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East Wayne Street Historic District V. General Guidebook A. Buildings in the district should not be demolished except where a building poses a threat to the public safety, and demolition is the only alternative. Documentation of interior and exterior features of the original buildings, especially homes rated as historically significant, is encouraged. Measured drawings and photographs may be submitted to the Historic Preservation Commission for safekeeping and future reference. B►. A Certificate of Appropriateness is required before moving any building or structure. The moving of a building within, out of, or into the district is discouraged; however, moving is preferred to demolition. Buildings incompatible with existing structures in the historic district shall be prohibited. C. Any rehabilitation work shall not be such as to change a building to a style previous to its original style A In planning rehabilitation projects, an architect or- -contractor experienced in preservation should be consulted. E. There shall be a liaison committee consisting of seven property owners in the district. The committee's responsibility will be to work with the residents of the district and the Historic Preservation Commission (See Appendix B&C). F. All guidelines will be reviewed and updated, on the recommendation of the liaison committee, at least every five years. G. In the case of structures located within the district which are designated individually as landmarks, the most restrictive guidelines shall apply. H. Existing easements and codicils in property owners' abstracts shall remain in effect. VI. Enforcement Procedures Enforcement of the preservation guidelines for the historic district is made possible in the Zoning Ordinance of South Bend, ordinance No. 5565-73. The Historic Preservation Commission shall issue a Certificate of Appropriateness before any construction, reconstructing, alteration, demolition or moving of any house or structure within the historic district boundaries is commenced (see Appendix). This ordinance, however, does not prevent the ordinary maintenance and repair of any building or structure which does not involve a change in any exterior feature, nor does it prevent the reconstruction, alteration, demolition, or moving of any building or structure which the Building Commissioner or other official has determined to be a hazard to public safety. A Certificate of Appropriateness can be filed in two ways: fust, an application for a building permit, demolition permit, sign permit, or moving permit is automatically and application for a Certificate of Appropriateness; second where no other permit is required, application is made directly to the Historic Preservation Commission on the form prescribed by the Commission(see Appendix). The Commission will review the application and either issue a Certificate of Appropriateness or else deny the application, stating in writing the reasons for such denial. Upon such denial the applicant may appeal to the Common Council. In making its determination the Historic Preservation Commission shall consider three factors: first, appropriateness 14 of the proposed work to the preservation of the building and district; second, the detriment to the public welfare if the proposed work is permitted even though it is not deemed appropriate; third, the potential hardship that the denial No of the Certificate of Appropriateness would cause the applicant. page 49