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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: March 6, 2006 Application Number: 2006-0306A Property Location: Leeper Park West Property Owner: City of South Bend Landmark or District Designation: Local landmark and National Register Landscape Landmark Rating: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: Leeper Park is a designed landscape located in South Bend, Indiana in a residential area immediately north of the Downtown commercial district of the city. In 1911, noted landscape architect George Kessler prepared a master plan for South Bend to develop a citywide park and boulevard system Leeper Park became a focal point within Kessler's plan. APPLICATION ITEMS: Install storm sewer from Navarre to the St. Joseph River under Lafayette Blvd. This will entail digging up a section of Leeper Park from Riverside to the St. Joseph River. Install sidewalk on eastside of Lafayette, and narrowing Riverside -Lafayette intersection Standards for Leeper Park: 9.5 Circulation #12 No vehicles unless of or approved by the South Bend Park Department shall be permitted on any part of the park surface at any time ... Any damage caused by any vehicle, shall be repaired immediately to look as it did prior to said damage. #13 Construction of any type within the park shall be done so as not to disturb any feature of the park. Sheeting of plywood or other approved material may need to be laid upon the surface of the park prior to construction equipment. Repairs, which must match the original historic design concept, shall be made in any and all circumstances of damage. #3 Alteration of existing or addition of new circulation layouts will be considered if it can be shown that better site circulation is necessary and that the alternation does not alter the basic concept of the historic landscape design and #4 When replacement of circulation layouts is necessary, it should be based on physical or documentary evidence. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. The removal of the sod necessary for the storm sewer will be replaced also the tree. Exhibit 3 of the Leeper Park Cultural Landscape Report by the Westerly Group indicates the presence of sidewalks on the east side of Lafayette in Leeper Park and also a narrower intersection at Lafayette and Riverside. The tree roots of any existing trees will be avoided by the use of cut outs in the sidewalks.