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/~ ACTION MORTGAGE CORPORATION MORTGAGE INVESTMENT BANKERS Commercial Real Estate Financing June 7, 2010 St. Joseph County/South Bend Building Department 125 S. Lafayette Blvd., Suite 100 South Bend, IN 46601 RE: Variance and Special Exception appeal for property located at 702 E. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46617 To Whom It May Concern: I am hereby petitioning the following: Donald Schefineyer, c/o Action Mortgage Corporation, 300 S. St. Louis Blvd., Ste. 102, South Bend, Indiana, 46617 Telephone number is 574-288-6300. Property location is 702 E. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, 46617 I am seeking a Special Exception to allow a lounge and restaurant in a "MU" Mixed Use district. I am also seeking a Variance from the allowed two controlled uses within 1,000 feet to four controlled uses and from the required sixty-eight parking spaces to zero. Standards for Special Exceptions i. The proposed use will not be injurious to the public health, safety, comfort, community moral standards, convenience or general welfare: The proposed use will not be injurious to the public health, safety, comfort, community moral standards, convenience or general welfare. The existing building has been part of the neighborhood since approx. 1890 and was remodeled in the 1960's to double its size and again in 2006 to completely upgrade the electrical and plumbing systems, new roof, new exterior treatments, all new windows and doors and an ADA compliant bathroom. Uses over the years have predominantly been retail and included: Buttons and Bows, a clothing retailer; Belmont Beverage, a retail liquor store; most recently the Natural Way a MEMBER Mortgage Banker 2°he ~arknrern.~trium Associffilon of America The National Association 300 South St. Louis Boulevard South Bend, Indiana 46617 Telephone (574) 287-5363 Fax (574) 28Z-2129 MBA of Real Estate finance