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Home My WebLink AboutHPC Resolution 01-2021 regarding replacement of lights and other amenities ...RESOLUTION NO. 01-2021 A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF LIGHTS AND OTHER AMENITIES OF HISTORIC DISTRICTS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County, Indiana (the “Commission”) operates pursuant to Article 13 of Chapter 21 of the South Bend Municipal Code, as may be amended from time to time, Title XV, Chapter 154, §§ 154.245- 154.263 of the St. Joseph County Code of Ordinances, as may be amended from time to time (together, the "Ordinances"), and the terms of the Interlocal Agreement between the City of South Bend and St. Joseph County dated December 12, 2017, as the same may be amended from time to time; and WHEREAS, per the Ordinances, the Commission's purpose is to preserve buildings, other structures, and sites of historical, architectural, engineering, and cultural significance within the City of South Bend, Indiana (the "City") and St. Joseph County (the "County"); and WHEREAS, the Commission fulfills its purpose, in part, by reviewing proposed changes to historic structures with careful consideration to the historic appropriateness of the proposed change; and WHEREAS, the River Bend neighborhood was designated an historic area in November 1992 by Common Council Ordinance No. 8308-92, the map of which historic area indicates the boundary of it extends to the center of the St. Joseph River (the "River Bend Historic District"); and WHEREAS, certain historically appropriate light poles were removed from within the River Bend Historic District in or around July of 1995, without receiving a Certificate of Appropriateness ("COA") from the Commission as required by the Ordinances, and replaced with light poles that are not historically appropriate to the district; and WHEREAS, members of the River Bend Historic District investigated the removal of the historically appropriate lights and have, since 1995, consistently petitioned the City for the return of the historically appropriate lights without satisfaction; and WHEREAS, in November 2020, the Commission asked its Historic Districts Committee (the "Committee") to determine a potential path forward for the return of the historically appropriate lights to the River Bend Historic District; and WHEREAS, the Committee reviewed Ordinance No. 8308-92, as well as historic plat maps for the River Bend Historic District, and determined that the plat maps and the map included with Ordinance No. 8308-92 indicated that the boundary of the River Bend Historic District extended into the St. Joseph River and, therefore, included the land from which the historically appropriate lights were removed; and 2 WHEREAS, the City's Board of Public Works (the "Board") awards contracts for public works projects, including the installation, removal, and replacement of light poles in the City's rights of way, pursuant to Indiana Code 36-1-12-1 et seq.; and WHEREAS, because the historically appropriate lights were a protected feature of the River Bend Historic District and because the light poles were replaced with light poles that are anachronistic to the district, the Committee recommended that the Commission request that the Board require the use of lights matching the lights installed during the renovation of Leeper Park within the River Bend Historic District upon the next replacement of lights in that area in an effort to restore the historic feel to the common area of the district and maintain consistency between historic areas within the City; and WHEREAS, the Committee also recommended that the Commission ensure that such amenities in all historic districts within the City are hereinafter protected by including such language as necessary in the relevant Standards and Guidelines for each such district. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission as follows: . 1. The Commission acknowledges that the lights in the River Bend Historic District were replaced with light poles anachronistic to the district and without a COA in approximately July 1995. 2. To rectify the failure to obtain a COA and the aesthetic damage to the River Bend Historic District due to the unpermitted removal of the lights and the replacement with lights that are not historically appropriate to the area, the Commission requests that, upon the next replacement of lights in the River Bend Historic District, the Board directs the Public Works Department to use its reasonable best efforts to replace them with exposed aggregate light poles substantially similar in design to the light poles installed during the renovation of Leeper Park, which are described in Exhibit A. 3. In an effort to expedite the Commission's request to the Board, in the event that light poles need to be installed piecemeal, the Commission encourages and hereby approves the installation of single light poles in the River Bend Historic District that are comprised of exposed aggregate and are substantially similar to the light poles installed in Leeper Park and hereby authorizes Historic Preservation staff to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness through the Administrative Approval process consistent with and pursuant to this Resolution. 3. The Commission shall, in the next update to the Standards and Guidelines for each historic district, include language in such Standards and Guidelines sufficient to protect the historic amenities included in the public rights of way contained within each district, including, but not limited to, historic lighting fixtures and the replacement thereof to create and/or maintain consistency within the City's historic districts. 4. The Commission directs the Commission staff to present this Resolution to the Board as a means of informing the Board of the inclusion of such amenities within the Standards and Guidelines of historic districts, the request for the replacement of the light poles in the River 3 Bend Historic District with exposed aggregate light poles substantially similar to the light poles installed in Leeper Park during the recent renovation thereof, and, therefore, the need for a COA from the Commission prior to the replacement of such amenities consistent with this Resolution. 5. 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 electronically and in person on ________________, 2021, as authorized by Executive Order 20-09 issued by the Governor of the State of Indiana, as subsequently renewed. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ____________________________________ Michele Gelfman, President ATTEST: ____________________________________ Joan Downs-Krostenko, Secretary 4 EXHIBIT A See attached photos and cut sheet 5HistoricLeeperParkImprovements - 2019 LIGHTING Existing Poles and Fixtures to be Matched 10’ high pole Antique Street Lamps™ | 3825 Columbus Road | Granville, OH 43023 | Phone: 1-800-410-8899 | www.antiquestreetlamps.com 2012 Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Page 1 of 5 – Rev. 2/13 LTL30 LED LTLS30 LED CATALOG # Project Type Max EPA: 2.56 sq feet with SPIKE: 2.69 sq feet Max Height: 43” (109.2cm) with SPIKE: 43” (109.2cm) Max Width: 16-1/8” (40.1cm) with SPIKE: 20” (50.8cm) Max Weight: 48 lbs (21.8 kg) LTL30 LED & LTLS30 LED Stainless steel hardware 7 Different styles of bases coordinate with this luminaire 3” O.D. x 3” tall tenon required for mounting 70,000 hrs L70 25°C Performance Comparable to 70W-100W MH (3600-5600 delivered lumens) Input watts of 77 @ 700mA Driver life of 100,000hrs. at 25° C - all drive currents Optional surge protection to C62.41 C-Low (SPDL option) 5 year limited warranty This octagonal shaped luminaire consists of a luminaire base with an integral housing , an eight-sided lens frame, eight lens panels, an octagonal shaped hinged roof and a spiked nial. Fixture Base A AU D E K W X Color Temp 3K 4K 5K Source & Wattage 32LED 525MA 32LED 700MA 24LED 700MA Lens Option ACT Voltage MVOLT 347 480 Distribution N5 N3* Electrical Options SF DF PER PE1 PE3 PE4 PE7 PEB1 PEB2 Finish DBL DDB DNA DWH CS CM ANBK ANDB ANDG ANVG Ordering Guide: LTL30 LTLS30 LTL30 Fixture E Base 3K Color Temp 32LED 525MA Source & Wattage ACT Lens Option MVOLT Voltage N5 Distrib. SF Electrical Options DBL Finish Sample Catalog number: N3 distribution only available with 24 LED 700MA source and wattage selection Antique Street Lamps™ | 3825 Columbus Road | Granville, OH 43023 | Phone: 1-800-410-8899 | www.antiquestreetlamps.com 2012 Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Page 2 of 5 – Rev. 2/13 LTL30 LED & LTLS30 LED 20” 50.8cm) 31-1/2” 78.7cm) 16-1/8” 41.0cm) 29” 73.7cm) Select Your Choice From LTL30 Luminaire, LT30 LTLS30 Luminaire, Spikes LTL30 LTLS30 Fixture Base Notes: Items in bold have shorter lead times. Consult factory for wattages available for LDB option. LDB option is not available with photocontrol options PEB1 and PEB2. E A K AUAU W 8” 20.3cm) 3-3/4” O.D. 9.5cm) 11-1/2” 29.2cm) 4-3/4” O.D. 12.1cm) 14-1/4” 36.2cm) 4” O.D. 10 2cm) 8-1/4” 21.0cm) 4-3/4” O.D. 12.1cm) 9” 22.9cm) 4” O.D. 10.2cm) 13” 33.0cm) 4-1/2” O.D. 11.4cm) 6-3/4” 17.1cm) 3-3/4” O.D. 9.5cm) Select Your Choice From XD A AUAU D E KK W X Mount to 3” O.D. x 3” tall tenon: 3T3 Source & Wattage Select Your Options From 32LED 525mA 32LED 700mA 24LED 700mA (Available in N3 Distribution Only) Antique Street Lamps™ | 3825 Columbus Road | Granville, OH 43023 | Phone: 1-800-410-8899 | www.antiquestreetlamps.com 2012 Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Page 4 of 5 – Rev. 2/13 LTL30 LED & LTLS30 LED Finish Electrical Options Cast aluminum door Optional twist-lock photocontrol (PE1) Optional twist-lock receptacle (PER) Safety cable 1) 10-24 Button head socket cap screw door to base) Cast aluminmum luminaire base (AU Shown) Select Your Choice From DBL DDB DNA DWH CS CM ANBK ANDB ANDG ANVG Black Dark Bronze Natural Aluminum White Custom Select (RAL colors) Custom Match ASL Black ASL Dark Bronze ASL Dark Green ASL Verde Green The luminaire has a powder coat nish utilizing a premium TGIC polyester powder. The nish is a three-stage process which consists of drying, powder application and curing. Before coating, the parts are treated with a ve-stage pretreatment process, consisting of a heated alkaline cleaner, rinse, phosphate coating, rinse and sealant. For a complete listing of colors, visit: www.acuitybrandslighting.com/architecturalcolors Refer to website Twist & Lock Photoelectric Cell Options available with luminaire bases AU only. 4” O.D. 10.2cm) AU Select Your Options From Fuse Not Included SF Single Fuse DF Double Fuse PER Twist-Lock Photocontrol Receptacle PE1 NEMA Twist & Lock PE 120, 208, 240 volt PE3 NEMA Twist & Lock PE 347 volt PE4 NEMA Twist & Lock PE 480 volt PE7 NEMA Twist & Lock PE 277 volt PEB1 Cell Button 120 volt PEB2 Cell Button 208, 240, 277 volt Notes: Twist-lock photocontrol only available with AU base. PER is required when PE1, PE3, PE4 or PE7 is used.