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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />DATE: August 13, 2021 <br />TO: Matt Longfellow, Public Works <br />Chris Dressel, Community Investment <br />Gerard Ellis, Fire Department <br />Brad Rohrscheib, Police Department <br />FROM: Anne Fuchs, Clerk (afuchs@southbendin.gov) <br />SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATIONS – ALLEY VACATION <br />APPLICANT: Zoila Morocho <br />LOCATION: 436 S. Brookfield Street <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PLEASE INSERT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE APPROPRIATE FIELD BELOW, BASED <br />ON THE FOLLOWING I.C. 36-7-3-13 CRITERIA: <br />1.The vacation would/would not hinder the growth or orderly development of the unit or neighborhood <br />in which it is located or to which it is contiguous. <br />2.The vacation would/would not make access to the lands of the aggrieved person by means of public <br />way difficult or inconvenient. <br />3. The vacation would/would not hinder the public’s access to a church, school or other public building <br />or place. <br />4.The vacation would/would not hinder the use of a public right-of-way by the neighborhood in which <br />it is located or to which it is contiguous. <br />PUBLIC WORKS: No objections, pending the applicant agrees to hire a bonded contractor, that <br />obtains a permit from Engineering, to tear out the alley approach and replace the curb. They <br />may not utilize the vacated alley as a driveway because it would be splitting two properties. <br />Access to the garage in the back of the house would only be able to be accessed via the <br />North/South alley. <br />COMMUNITY INVESTMENT: <br />Unfavorable <br />1. The vacation would not hinder the growth or orderly development of the unit or neighborhood <br />in which it is located or to which it is contiguous. <br />2. The vacation would make access to the lands of the aggrieved person by means of public <br />way difficult or inconvenient. <br />3. The vacation would not hinder the public’s access to a church, school or other public <br />building or place. <br />4. The vacation would hinder the use of a public right-of-way by the neighborhood in which it is <br />located or to which it is contiguous. <br />Note: The subdivision ordinance requires a mid-block connection for any lot of 600’ or greater. <br />This block is greater than 600’, so the mid-block connection should be retained.