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City of South Bend and St. Joseph County Historic Preservation Guidelines 32 <br />Residential Standards: Windows <br />• Glass block in operable window openings . <br />• Permanent removal of sash and frame and in-fill of openings. <br />• Replacing multi-pane windows with true divided lites with thermal glazing windows that have false “snap-in” or applied muntin and mullions or sash with no divided lites . <br />• Smoked, tinted, or reflective glass on building facades that can be seen from the public street. <br />• Filling in or removing transoms or side lites . <br />• Install new floors or dropped ceilings that block the glazed area of historic windows. If such an approach is required, the design should <br />incorporate setbacks that allow the full height of the window to be seen unobstructed . <br />• Single hung storm windows where the window behind is a double hung or other multiple sash operation . <br />• Storm windows that do not match with the window behind in color or sash division . <br />• Permanently remove or alter original sash to install a window air conditioner . <br />• Security bars located on the exterior of the window opening . <br />• New shutters where there were originally none or those that are installed outside of the trim . <br />• Vinyl sash packs . <br />• Original doors, windows and hardware shall not be discarded when they can be restored and reused in place . <br />• New window and door openings, which would alter the scale and proportion of the building may not be introduced . <br />• Inappropriate new window and door features such as aluminum insulating glass combinations that require removal of the original windows and doors shall not be installed . <br />• Awnings, hoods, and fake shutters made of metal, vinyl, or fiberglass should not be used if they would detract from the existing character or appearance of the building . <br />Return to the Table of Contents