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Area Board of Zoning Appeals—December 5, 2012 <br /> concerned with the health and well being of your residents and your children. I'm not a menace to society. <br /> I'm looking to better my future by starting this business. I'd like to add to the community. I don't want to <br /> add more destruction to it. I'm not here to run down your neighborhood or anything. I believe what I'm <br /> trying to do will be beneficial and will add some character to the area. And be on the cutting edge and propel <br /> things in the future in a positive way. I've always remained a professional. I'm well respected in my field. I <br /> bring a good crowd with me. I also as David Martin earlier, a lot of my clientele are respected professionals, <br /> doctors, some lawyers. I've been hired by the University of Notre Dame for my art work as well as some <br /> other respected places around town for my art work. (did not understand first name)tavern,Notre Dame, <br /> Muscle Fitness and More, which is a respected fitness and vitamin store in the area. I understand the concern <br /> with the tattoo industry coming into your back door and the stigma that's attached to it. I'm trying to take <br /> this industry as far as the tattooing side of things out of that negative aspect that people see it as when they <br /> see the word tattoo. I'm not about that. I'm a professional. I'm a family man. My wife and I are gardeners. <br /> We care about our community also. We care about our neighborhood and we care about the economic <br /> growth of business in South Bend area. And we think Mishawaka Ave. with all the different small business <br /> there entrepreneurship, why don't we deserve a chance too. Why don't we deserve a chance to make a <br /> difference and bring some positivity and diversity and economic growth to the area? I think I have just as <br /> much of a right and a chance to do good in the community as anyone else does and I just want to be able to <br /> do my part and thank you very much for your time. <br /> MR. VELLEMAN: I have one additional question for you? Is this the only property that you've looked at <br /> and ...? <br /> MR. WINDT: I looked at a couple of other ones even after we found this property. This property, the <br /> reason I like it so much is because it's kind of like a central hub for traffic. Mishawaka Ave. is highly <br /> trafficked. It's not far from the downtown area. It's not far from the university. It's not far from my home <br /> also. I want to be able to work at things with the community. Art Beat, I do that every year, downtown <br /> South Bend. The Arts Cafe, which is part of my neighborhood association, the Near Northwest <br /> Neighborhood. I started doing that this year. And I want to be in a location where I'm close to everything <br /> which is also part of a business area. I don't want to be a business smack dab in the middle of a <br /> neighborhood, there's plenty of other businesses there. But I have the word tattoo attached to my business <br /> name along with everything else I bring to the table. I'm a wholesome family guy oriented guy also. Yet in <br /> the petition letter it states that I'm seeking a Special Exception use for tattoo and body piercing. Yeah that's <br /> what I'm here for today. If I was just a local business that didn't require the Special Exception use for <br /> tattooing then I'd be opening a small business either coffee shop or something where I didn't have to be in <br /> front of the Board today. Because of the Special Exception Use, that's why I'm here. And to answer the <br /> question about the Facebook page, I wanted to create a page to promote my small business that I'm trying to <br /> create. Unfortunately it's either a residential address or the business address. Well I noted on the Facebook <br /> page that this is the business address that I'm trying to seek zoning for and I have a support group behind me <br /> and a lot of followers on the Facebook page that knew about the meeting and everything today. We have <br /> been promoting that. We have a lot of support behind us. Like I said earlier I spoke with the Dr. Pat Case of <br /> the president of the River Park Business Association. He invited me to his meeting next week. So I'm <br /> looking forward to being a part of this community and adding positively to it. And I Dope over time if I am <br /> approved for the zoning that the residents will see that and see the type of character I have. And that I'm not <br /> 48 <br />
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