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Area Board of Zoning Appeals—December 6, 2017 <br /> aisle. So the setbacks all match the existing building with the exception the porch to be added on the north side and all <br /> the other variances are for existing conditions. <br /> MR. CRUMLISH: That's the explanation. <br /> MS. BURMAN: Thank you. <br /> MR. CRUMLISH: Before I open this up to those who wish to speak against it, I will note that we did receive something like <br /> 27 letters and emails generally in opposition to this. If anyone would like to see this list there's a copy of it with our <br /> secretary. I certainly can't read all of these into the minutes but duly noted there is a very large stack remonstrance here. <br /> With that said I will now open this to anyone wishing to speak in opposition to this petition,you may approach. Please be <br /> reminded that you're limited to two minutes. We need you name and address and if I start to hear the same comment <br /> repeatedly I will ask you to stop. We only need to hear the comments originally. Thank you. <br /> REMONSTRANCE <br /> MS. MARGERITE TAYLOR: I live 714 E. Corby Blvd., I'm here to represent the Northeast Neighborhood Council which was <br /> established in 1965. We polled the Board, out of 23 members, 19 of them are adamantly opposed to this project for <br /> many reasons including some of those that you have in you 23 emails. I have a letter that I'll submit to you from the <br /> President, Bill Stentz. Parking was number one and pedestrian safety.The conversion of what is essentially a book <br /> warehouse to four parking spaces and the high density use, questionable purpose of the third story. What I think we're <br /> afraid of is that what will happen to the third floor is what happened on South Bend Avenue. Private bedrooms and <br /> common area which skates around the two unrelated people in the neighborhood. Can't hold the neighborhood hostage <br /> by telling them that it's better than what was there. It isn't better than what's there. If you look at the building it doesn't <br /> fit. The present building is kind of nondescript but it was functional and it hasn't been empty but a few months. The <br /> person died and they bought it. So it hasn't been a building that was empty for years. It's just been a few months. So we <br /> are absolutely,totally opposed to this project and did come to the Northeast Neighborhood Council to explain it to us and <br /> we're still opposed to it. Thank you. <br /> MS. LULELLA WEBSTER: I live at 701 Howard Street, one block west of where this building is. I think the size of the <br /> building,even though the improvements would be disaster to the area. I have worked with Beth Stanford on renovating <br /> South Bend Park Department,the park that's right across there,and one of the main entrances into the park is right there <br /> at St. Peter and Howard. So I'm concerned about additional traffic that goes through there. There's many a time,there <br /> was one time that I called the Police Department,they came out and looked and within an hour they ticketed 25 people <br /> for speeding down Howard Street. So I have very concern about the parking in that area as well as, and I know we're not <br /> talking about height, but it's a humongous size building. Even though they committed to not renting to students they did <br /> not commit about football rental and that is an issue for us. Thank you. <br /> MS. BETH STANFORD: I live at 1013 N.St. Peter Street. I am within the 300' of the property. I've been a resident and in <br /> my homes for over 23 years. I have actually, I did an overlay of the drawing of what's current and what their proposing as <br /> well as took a picture of the Mustillo's house which is directly south of the property, proposed property, and as Luella I've <br /> been working with her on Kelly Park. I guess a couple of issues that I have,one, I want to say that I am happy that <br /> someone wants to develop the Pandora Book Store because I've been looking at an ugly building for a long time, but I am <br /> concerned about the height and we are welcome if they want to somehow reduce it,that would be great to work with the <br /> neighbors. But too my main thing is parking. Notre Dame Legal Aid would be just southwest of that, I'm sorry northwest <br /> of that property on the opposite corner, and daily, I live next door to Legal Aid,daily we have a lot of parking at least 15 to <br /> 15 <br />