3. Leeper Park - Navarre Cabin_COA 2023-1106A

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iii) The potential hardship that the denial of a certificate of appropriateness would cause the applicant. City of South Bend Zoning Ordinance, Section 21-12.04(b)(6)(H) The History Museum’s application indicates (in Appendix A: The Navarre Cabin as a Local Landmark) that “the Museum commits to submission of an application for [Local Landmark] status within 30 days of COA approval.” This voluntary submission of interest in re-Landmarking the Cabin in the new location indicates The History Museum's renewed interest in preserving this structure. Were the Commission to consider approving the move of the Navarre Cabin, Staff would further recommend the Commission ask The History Museum to amend this condition of the current application to read “within 30 days of the successful completion of the move of the Navarre Cabin to the described location.” An appropriate legal description for this ‘new’ proposed landmark would be needed at that time of that submission. The History Museum’s request is to move the Navarre Cabin to the West Washington museum campus in an interpretive site to increase use/activation and educational opportunities. The applicable Standards and Guidelines – both the revised Standards and Guidelines adopted in 2023, and the existing Standards and Criteria for Leeper Park – are in place to guide the Commission when reviewing projects to ensure continued preservation of designated structures. Staff makes no recommendation. Prepared by Adam Toering, Historic Preservation Administrator