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Area Board of Zoning Appeals—December 6,2017 <br /> MRS.SMITH: Without the Special Use the variances are moot point. <br /> MR. URBANSKI: But in the past it's always been the variances been granted first before the Special Use... <br /> MRS. SMITH: Well they have to because you make a recommendation,they could,the petitioner could choose just to <br /> proceed with the Special Exception and come back and ask for the variances later if the Special Exception was granted but <br /> generally they're handled at the same time and they you guys typically will make your variance approval subject to the <br /> Special Exception getting approved. Therefore, if the Council decides it's not appropriate it really doesn't matter anyway. <br /> MR. URBANSKI:Well at this time I make a motion that we accept the variances that were presented for the property... <br /> MRS. SMITH: Subject to the Special Exception? <br /> MR. URBANSKI: Subject to the Special Exception,yes, by the City of South Bend Common Council. <br /> MR. MATTYS: I have one question. Is there anyway the petitioner can create more parking spaces? That was the most <br /> common concerns... <br /> MRS.SMITH: I don't think there would be any room on site. The only option would be is if they would consider off-site <br /> parking and coming back for a Special Exception for that. But there's physically, I mean with the existing building that's <br /> there now they pretty much utilized all the area that's remaining for parking. <br /> MR.CRUMLISH:There is an empty lot across the street... <br /> MR. URBANSKI: Yes. <br /> MRS.SMITH: Correct. So there is the lot to the,this is upside down(referring to a site plan)so,the lot to the east is <br /> vacant, privately owned. The lot to the north is occupied by a single family house.The lot to the west is a park. <br /> MR. URBANSKI: I'm sorry my description,the one that sets across the street, it's actually on St. Peter and the one I was <br /> think about was Notre Dame, northwest corner of Notre Dame Ave... <br /> MR. CRUMLISH: Where the saloon used to be? <br /> MR. URBANSKI: Saloon, restaurant. It was a hangout. <br /> MS.SCHUTH: If it's helpful for discussion and I don't know it is but I'd just like to maybe state my own feelings about the <br /> situation which is for the Special Use, I'm actually not opposed at all, I think the upper level dwelling unit do fall in line <br /> with where the City is going in these types of directions and in fact kind of helps mitigate the impact of these types of <br /> buildings, however,when it comes to the variances I in a way looking at it as if this were coming to us fresh and somebody <br /> were proposing these variances on these sites today I would not be in favor of them,that in fact should packing in the site <br /> way too much in a residential district and I think we would be looking for a much less dense building. So that sort of <br /> leaves me in this very strange limbo where I think I would actually be in favor of the Special Use but I would deny the <br /> variances. It's kind of a strange situation but I don't know if that's helpful to at least of where I'm coming down on my <br /> thinking is that I'm not opposed to the residential, in fact if it remained this and the second story was residential, maybe <br /> that would be a different situation, but as far as being to do both, I don't think is appropriate for this area of the City right <br /> 25 <br />