04-18 Mishawaka and S. 21st St Zone Map Amendment

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Jennifer Parcell From: Erin Blasko <erinblasko @outlook.com> Sent: Monday, February 19, 20181:25 PM To: Jennifer Parcell; Larry Magliozzi Cc: kwhite@southbendin.gov;gferlic @southbendin.gov;jvoorde @southbendin.gov Subject: Petition to rezone various parcels and seeking a special exception for Fire Station No, 9 President Brewer and members of the commission: I write to you on behalf of my mother- and father-in-law regarding the petition to rezone 2104, 2108 and 2112 E. Mishawaka Ave. and 914 and 918 S. 21st St. from Single Family and Two Family District and Mixed Use District to Mixed Use District and seeking a special exception for a fire station. Chingiz and Renada Ragimbekov, 922 s. 21st St., live directly south of the proposed fire station. With the demolition of several homes for the project, theirs is now the only property contiguous to the site, which otherwise is bounded by Mishawaka Avenue to the north, 21st Street to the west and the north-south alley between 21st Street and Ironwood Drive to the east. Given their unique relationship to the property, they previously met with Fire Chief Stephen Cox and Kyle Copelin, principal with Epoch Architecture+Planning, to request that a white, vinyl privacy fence be erected along the southern edge of the property to further shield their hoine from the station and to keep any trash or debris from blowing into their backyard. The fence also would prevent people from using their backyard as a shortcut between Mishawaka Avenue or 21 st Street and the east-west alley that runs alongside their house and provides access to their driveway. While they are pleased to see that the fence has been included in the proposed site plan for the project, they would like to request that it be added to the petition in the form of a written commitment as well. This would provide them with a degree of comfort in the form of an avenue for legal recourse should plans for the project change in any way between now and the end of construction. Subject to this commitment, they offer their full support for the project,which will greatly enhance public safety in River Park with the addition of an ambulance and river rescue unit; provide for vastly improved working and living conditions for the firefighters themselves; and improve the overall look of the area with the redevelopment of several formerly vacant properties. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. t