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CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT PROPERTY -- 1081 Riverside Drive South Bend, IN 46616 0 OWNERS -- James Fesuk-Geisel and J. Edward Talley DESIGNATION -- Riverside Drive LHD STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT 1081 Riverside Drive is in the Riverside Drive Local Historic District. This American Foursquare was rated C/9 in a 1987 Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. Built in 1920. the first resident of 1081 Riverside Drive was Ellar R. Newland, a manager of the Builders Supply & Specialty Co. The current owner of record is Mr. James Fesuk-Geisel. PROPOSED CHANGE The 1nstalIat.iori of a rep.l:t.ca streetlight fixture with a 12' pole and a lumi.ra.iir, (overall height of 15') in the front yard of the property at 1081 Riverside Drive. As part of the project an existing yard light of approximately 5'in height will be removed from another location in the property's front yard. STANDARDS District standards (1,A,1) state that the introduction of "...new plant materials, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs, and benches shall be compatible in size, scale, materials, and color. Street lighting illumination should be maintained at levels recommended by the Illuminating Engineering Society. Light fixtures must have spectral distribution in all color. ranges. Sources and lamp posts should be uniform throughout the district. Lamp fixtures and supporting posts must be similar in proportion, scale, and detail to the existing historic .lamps, as depicted by models A, C, and D in Appendix A or a suitable replacement which closely duplicates the standard in size, shape, style, and appearance, i.e. Herwig Li.ght.i_ng Co. standard or. similar'. Street lights should be placed so t, hat adequate illumination is afforded all sections of public sidewalks." Furthermore, section (.1,B,1) relates that "Plants, trees, fencing, walkwa7s, private yard lights, si-ris (house numbers) and benches which refI ct. the property's history and development sha11 be ret.airre(I.' And finally, sect.ior) (I.B,?j states " New site work should be based upon actrial know l.edk e of the past. appearance of the property found `III phot og r:.aphs , d raw.i rigs , :and riewsp apers . New site work should a so be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements iia scale, tVpa' and :.appearance " a