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REGULAR MEETING October 8, 2018 Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 18-58. Councilmember John Voorde seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE At 7:41 p.m. Councilmember Karen White made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, Chairperson,presiding. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic explained the procedures to be followed for tonight's meeting in accordance with Article 1, Section 2-11 of the South Bend Municipal Code. PUBLIC HEARINGS BILL NO. 34-18 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ANNEXING TO AND BRINGING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, CONTIGUOUS THEREWITH; COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 6, FOR A 31.75 ACRE TRACT OF LAND ON THE WEST SIDE OF NEW ENERGY DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET NORTH OF STATE ROAD 23, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Karen White made a motion to hear the Substitute version of Bill No. 34-18. Councilmember Tim Scott seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Oliver Davis, chair of the Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with no recommendation. Angela Smith,Deputy Director of the Area Plan Commission with offices located on the 11th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend,IN,served as the presenter for this bill.Ms. Smith stated, Before you is an amended ordinance. First(1St) of all,there is a typographical error and it is sixty- one point seven-five (61.75) acres and not thirty-one point seven-five (31.75). The major change here is, after the Committee discussion,the petitioners are requesting the zone change to LI, Light Industrial as opposed to the originally proposed GI, General Industrial District. The Light Industrial District limits the uses to ones that have clean, quiet and free of hazardous or objectionable elements such as noise, odor, dust smoke or glare, uses. They felt that would be a good compromise to help address any concerns of the adjacent neighbors that came to the Committee meeting this afternoon. So this particular property is on the east here and is sixty-one point seven-five(61.75)acres. To the north you have the GI, General Industrial District in the City of South Bend. To the east is LI. To the south is a property rezoned not too long ago to CB, Community Business. And the other property to the west is a property that will be heard later and is being petitioned to seek annexation and rezoning also. This property along with the other one (1) is kind of a little bit of an island. It is bound by the bypass on one (1) side, existing industrial development to the east and a railroad spur to the north. All of that kind of isolates this to the surrounding agricultural area. This map (referencing a slide in a presentation which is available in the City Clerk's Office)kind of gives that illustration there. You can see how this is the last general area in this area to the southeast of the railroad tracks. The comprehensive plan for this area calls for heavy industrial use but the petitioner is seeking Light Industrial to make sure they mitigate the effect on surrounding properties. This comes to you from the Area Plan Commission with a favorable recommendation. 8