HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing - Engman Natatorium - HPC Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 18-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA RECOMMENDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 1040 WEST WASHINGTON, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FOR HISTORIC LANDMARK STATUS
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St.
Joseph County, Indiana (the "Commission") exists and operates under the provisions of ordinances enacted by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, and the County Council of St. Joseph County, Indiana (the "Enabling Ordinances"); and
WHEREAS, the Commission is empowered, pursuant to the Enabling
Ordinances, to make recommendations to the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana for the establishment of local historic landmarks; and WHEREAS, the owner of the property located at 1040 West Washington, South
Bend, Indiana, (the "Property") has petitioned the Commission to have the Property
designated as a Historic Landmark pursuant to South Bend City Ordinance No. 5565-73, as amended; and WHEREAS, the Property is recognized in the Indiana Historic Sites and
Structures Inventory of South Bend with a rating of “Outstanding”; and
WHEREAS, the Commission’s staff has prepared a report recommending Historic Landmark status of the Property, and the Commission’s Landmark Committee has reviewed the staff’s report along with the petition and the Consent of the owner, and has
recommended designation of the Property as a Historic Landmark; and
WHEREAS, the Commission conducted a public hearing on July 16, 2018, for the purposes of hearing comments on the designation of the Property as a Historic Landmark and for delivering a recommendation to the Common Council of the City of
South Bend to designate the Property as a Historic Landmark pursuant to Ordinance No.
5565-73, as amended, and a majority of the Commissioners have voted to approve the Historic Landmark designation and the recommendation for Common Council action.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The building located at 1040 West Washington Street, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, together with its surrounding grounds and structures including the original pool now used as a reflecting garden, but excluding the parking lot is hereby recommended to the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, for
establishment as a Historic Landmark pursuant to Ordinance No. 5565-73, as amended, which realty excluding parking lot is described more specifically as follows: Part of Bank Out Lot Numbered Eighty-nine (89) of the Second Plat
of Out Lots of the Town, now City of South Bend, in St. Joseph County,
Indiana, platted by the State of Indiana, described as beginning at the Northwest corner of said Lot Numbered Eighty-nine (89); thence East 1 chain 82 4/5 links; thence South 144.54 feet to the North line of an alley; thence West on the North line of said alley 1 chain 82 4/5 links to the West line of
said Lot Numbered Eighty-nine (89); thence North 144.54 to the place of
beginning. EXCEPTING THEREFROM the easterly 40’ therefrom.
Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
Commission. ADOPTED at a meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County, Indiana, held on July 16, 2018 in the Conference Room, 1308 County-City
Building, and 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana 46601.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ____________________________________ President
ATTEST: ____________________________________ Secretary