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The district is characterized by its proximity to downtown South'Bend and its location adjacent to Leeper Park and along the St. Joseph River. The district encompasses: two blocks of Riverside Drive beginning at Marion Street (from 503 Riverside Drive north) and ending at Bartlett Street; two lots on the north side of Navarre street just west of the alley behind Riverside Drive; the north side of Hammond Place; the cast side of St. Joseph Street between Hammond Place and Bartlett Street; and the south side of Bartlett Street between St. Joseph and Riverside Drive. The District contains 45 residences and their adjacent outbuildings. Required Distinctive existing features such as parks, gardens, streetlights, fences, signs, walkways, streets, alleys and building setbacks shall be retained. New plant materials, fencing, walk -ways, streetlights, signs and benches shall be compatible with the character of the neighborhood in size, scale, material and color. Street lighting should be maintained at levels recommended by the Illumination Engineering Society. Sources and light posts should be uniform throughout the District. Lamp fixtures and supporting posts must be similar in proportion, scale and detail to existing historic lamps (see appendix). Streetlights should be placed so that adequate illumination is afforded all sections of the public sidewalks. Removal of shade trees over twelve inches (12") diameter, conifer trees over six inches (6") in diameter or other major plant elements shall be subject to approval by the Historic Preservation Commission, Any subsequent replacement trees of any size required by the Historic Preservation Commission shall be retained. The Riverfront character of the district shall be retained. Recommended Whenever possible, the original features should be restored. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to buildings or streets that are causing deterioration to those elements should be removed. Do not dump leaves and grass clippings on planted slopes as this practice will kill much of the low _ground cover and leave soil susceptible to erosion. When replacement of utility poles or power lines is necessary, consideration should be given to underground conduits or utility poles erected along property lines. Prohibited Existing relationships of buildings and their environments shall not be destroyed through widening or closing of existing streets and alleys or by introducing now streets, alleys or parking lots. Signs, streetlights, benches, new plant materials, fencing, walkways and paving materials which are out of scale or inappropriate to the neighborhood may not be used. The erection of high walls or barriers which would alter the relationship of the houses and the river is prohibited. The introduction of heavy trucks or similar vehicles in the District shall be prohibited. Utility poles with high intensity overhead lights shall not be used on main thoroughfares. B.—BUILDINGSII"E-,",L--i\:NTDSCAPING., &ACCESSORIES Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located near the front of each lot, with a small lawn in firont and a larger lawn to the rear of the property. Those properties facing the river on Riverside Drive generally have sloping front lawns and flat back yards. The majority of structures have been erected on a single lot. Many of the properties include a garage located at the rear of the property accessed from unpaved alleys running behind the property. Most properties have trees, shrubbery and/or hedges.