Bill No. 13-22 Alley Street Vacation-1101 King Street

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-- STREET/ALLEY VACATION APPLICATION 1 iled in Cleat-s Office -�4'/: of City of South Bend - Board of Public Works 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Ste. 1316 F q� 0 q 2,02 f�ti5= South Bend, IN 46601 DAWN :vL DUNES Cil Y CLERK Date: 12/6/2021 Phone#: 616-283-5590 Name: Maggie VanZalen -Transformation Ministries Email: maggievanzalen@transformation58.com Property Address: 1101 King St, South Bend, IN 46616 Applicant property information: ❑ Residential ❑ Commercial ❑E Industrial Describe the general alley location with boundaries(Ex:Church PI,between E.Colfax Ave&E.LaSalle Ave): Alley between McCartney St& King St, Kessler Blvd & Allen St King Street from Steel Warehouse property line, approximately 195'to the west, ending at the edge of the Transformation building Is your property adjacent to the alley of interest? Yes ❑No Do you own all adjacent properties to the alley of interest? ❑ Yes 0 No Does the existing alley provide garage access to other property owners? ❑ Yes lil No Does the alley receive daily traffic excluding your own use? ❑ Yes 0 No Would the vacation hinder public access to any of the following:a church, ❑ Yes 9 No school,or any other public building or place? Reason for street/alley vacation and proposed use: The alley Is no longer In use and Is overgrown and unkempt.If vacated it would connect Transformation Ministries north and south properties and allow them space for storm water retention.Transformation also Intends to rapist and rezone all properties along McCanney 10 Industrial use.Addltionally,we have discussed the proposed plan with our neighbors.The Sual Warehouse,and they are also in support of the proposed alley and street vacation. In reference to the request of King Street being vacated t0 me shown IOcet on on the application(at the existing bullIll -The street Is a dead end street and has been a proven area where vandalism and break-Ins have taken place both In TransfornWtion's newly acquired building and the Steel Warehouse building.We propose vacating this area and allowing Transformation to fence off this portion to secure the dead end area and deter vandals. -This newly vacated and fenced-in space could also be used for employee parking which allows for their new parking area to handle an Increased amount of visitors. -This would also transfer the maintenance of this portion of me road to Transformation.It appears Inet King Street east of Kessler Is In desperate need of repairs.Previously King Street west of Kessler was paved,but nothing east of Kessler has bean paved or maintained recently. -The steel Warehouse Is also In favor of vacating this portion of King St.They would then transfer ownership to Transformation of their portion of the vacated Kong Street We would also assume that an easement would be established for access to the existing city utilities A map MUST be provided highlighting the area you would like to vacate with this application. OFFICE USE ONLY: Board Recommendation: [ Yes [J(No CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA Alley Street BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS VIL�� e�0_2P1 Elizabeth A.Maradik,President Joseph R.Molnar,Vice President Gary A.Gilot,Member Jordan V.Gathers,Member Murray L.Miller,Member Attest: °Theresa M.Heffner,Clerk Date: February 22,2022