08/27/07 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 27, 2007 RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE At 7:15 p.m. Councilmember Varner made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember Dieter seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember White, Chairperson, Committee of the Whole, presiding. Councilmember White explained the procedures to be followed for tonight's meeting in accordance with Article 1, Section 2- ll of the South Bend Municipal Code. Councilmember White stated that a brochure may be found on the railing in the Council Chambers explaining those procedures. PUBLIC HEARINGS BILL NO. 34-OS PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE 3400 BLOCK OF NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT #3, IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Pfeifer made a motion to hear the substitute version of this bill. Councilmember Dieter seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Kirsits, Chairperson, Zoning & 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. Mr. Mark Lyons, Staff Planner, Area Plan Commission, l la` Floor County-City Building, South Bend, Indiana, presented the report from the Commission. Mr. Lyons advised that this is a rezoning on the south side of Northside Boulevard across from 34a` Street. The site contains a vacant group home that had been removed. It is a rezoning of approximately a 2 acre site from MF1 &SF2 to MF1. This is to allow the construction of townhomes and townhome villas. There are twenty-four (24) proposed units on the latest development plan that includes fourteen (14) townhomes on the northern part of the site and 10 townhome villas on the southern part of the site. They are approximately 2 stories in height with a maximum of 31'. On the northern part of the site there are 22' side yard set backs and on the southern part of the site there are 12' side yard setbacks. The development will be a gated community, and part of the site is within a flood zone. The petitioner is not held with a specific site plan without written commitments. The site is completely surrounded by SF2 single family zoning. As the plan was originally proposed in 2005, it comes to the Council with an unfavorable recommendation from the Area Plan Commission. Mr. Mike Danch, President, Danch, Harner & Associates, 1643 Commerce Drive, South Bend, Indiana, representing the property owner Mr. Tiberius Mahalache, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Danch as was given to the Council this afternoon and as what Mr. Lyons just mentioned they are asking for a rezoning in the 3400 block of Northside Boulevard to be allowed to build single family attached homes. Mr. Danch stated that they would like to be able to construct 24 single family homes on the southside of Northside Boulevard right at its intersection with 34~` Street. What this will consist of are four sets of single family homes buildings along Northside Boulevard. What they did was broke up the fagade of those buildings along Northside Boulevard to give it more of a residential feel and match the other residential homes within the River Park Area. Those buildings would be two stories and have a maximum height of 30'. The back buildings along the St. Joseph River will be lower 1 story or 1 '/z stories, again that is to leave the site open. What they attempted to do is to allow views from Northside Boulevard over to the St. Joseph River.