HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 18-03_Administrative ApprovalRESOLUTION NO. 18-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA
ESTABLISHING "ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL" PROCEDURES
AUTHORIZING STAFF TO APPROVE PROJECTS THAT ARE ROUTINE
MAINTENANCE AND MINOR PROJECTS THAT COMPLY WITH THE
APPLICABLE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
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 (the "City Ordinance"), Title XV,
Chapter 154, §§ 154.245-154.263 of the St. Joseph County Code of Ordinances, as may be
amended from time to time (the "County Ordinance"), 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 (the "Interlocal Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the City Ordinance and the County Ordinance, (a) the
Commission shall issue a Certificate of Appropriateness (a "COA") before the construction,
reconstruction, alteration, demolition, or moving of any exterior feature of any building,
structure, or use within historic preservation districts and with respect to historic landmarks, and
(b) nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the ordinary maintenance and repair of
any building, structure or use which will not involve a change in exterior features or to prevent
the construction, reconstruction, alteration, demolition, or moving of any building, structure or
use which the Building Commissioners or other official having such power may certify as
required by the public safety because of an unsafe or dangerous condition; and
WHEREAS, the Commission desires to establish by this Resolution certain procedures
by the City's staff members, including without limitation, the Historic Preservation
Administrator and the Historic Preservation Specialist (collectively, for purposes of this
Resolution, the "Staff'), to authorize Administrative Approval ("AA") with regard to certain
projects based on an established process for application for a COA; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Staff, on the Commission's behalf and in accordance with the terms of this
Resolution, may qualify and approve any work (whether proposed or completed) as an
Administrative Approval if it (a) constitutes the ordinary maintenance or repair of such a
building, structure, or use, (b) consists of a project in compliance with the applicable Standards
and Guidelines, or (c) reverts to a more authentic outcome, improved quality, or removes non -
historic elements, in accordance with the terms of the City Ordinance or the County Ordinance,
as applicable in a given case.
2. The Commission hereby instructs the Staff to evaluate the work or conditions
potentially constituting Administrative Approval with reference to applicable historic
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preservation Standards and Guidelines. Staff shall make determinations as to Administrative
Approval as promptly as reasonably possible but shall have at least two business days from
receipt of a complete application, as deemed by Staff to perform their necessary due diligence
including review and evaluation of the proposed project as it pertains the applicable Standards
and Guidelines.
3. Following the Staff's qualification and approval of any Administrative Approval,
the Staff must notify the relevant property owner(s) and/or applicant(s) of the decision with
respect to the work, without prejudice to any other applicable requirements or procedures, and
will report each such determination in writing (including details concerning the property and the
work) to the Commission included in the packet for the Commission's next regular meeting
following the Staff's determination.
4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
Commission and shall supersede any prior resolution of the Commission concerning staff
approval of Routine Maintenance Exclusions, including, without limitation, Resolution No. 17-
01, adopted on January 23, 2017 and Resolution No. 18-01 adopted on March 19, 2018.
ADOPTED at a meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St.
Joseph County, Indiana, held on December 17, 2018, at 1308 County -City Building, 227 W.
Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana 46601.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY
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Greta Fisher, Secretary
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