HPC of South Bend and St. Joseph County - Standards Update Draft

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City of South Bend and St. Joseph County Historic Preservation Guidelines 15 Residential Standards: Foundations Add a new egress window or basement entrance • New egress windows or basement entrances should be installed on rear of the building . • Egress windows should be screened with landscaping to the extent allowable by code . • New basement entrances should be installed on the rear of the building or side if necessary . • Side basement entrances should be screened with landscaping to the extent allowable by code . The following is not recommended and generally not approved by the Commission: • Egress windows on the front of a house . • Covering historic foundation materials with a stucco or other type of similar coating . • Painting brick foundations . • Covering the traditionally exposed foundation with new earth and landscaping . • Glass block to fill windows or other foundation elements on public street view facades. Return to the Table of Contents Commission approval does not include review of the structural soundness of the proposed new egress window or any other code requirements that may be required . The structural advisability of a proposed new egress window or door should be per-formed by a qualified engineer or architect. Administratively Approvable Egress windows or entrance on the rear or non-public side.DRAFT