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City of South Bend and St. Joseph County Historic Preservation Guidelines 24 <br />Residential Standards: Site Projects <br />Construct a new deck <br />• Decks should be installed only on the rear of the house . <br />• Decks and associated parts like stairs, balusters and benches should be constructed of wood or composite materials and painted to blend with the house . <br />• Existing driveways, sidewalks or paths should be repaired in the same materials, width and detailing as exists at the time of repair . If physical or photographic evidence suggest an alternate finish, size, or placement then the recreating of the historic construction should be considered . <br />Curbs, steps, and street gutters <br />• Maintain historic curbs, steps, and street gutters . <br />• When replacement is necessary, use materials that are the same as the original materials . <br />• Where limestone exists but its replacement is infeasible, concrete colored and finished to resemble the original is an <br />acceptable alternative . <br /> Install a geothermal system <br />• Installation of a geothermal system should be installed with the least amount of disruption to the site as possible . <br />• Landscaping should be reinstalled in disturbed areas including screening for any visible equipment . <br />• Mechanical equipment should be designed, sized, and located to minimize their effect on the character of a historic building and placed <br />in locations that avoid obscuring the building or significant site features. <br />The following is not recommended and generally not approved by the Commission: <br />• Plantings and trellises that attach to the building such as climbing vines . <br />• Stone, lava rock or other similar hardscape for planting beds . <br />• “Broom finish” concrete. <br />• Asphalt . <br />• Parking areas in the front and side yards unless found throughout the district historically . <br />• Semi-circular drives where none previously existed or are found in the district. <br />• Loose stone driveways or sidewalks . <br />• Decks in front or side yards . <br /> Return to the Table of ContentsDRAFT