COA APPLICATION #2020-0302: NORTHERN INDIANA HISTORIC SOCIETY INC. V. SOUTH BEND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

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1. All locations and items listed in 9.2.2 shall also apply to this section and shall be preserved. 2. Original or later contributing topographical features shall be retained in their existing configuration and shall be maintained through proper drainage, access and erosion control, and recognized soil management practices. 3. Alteration of existing or addition to new topographical features will be considered if they do not later the basic concept of the historic landscape design. 4. Natural features (e.g. rock outcroppings) which are integrated into the landscape shall be treated as part of the overall design and shall be retained. 5. Deteriorated or missing materials or features shall be replaced with materials that match the original in form, shape, color and texture. 6. When replacement of materials or features is necessary, it should be based on physical or documentary evidence. 7. If using the same material is not technically or economically feasible, then compatible substitute materials may be considered. 8. Whenever appropriate, plant materials, rather than structural materials should be used to solve erosion problems. Repair of WPA island and slough stone construction projects is strongly encouraged. 9.4 Vegetation (includes Trees, Shrubs, Ground Covers, Hedges, Allees, Fields, Forests, Planting Beds, etc.) Refer to Sections 9.2, 9.3, 9.5, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, and 9.10 for additional Standards and Criteria that may apply. 1. Refer to Section 9.2.2 for items within this section which shall be preserved. Also included in this section shall be the diverse variety of trees, shrubs, bushes and other vegetation which may or may not be indigenous to this region. List of such types of vegetation can be in lists and inventories which were published in the annual reports of both the City of South Bend and the South Bend Park Commissions from the years 1910 to 1940. 2. Original or later contributing vegetation materials and features shall be retained in their existing configuration and shall be maintained through proper horticultural management practices. 3. Alteration of existing or addition of new vegetation materials and features will be considered if they do not alter the basic concept of the historic landscape design. 4. Deteriorated or missing materials or features shall be replaced with materials that match the original in form, shape, color and texture. 5. When replacement of vegetation materials or features is necessary, it should be based on physical or documentary evidence. 6. If using the same vegetation material is not technically or economically feasible, then compatible substitute vegetation materials may be considered if they convey the same growth habit, form, foliage and bloom characteristics as the historic plant. 7. Existing vegetation material shall be retained unless it is part of a later non -compatible design or is volunteer vegetation inconsistent with the original design.