01/22/07 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 22, 2007 Section III. The South Bend Common Council shall and does hereby now establish and adopt the Fiscal Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and made a part hereof, for the furnishing of said services to the territory to be annexed, which provides, among other things, that the public sanitary sewer and water network is available with capacity sufficient to service this area with fees for the prior main line extension due upon application for a tap permit and any further improvements or extensions in sewer or water capacity to be paid for by the developer; that street lighting and parking will be installed at the developer's expense; and that a street drainage plan will be also be planned, provided and paid for by the developer subject to compliance with state and local law. Section IV. In consideration of pedestrian safety and proper vehicular movement, it is required as a condition of rezoning and annexation that the developers give very careful consideration to vehicular access and circulation as well as pedestrian movement for the developments within the annexation area. In this regard, the annexation and rezoning is subject to the following conditions: 1) vehicular access to Burdette Street on the west side of hoteUcondo site should be eliminated and a vehicular access created along Vaness Street. 2) the elimination of gates and other devices that restrict access to the developments in order to create a gated community. 3) the installation of public infrastructure along the appropriate frontage of each site, including standardizing the width of Vaness Street according to City standards. It is required that the annexation area integrate harmoniously with the surrounding residential areas. It should also be required that neo-traditional building/site design elements be included in terms of context, setback, orientation, spacing, style, massing, height, entry, fenestration, materials, accessory buildings, landscape buffering and lighting that achieve development and design of the highest possible quality per the South Bend zoning ordinance standards. Building plans and other information to satisfy all requirements imposed in this Resolution must be submitted by the developer to the City as part of the development review process. Failure to comply with all the conditions may result in the City's repeal of annexation. Section V. This Resolution shall be effective from and of the date of adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. s/Timothy A. Rouse Member of the Common Council Councilmember Al "Buddy" Kirsits, Chairperson, Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that this committee held a meeting this afternoon and it was the consensus of the committee to send this substitute bill to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Marco Mariam, Assistant Director, Division of Community Development, 12~` Floor County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Mariam advised that this annexation area is generally located at the northwest corner of Vaness Street and Willis Avenue and a parcel on the west side of Burdette Street. The annexation area is 3.1 acres. The annexation area will be in the 4~` district. A 10" diameter public sewer is available on the east boundary of the site on Willis Avenue. The sewer was installed under the terms of the Utility Extension Ordinance, so fees will be due upon application for a tap permit. The developer will need to extend public sewer to the property on the west side of Burdette Street in order to complete his development. The wastewater treatment plant and downstream collection facilities are adequately sized to handle the additional flow from any development. Revenues from the development of the site will be sufficient to provide sewage collection and treatment services to the site. The South Bend Water Works currently has a 6" water main on the north side of Vaness Street. There are also 6" mains on Willis and on Burdette that loop through Irish