enforce standards for maintenance and upkeep for <br /> properties designated as landmarks and within Historic Preservation Districts. In order to meet <br /> the second of these goals, the City of South Bend requires by ordinance that a property owner <br /> who owns a historic landmark or a property in a historic district obtain a Certificate of <br /> Appropriateness ("COA") from the HPC before any construction, reconstruction, alteration, <br /> demolition or moving of any exterior feature of any building, structure, or use. City of South <br /> Bend Ordinance 9495-04, Section 21-1302(e)(1). An application for a COA must be voted on by <br /> a quorum of the HPC at a public hearing. Routine maintenance and repair of any building which <br /> does not involve a change in any exterior feature does not require a COA. Such routine <br />