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October N. 2009 <br />City al'S(btlth lkild ('Eiin$1101) Council <br />Suite 400S C'o`int %' -C "ity <br />227 'Vest .leifierson Boulevard <br />South Bend. Indiana 46601 <br />CBREJBrudley <br />www,rbre.com /soAbend <br />Re: Gateway Plazas meal [,'state, LLC (tile "Petitioner') Application far meat <br />Property Tai\ Abatement <br />1_)ear ladies and Gen lemem <br />Oro above rel'creilced l'e:titiclner. we are requesting, pursuant to Section 2 -84 <br />of tide South Mid Municipal Code. at Special Fxception to the Real Property 'l-ax <br />Abatement definition fair Warehk)ltse° Dcvelopment contained within the South Bend <br />ivluilicipal C odc. The definition flor Warehouses Development refers to: "economic <br />activities described in i -lajor groups 421, 422, and 493 of the Norlh elmei-ican lrlcdustoP <br />('ICds.,�111C'tdii0n Uliited Stc1 es. 2002 nlanUill published by the United States 0111ce: of' <br />Management and Budget's Fconelnlic Classification Mic:y C'C)mmittee, which manual is <br />hcreh \, incorporated by refereilice..." Ho%%eve:r. Gil the 2OO2 r °ersioil of the m,,anual the <br />e:cr�neirilic ticti �'ities described in L�rotips 42 i ,itid 422 "�e:re inaved t() other grocips. l)ue to <br />scrivener's errors the group nliinbers were not rc\,ise:d "lien reference to the 2002 version <br />oi' ille iilailuaEl was incorporated Mto the Municipal Code. Croup 493 is very limited in <br />scope and does not include they type cif aativilies io be carried alit in the building as <br />prOI)OSed hN� ttic VCtitioiter. (are ups 42 l and 422 include many ofthow activities. <br />l=ur<iser. those activities have been Included In grolilas 423, 424, and 425 of the 2002 <br />illaill Il. <br />In � j,:w of'the aibo\c explanaiican. fonts else considerable anlolnit iii additional investment <br />proposed in the City, the Petitioner is recluesting ar SPCCiatl F.xc:eption for the Project. <br />`1'hailk \'01.1 \rcr}° inUCh fir yoa,ti' coij�iideraitiun of this request. ll'you 113VC any questions, <br />PICFlae Iccl irCL to Coniiact u.S. <br />Si€'ccrc'ly. <br />1 sic Ruiz. <br />C 3 Richard f:llis /Braiclicy <br />as iwent fOr e.ialc. vay Plaza Rcai i :statc: I.f.0 <br />