04-11-05 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 11,2005 terminals; bus, taxi, or limousine terminal, with or without repair; and lumberyards. The following uses are being added as primary uses to the “GI” General Industrial District; bus, taxi, or limousine terminal, with or without repair; and lumberyards. Because of the structure of the ordinance, truck terminals will also be allowed in the “GI” General Industrial District. Based on information available prior to the public hearing the staff recommends that this petition be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation. It is important to ensure that the new Ordinance is updated to accommodate new uses and trends in development. The goal of the Zoning Ordinance is to be more user friendly and to guide future development in a positive direction. These additional uses are similar in intensity to the other primary uses in the “LI” and “GI” Districts. Therefore, with the development standards as set forth by the Ordinance, this text amendment meets the intent of the Ordinance and will clarify some of the permitted uses in the Industrial Districts. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Varner made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this as substituted. Councilmember Dieter seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 8-05 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 816 SOUTH MICHIGAN STREET, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT #2 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Dieter made a motion to continue this bill until the April 25, 2005 meeting of the Council. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 20-05 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE ALLEY TO BE VACATED IS THE FIRST NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF KALEY STREET FROM WESTERN AVENUE SOUTH TO THE FIRST EAST/WEST ALLEY FOR A DISTANCE OF 132 FEET AND A WIDTH OF 14 RD FEET. BEING A PART OF SUMMIT PLACE 3 ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA Councilmember Kuspa, Chairperson, Zoning & Annexation Committee, reported that this Committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and sends it to the full Council with no recommendation, due to the lack of a presenter. Councilmember Varner made a motion to amend this bill. Councilmember Kuspa seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand read into the record the amendment that Section V shall read as follows: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor and shall subject to a utility or turn-around easement acceptable in form to the Department of Public Works. Councilmember Varner made a motion to accept the amendment. Councilmember Kuspa seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Mr. Manuel Herbert, 524 S. Harris Street, South Bend, Indiana 46619, made the presentation for this bill. 3