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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: February 14, 2007 Application Number: 2007-0206 Property Location: Extension between Riverside Drive and Riverbank near Riverside Drive and Angela Intersection Property Owner: City of South Bend Landmark or District Designation: Landscape element in Riverside Drive Local Historic District Rating: Not Rated STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: The location is green space between the east side of Riverside Drive and the river bank on the extreme northern boundary of the District across from Brownfield Park. APPLICATION ITEMS: The Project is called River Crossing No. 5 Improvements. It will install a new sewer line under the St. Joseph River between Riverside Drive and Northshore Boulevard using a micro bore system technique that will not interfere with the river bank or tree line. When the project is completed (antici- pated four and one half months construction) the only visible sign will be a new 48" man -hole cover in the green space about 10' from Riverside Drive. Any curbing will be replaced with concrete curbing. There may be one tree near the curb that may need to be replaced. The Department of Public Works has contacted the city forester for recommendations and a planting schedule. Riverside Drive Guidelines: I The Environment A. The District Environment: Required: Distinctive existing features such as parks, gardens, streetlights, fences, signs, benches, walkways, streets, alleys and building set backs shall be retained. New plant materials, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs and benches shall be compatible with the character of the neighborhood in size, scale, material and color. Recommended: Whenever possible, the original features should be restored. (Full text is attached.) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the project. It will not visibly alter to any great degree the green space elements along Riverside Drive. The Department of Public Works has contacted the City Forester for his recommendations to return the site to its original state. This project will create a redundant system to the current pipeline that takes 60-70% of South Bend's sewage to the treatment plant plus will alleviate some of the odor issues in Leeper Park and on Northshore Boulevard.