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'Area Board of Zoning Appeals--October 5, 2011 <br /> would have to ask for side yard setbacks. Also what's under the "MF1" category is they usually assume <br /> under the"MF1"that you're doing an apartment complex or a larger building so the landscaping <br /> requirements that are involved with those type of structures. So even though I have a single family house or <br /> a duplex, they also ask you to do perimeter landscaping and other types of landscaping. One of the last <br /> things that we had is that the Housing Authority had gone ahead and just put an interior parking lot on the <br /> properties. Basically they just went out and paved the parking lot and ran it across property lines. Well <br /> under today's codes in order for me to have that interior parking lot to be approved I need a Special <br /> Exception for that as well. That's considered an accessory use under the "MFI" category. What we also <br /> tried to do is take a look and split that parking lot up between the different properties and also what will <br /> happen is there will be a homeowners association that will end up taking care of that. Through the <br /> subdivision process we'll end up with an ingress/egress and a parking lot agreement that'll show up on those <br /> lots. So basically the houses that have frontage along Lincolnway and some of the other houses will be able <br /> to use that parking lot for parking spaces that are required for whatever use they put in those houses. There's <br /> one, I think house that's on South Street that doesn't have access to that parking lot because it's far away. <br /> And if you've been out there,there is parking adjacent to those sites on South Street so there's plenty of <br /> parking there. That's the only house that we'd be asking for to be allowed to have parking on the street. And <br /> then also what we did, you can see the existing walkways that go through behind some of the houses; we're <br /> creating a pedestrian easement on the subdivision as well that allow those houses to go over those other lots <br /> to get to the parking lot.- And in a nutshell that's basically what we're asking to do. What this will allow is <br /> that the houses that are there can be sold. They will be able to use as single family or as duplexes and there's <br /> actually a couple of lots there that will allow for new construction of homes in downtown South Bend. And <br /> that was kind of the whole point of what we were trying to do for Redevelopment and if you've got any <br /> questions for me I'd be glad to answer them. <br /> MR. FEDDER: I guess the only question Mike I have is that, you're looking for two Special Exceptions? <br /> MR. DANCH: There's actually Special Exceptions for each of the parcels to allow for single family and <br /> then there's the Special Exception for the accessory parking. <br /> MR. FEDDER: Are you doing that in one ordinance with the Council? <br /> MR. DANCH: Yes I did submit one ordinance. What we did was we used the legal description and the <br /> addresses of each property on the Special Exception ordinance. As far as I know Kathy was okay with the <br /> way I had written that ordinance. <br /> MR. FEDDER: So we're going to have a yes or no vote, favorable or unfavorable on the Exceptions and <br /> then you'll have your motion on the various variances. <br /> MR. PHIPPS: Mike has any effort been made to re-establish that alley up the northwest corner? It seems <br /> like because of the width of the drive it seems it would be better if you had a connection there and made it <br /> one way in and the other way out but that may be private property ...? <br /> 19 <br />