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Property Owner: Various / City of South Bend Landmark or District Designation: Riverside Drive Local Historic District (Ordinance #7469-85) and Leeper Park Local Landmark (Ordinances #8734-1996 and #6730-1980), as well as portions of the Chapin Park National Historic District Rating: N/A 0 DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/SITE: Riverside Drive from Leeper Park to Hudson Avenue — an area including the Riverside Drive Local Historic District, portions of Leeper Park, as well as falling under the umbrella of the Chapin Park National Historic District — is punctuated by a number of historic lights. Originally these streetlights were of the "Park View" model manufactured by the George Cutter Company of South Bend (George Cutter lived within the Riverside Drive Local Historic District at 916 Riverside Drive). Seventeen (17) of the lights are on the north side of Riverside, while four (4) are on the south side. One light post is missing, having previously stood at the intersection of Lafayette Boulevard and Riverside Drive in Leeper Park. ALTERATIONS: COA # 1995-0404 allowed for the removal of existing lamp posts and their replacement with "Hollowspun Post" poles topped with rebuilt Octagonal Junior Luminaire fixtures. The existing light pole in front of 916 Riverside replaced a previous pole that had been struck by a motorist sometime in 2000 (corresponding to COA application #2001-1205). APPLICATION ITEMS: "The project includes maintenance of the historical lighting along Riverside Drive including rewiring the electric and adding a new service point to be located at the alley between Park Avenue and Forest Avenue. The project will require no removals or changes to existing lights." DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks a Certificate of Appropriateness for improvements on multiple lots throughout the Riverside Drive Local Historic District. Specifically: 3. The rewiring of twenty-one (21) historic lights along Riverside Drive, stretching from the intersection of Lafayette Street in Leeper Park to the intersection of Hudson Avenue at the northwest end of the Riverside Drive Local Historic District. a. The street lights will not be altered in any external way. b. The poles will be rewired. c. New electrical boxes (typically flush with the ground, if not underground) will be installed beneath the soil. 4. The replacement of one (1) historic light at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Lafayette Boulevard in Leeper Park utilizing an existing light pole from the Public Works inventory of replacements (the original pole having been previously removed by car accident). 0 5. Installing new wiring between the existing street lights via two methods: open trench and directional drilling. a. Open trench will be utilized primarily along Riverside Drive from the intersection of Hudson east to approximately 1012 Riverside Drive, as well as between Dushane Court and Lafayette Boulevard in Leeper Park. b. Directional drilling will be utilized from Dushane Court along Riverside Drive to approximately 1012 Riverside Drive. Directional drilling will also connect the existing service box on Golden Avenue to the new wiring on Riverside Drive. 6. Capping off and pulling non-essential wiring (primarily in Leeper Park). 7. The installation of a 34" x 22" x 58" high TESCO Cabinet in the alley between Park and Forest Avenues, making use of an existing utility easement. A second service box that will be tied into this project already exists outside of the Riverside Drive Local Historic District on Golden Avenue. SITE VISIT REPORT: July 11, 2018 Historic Preservation Specialist Adam Toering and Project Engineer Alicia Czarnecki from the Department of Public Works, Division of Engineering, conducted a joint site visit to the neighborhood at night on Wednesday, July l lth at approximately 9:30pm to determine which of the light poles were inoperable. Per application document Appendix B, "118-011 Light Up South Bend — Riverside Lighting", light pole numbers 12, 13, and 18 are inoperable. Light poles 14 and 15 have already been converted to LED by the Division of Traffic and Lighting. The amount of light given off by the LED lights is significantly greater. Adam Toering Historic Preservation Specialist STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Riverside Drive Riverside Drive Local Historic District Guidelines I. THE ENVIRONMENT A. THE DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT The district is characterized by its proximity to downtown South Bend and by its intimate relationship with the St. • Joseph River. The district encompasses the seven blocks of Riverside Drive which follow the river front from Lafayette Street to the east of Angela Boulevard to the west. For a portion of that route, there is a row of houses facing