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REGULAR MEETING October 23, 2017 Family and Two (2) Family District, to the OB, Office Buffer District. The property is an existing residential structure that the petitioner wishes to convert to law offices with some residential potentially in the building, as well. The existing building has existed since the early 1900's on a small 55 x 55 foot lot. There are no additions or changes proposed to the property, at this time. This comes to you from the Area Plan Commission with a favorable recommendation. Rezoning the property to OB, Office Buffer, will allow for the reuse of this structure in a manner consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Robert Bodorff, 5505 Bull Creek Road, Charlestown, IN, served as the petitioner of this bill. Mr. Bodorff stated that he has a law office in Clark County, IN, and that he intends to open part of a law office in South Bend and rent space to attorneys there, as well. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill,proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. None from the public wished to speak in favor of or opposition to this bill. Councilmember Karen White made a motion to send Substitute Bill No. 55-17 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. 69-17 PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTIES: STREET VACATION-EDDY STREET FROM CORBY STREET SOUTH 180 FEET+/-, CORBY STREET FROM EDDY STREET WEST 90 FEET+/-, CORBY STREET FROM EDDY STREET EAST 230 FEET+/-, THE FIRST EAST/WEST ALLEY BETWEEN HOWARD STREET ON THE WEST AND THE FIRST NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF SOUTH BEND AVENUE, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember John Voorde, Chair of the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Mike Danch, Danch, Harper&Associates, 1643 Commerce Drive, South Bend, IN, served on behalf of the petitioner of this bill. Mr. Danch stated, This vacation is for streets and alleys— portions of them. There were three (3) separate items that we were doing. The first set was for Corby and Eddy. That was west of realigned South Bend Avenue and Eddy Street, and we're asking to do Five Corners, LLC-owned separate parcels in that area,just as part of the process of combining the properties together, along with the vacation of these public driveways. The second portion was a portion of Corby Street that was east of South Bend Avenue. Right where Corby kind of realigns into Howard Street,there's a strip of the public right-of-way. We are asking the Council to approve for the vacation. That would not affect any of these properties which are in the aerial photos. There were a couple of houses to the east of that portion—they would still have access to Corby Boulevard and also the alleys to get to the south from their house. The third one (1) was just a portion of an alley that was on the north side of Corby and east of South Bend Avenue and, again, it was just a twelve (12) foot wide alley. There were properties on both sides that were owned by Five Corners, LLC. There's actually one (1) piece that was stolen by the State, which we were trying to acquire from the State through a deposition process. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill,proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There were none from the public wishing to speak in favor of this bill. Those from the public wishing to speak in opposition to this bill: 4