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East Wayne Street Historic District Guidebook EAST WAY'NE STREET LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT DISTRICT GUIDELINES I. ENVIRONMENT A. The District Environment The district is characterized by its proximity to downtown South Bend. It encompasses several blocks of East Wayne Street, North and South, from Eddy Street east to Greenlawn and the south side of Jefferson Boulevard from Eddy Street east to Sunnyside Avenue. Tne district is bounded on the North by Jefferson Boulevard from Eddy Street to Sunnyside Avenue and then by the North property lines of the Wayne Street properties to Greenlawn. The south boundary is the southern right of way of the alley or the southern property lines of East Wayne Street, South. Unique features of the neighborhood include the island of homes between East Wayne Street, North and East Wayne Street, South; the parks at each end of the island; and the brick pillars at the entrance way (Eddy Street) to the subdivision with signage that reads "Whitcomb and Keller's Sunnvmede". Definition - the term trees in the following standards shall be defined as follows: shade trees - twelve (12) inches in diameter ornamental trees - four (4) inches in diameter or fifteen (15) feet in height. evergreen trees - eight (8) inches in diameter or fifteen (15) feet in height* .Any removal or planting of trees which are of the sizes indicated above or larger shall be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission. r Whitcomb & Keller's 51 *Definition of trees by David Baracord, ASLA, Indiana Certified Landscape Architect, THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN COMPANY, INC. Required Distinctive existing features such *as brick entry pillars, parks, gardens, streetlights, fences signs, walkways, streets and building setbacks shall be retained. Major landscaping items, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs, and benches shall be compatible with the character of the neighborhood in size, scale, material, and color. Street lighting illumination should be maintained at levels recommended by the Illuminating Engineering Society. Light sources must have spectral distribution in all color ranges. Older light fixtures and supporting posts must be similar in proportion, scale, size, shape, style, and appearance to the existing historic lamps. Streetlights shall be placed so that adequate illumination is afforded all sections of public sidewalks (refer to Appendix A). page 37