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e Zoning and Vacation Committee Minutes/September 4, 1987 Page 2 could be mailed to the property owner and reinterated that the signature of the property owner is required rather than that of the contractor. Councilman Voorde the procedure used if indivuals in a designated historic district wish to be removed at a later time. Mr. Oxion noted that a review is to be made every two (2) years; however, a petition for removal of the entire district could not be heard until after an initial period of five (5) years. The Council Attorney questioned what rules, regulations and standards were adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission and whether such documents could be sent to the City Clerk so that the individual Councilmen could review them in their entirety. Mr. Oxion noted that each of the individual historic districts have their own set of regulations. However , upon further quesioning by the Council Attorney, Mr. Oxion stated that a copy of the "Preservation Plan for the City of South Bend" could be provided "for the Council to review. " Councilman Serge questioned whether those who voted against the proposed historic designation were forced to be within the district if the Council approved it. Mr. Oxion stated that they would be forced into the district. Councilman Beck questioned the procedure used with regard to balloting. Jean Dennen explained the procedure. She noted that an instruction sheet is provided to each of the property owners and that they are instructed to vote, fold their envelope in half and place it in a larger manila envelope. The ballots are then picked up with the individuals voting prior to the person coming to the residence to pick up the ballot. She also noted that the residents have the option to mail in their ballot. The deadline for voting was May 18th . Councilman Voorde noted that he has heard several different votes and specifically asked how many potential voters could have voted and the actual vote results. Mr. Poland noted that 157 persons could have voted ; 87 voted yes, 34 voted no , and 3 abstained . Councilman Barcome questioned whether they have ever had a situation with the problems as those of the East Wayne situation. It was noted that Lincolnway East had several problems and , in particular , that they did not reach the fifty percent (50%) affirmative vote. In that situation, the proponents of the historic designation were told the approach the district Councilman, which action was eventually taken.