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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 8, 2012
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<br />Christa Nayder, Staff Member, Area Plan Commission, 11 Floor County-City Building, South
<br />Bend, Indiana, presented the report from the Area Plan Commission.
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<br />Ms. Nayder advised that the petitioners are requesting a zone change from MF1 Multifamily
<br />Urban Corridor District to MU Mixed Use District to allow retail sales and service of sewing
<br />machines and a residential unit with the appropriate parking. On site is a single family home and
<br />a vacant lot. To the north are single family homes zoned SF2 Single Family and Two Family
<br />District. To the east is a vacuum cleaner sales and service business zoned MU Mixed Use
<br />District. To the south, across Lincolnway East are single and two family homes zoned MF1
<br />Urban Corridor Multifamily District. To the west is a vacant office building zoned LB Local
<br />Business District. The “MU” Mixed Use District is established to promote the development of a
<br />dense urban village environment. The regulations are intended to encourage all the elements of a
<br />traditional urban village, including: storefront retail; professional offices; and, dwelling units
<br />located either in townhouse developments or in the upper stories of mixed-use buildings. The
<br />development standards in this district are designed to encourage a pedestrian oriented design
<br />throughout the district, and maintain an appropriate pedestrian scale, massing and relationship
<br />between buildings and structures within the district. The total area is 9,240 square feet. There is
<br />an existing house and garage covering 1,220 square feet or 13% of the site. In addition to the
<br />space in the garage, four parking spaces are provided, covering 17% of the site. The remaining
<br />70% is open space. Access will be from Lincolnway East. The apartment building at 709-711
<br />Lincolnway East is currently going through the rezoning process to allow for conversion to a
<br />single family home. This section of Lincolnway East has a mixed land use pattern of businesses,
<br />homes and duplexes. Lincolnway East has four lanes. WHEREAS, a petition for real property
<br />tax abatement has been filed with the City Clerk for consideration by the Common Council of
<br />the City of South Bend, Indiana requesting that the area located at 3340 Douglas Road which is
<br />more particularly described as:
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<br /> A parcel of land being a part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32,
<br />Township 38 North, Range 3 East and being more particularly described as follows:
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<br />Commencing at the Northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said
<br />section 32, thence North 89 degrees 16’ 18” East along the North Line of said Section 32, 140.70
<br />Feet; Thence South 00 degrees 12 ‘ 28” West, 45.01 Feet to the point of beginning; thence North
<br />89 degrees 16’ 18” East parallel to the North Line of said Section 32, 188.55 Feet to a point on
<br />the West Line of Douglas Road Partners Minor, recorded in Instrument Number 0917426 in the
<br />Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana; thence South 00 degrees 29’ 43” East
<br />along said West Line of said Minor, 175.00 Feet; thence South 89 degrees 16’ 18” West along
<br />the Northerly Line of Lot 3 in said Minor, 187.70 feet to the East Line of a parcel of land
<br />recorded in Deed Record 784, Page 80 in said Recorders Office; thence North 00 degrees 12’
<br />28” East along said East Line, 175.02 Feet to the point of beginning, said parcel containing 0.75
<br />acres, more or less, and subject to all right- of- way, easements, covenants, and restrictions of
<br />record.
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<br />And which has Key Numbers 02-2023-054801 presently at this point in time, be designated as an
<br />Economic Revitalization Area under the provisions of Indiana Code § 6-1.1-12.1 et seq., and
<br />South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2-76 et seq., and;
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<br /> WHEREAS, petitioner has agreed to and has accepted responsibility to report any
<br />changes in the final legal description and to report the final, appropriate Key Number to the
<br />Department of Community and Economic Development and to the Office of the City Clerk; and
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<br />WHEREAS, the Department of Community and Economic Development has concluded
<br />an investigation and prepared a report with information sufficient for the Common Council to
<br />determine that the area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area under Indiana Code § 6-
<br />1.1-12.1, et seq., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2-76, et seq., and has further
<br />prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries and such other information regarding the area in
<br />question as required by law; and
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