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STAFF REPORT • CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: August 10, 2018 Application Number: 2018-0803A Property Location: 528 S Eddy St Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Unknown, 1925-26 Property Owner: South Bend Community School Corporation Landmark or District Designation: Included within the legal boundary of the Jefferson School Local Landmark, ordinance #9089-2000 Rating: School is rated Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: Thomas Jefferson School was built in 1931 and designed by architect Ernest Young in the Neo -Classical style. The Landmark ordinance for the Thomas Jefferson School passed in January of 2000 established the legal description for the property as "898 feet on Eddy Street by 1129.03 feet deep", which includes all buildings and improvements surrounding the main school structure. Staff was unaware that School Field was included in this Landmark designation until scrutinizing this application; no survey card or research material has been found on file for the stadium itself ALTERATIONS: Six (6) Certificates of Appropriateness are on file for Thomas Jefferson School, documenting the changes to the structure since the adoption of the landmark designation. The stadium was originally constructed as South Bend School Athletic Field in 1926 with seating for 2,500. In 1929 3,000 additional seats were added. Field lights were added in 1934. The stadium was extensively remodeled in 1985 and 1997 prior to the landmark designation. New field turf and lights were installed in 2018 without going through the • Certificate of Appropriateness process. APPLICATION ITEMS: "Signage for TCU naming rights. To be temporary. " STAFF DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks approval for the following improvements to the structure: 1. Installation of three signs containing the TCU logo and the text "SCHOOL FIELD" in red lettering on a white background on the School Field grandstands and in the parking lot in the following locations, a. One (1) 7' x 20'-3" wall sign on the rear (southern) face of the press box, constructed out of Alupanel and Vinyl, i. 68" diameter TCU logo in the left third of the sign, ii. 22 '`/2" "SCHOOL FIELD" lettering, b. One (1) 4' — 8" x 14' wall sign at the western corner on the southern elevation of the stadium, constructed out of Alupanel and vinyl, i. 46 5/8" diameter TCU logo in the left third of the sign, ii. 15 '/4" "SCHOOL FIELD" lettering, c. Once (1) free-standing two-sided sign at the east end of the stadium creating a gate to the stadium field, with TCU SCHOOL FIELD and `EXIT and `ENTRANCE' on either respective side, constructed out of Alupanel and vinyl. i. 30" diameter TCU logo in the top half of the sign, ii. 11" "SCHOOL FIELD" lettering, iii. 7" "ENTRANCE" or "EXIT" lettering in black, iv. This sign will be mounted on approximately 120" tall metal or aluminum poles secured into the asphalt. Alupanel is an aluminum composite material. • Applicant has been working with the Area Plan Commission regarding the size and composition limitations of this application, and Staff is of the understanding that these projects will comply with APC requirements.