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REAL Services, Inc. 1151 South Michigan Street South Bend, IN 46601 April 23, 2008 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND 125 South Lafayette Boulevard Suite 100 South Bend, IN 46601 RE: REAL Services, Inc. SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE and VARIANCE Request The undersigned appellant respectfully shows the Board: I, Rebecca Zaseck, am the President and C.E.O. of REAL Services, inc., the owner of the following described real estate (ocated within the City of South Bend, Portage Township, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, to-wit: Lot 9 and 1/2 Vacated Alley, Original Plat of South Bend 1101 South Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana Property Key: 18-8003-0150 2. Appellant wishes to develop said property for off-site commercial parking use to provide parking for both their Meals on Wheels staff and volunteers. Maximum utilization of the site is necessary to provide a minimum total of (29) total spaces. In 2007, the Meals on Wheels and Nutrition Programs prepared and delivered 235,000 meals and served 4,400 elderly and disabled Hoosiers in five counties of northern Indiana. 3. Standards for Variance I.C. 36-7-4-918.4: i The proposed use will not be injurious to the public health, safety, comfort, community moral standards, convenience or general welfare; the vacant underutilized site will be paved and landscaped to provide necessary parking and be compatible with the surrounding area. ii The proposed use will not injure or adversely affect the use of the adjacent area or property values therein; the vacant underutilized site will be paved and landscaped to provide necessary parking and be compatible with the surrounding area. iii The proposed use will be consistent with the character of the district in which it is located and the land uses authorized therein; and the vacantlunderutilized site will be paved and landscaped to provide necessary parking and be compatible with the surrounding area. iv The proposed use is compatible with the recommendations of the City of South Bend Comprehensive Plan. Located on the Michigan Street Gateway and on the south edge of the Central Development Area, the vacant/underutilized site will be paved and landscaped to provide necessary parking and be compatible with the surrounding area. Re ecca aseck, Presi ent/ C.E.O. REAL Se 'ces, Inc.