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63 STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Application Number: 2001-0222 a pad Property Location: St. Joseph River a. Property Owner: City of South Bend d Landmark or District Designation: LL & LHD's Rating: RECOMMENDATION The Local Landmarks guidelines follow the rehabilitation model. The owner is requesting an extensive project for erosion control along the St. Joseph River. This project will directly affect the Riverside Drive Local Historic District, the W. North Shore Local Historic District, Leeper Park and Leeper Island. The staff will only include a brief description of the proposed alterations for each site, enclosed is a detailed copy of the entire project. 1) North Shore Drive Site Repair 1500 feet of the St. Joseph River north bank between Parkovash and Lafayette Boulevard. Approximately 1,050 feet of the North Shore Drive project site will be within the WNS Local Historic District. The riverbank will be stabilized with a continuous riprap cover system and graded gravel filter. The riprap Will be 6" to 12" graded stone. A permanent turf reinforcement mat along the 8" topsoil will be seeded and fertilized at the top of the riverbank slope. The turf reinforcement mat will allow for trees six inches and greater in diameter to be preserved along the upper banks of the river. As the project stands approximately 10 trees are to be removed from the LHD portion of the project (see drawing #7). If the project is extended all the way to Lafayette Boulevard an additional 25 trees will be removed along the lower bank east of Iroquois. The staff concurs that severe erosion is undermining W. North Shore Drive and if left unchecked could eventually cause the loss of this road. As such the staff feels that the proposed project for this area is not only appropriate, but also necessary and is being done in a way that will cause the least amount of negative impact to the area by saving