08-13-12 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 13, 2012 Councilmember Tim Scott made a motion to authorize outside Council along with the City Council Attorney to move forward with the subpoena. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion. The motion carried by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes and one (1) nay (Councilmember Gavin Ferlic.) Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand stated that they would have to officially notify Mr. Walton of the action that was taken this evening. He would then under State Law have to prepare a document and if there is non-compliance of the subpoena that document would be served via the City Clerk on the Mayor and the City Attorney. RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE At 7:38 p.m. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember White, Chairperson, presiding. Councilmember White, explained the procedures to be followed for tonight’s meeting in accordance with Article 1, Section 2-11 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. 22-12 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 801 HILL STREET AND 505 KALORAMA, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT 4 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Oliver Davis, Chairperson, Zoning & Annexation Committee, reported that this committee held a meeting this afternoon and it was the consensus of the committee to send this bill to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. th Christa Nayder, Staff Planner, Area Plan Commission, 11 Floor County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., presented the report from the Commission. Ms. Nayder advised that the petitioner is requesting a zone change from MF 1 Urban Corridor Multifamily District to SF 2 Single Family & Two Family District to allow single family homes. On site is a vacant lot. To the north are several vacant lots, and two houses zoned SF2 Single Family and Two Family District. To the east, across Hill Street, are a several vacant lots and a number of houses zoned SF2 Single Family and Two Family District. To the south are several vacant lots and three houses zoned SF2 Single Family and Two Family District. To the west is the Residence Inn and part of the former Madison Center campus zoned MU Mixed Use. The “SF2” Single Family Residential District is established to protect, promote and maintain the development of single family dwellings and two family dwellings in the urban core of the City of South Bend as well as to provide for limited public and institutional uses that are compatible with an urban residential neighborhood. No site plan is required when rezoning to a residential district. This property was previously zoned B Multi-family before the city-wide map change in 2004. The hotel was rezoned in 1987. This portion of Hill Street has been predominately single-family. Hill Street and Kalorama Street are two lane streets. Kalorama Street, west of Hill Street was vacated at the June 25, 2012 Common Council meeting. South Bend public utilities are available to the site. The Department of Community and Economic Development offers a favorable recommendation. A change in zoning to SF2 is in keeping with the neighborhood plan and the desire by neighborhood residents to see more single family residential development in the area. This property is in the NNRO Overlay District. No commitments are proposed. She advised that the future land use maps identify this property as high density residential, with the rest of the lots on Hill Street as medium density residential. The projected land use plan identifies this immediate area as Single Family Home Ownership Preservation. The area between Corby and Crescent is mixed with single family homes and vacant lots. The institutional uses to the west front 2