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ZAPPL& & ZAPPI& ATTORNEYS AT LAW 52582 U.S. 31 NORTH SOUTH BEND. INDIANA 46637 ANTHONY M. ZAPPLA TELEPHONE (219) 277-8720 MARIO J. ZAPPIA PAX (219) 272-8167 June 9, 1992 Dear Property Owner: You were notified by a letter dated May 20, 1992, from the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County that the River Bend Neighborhood Steering Committee has presented a proposal to the Historic Preservation Commission requesting that all of the prpparty in your neighborhood, bounded on the north by Bartlett Street, on the south by Marion Street, on the east by Riverside Drive, and on the west by St. Joseph Street, and including two lots on the northwest corner of St. Joseph Street and Navarre Street, be designated a local historic district under the South Bend zoning ordinance. The Historic Preservation Commission is going to hold a public hearing on this matter on June 15, 1992, at 7:30 p.m. on the 7th Floor of the Countv-City Buildinq. I strongly urge you to attend this hearing as it has a very significant impact on the value of your property and your rights as a property owner. I represent one of your neighbors and intend to very strongly fight this historical designation. If the South Bend Common Council adopts an ordinance establishing your neighborhood as a local historic district, you will be required to obtain the approval of the Historic Preservation Commission before you alter, reconstruct, construct, paint or move any exterior portion of any building located on your.property or change the use of that building. This includes such things as installing a new roof, planting new bushes, changing the color of the house, installing new windows, a new sidewalk, new siding or any other aspect of the exterior of your house or landscaping. If your neighborhood becomes a local historic district, the Historic Preservation Commission will require that a form be filled out and signed by you asking permission each time you want to make any such change. The Historic PreservationCommission " has 30 days after you file your application to either approve it or deny it. These restrictions will apply not only to you, but to anyone to whom you sell your house or to whom you rent it: The restrictions are in addition to the existing zoning ordinances and subdivision restrictions which are already in place to protect homeowners. These restrictions contained within the historic designation continue'forever less they are changed by ,?rev r un action of the City Council. will have very large necative impact on the value of your pr:;!kty_and the number of buyers interested in purchasing. If this is approved, your home will