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<br />INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />TO: <br />March 10, 2023 <br /> <br />Matt Longfellow, Engineering Department <br />Zach Hurst, Engineering Department <br />Gerard Ellis, Fire Department <br />Chris Dressel, Community Investment <br /> <br />FROM: Theresa Heffner, Clerk theffner@southbendin.com <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br /> <br />ENCROACHMENT RECOMMENDATION <br />Revocable Encroachment – Jill Sanders-Harris <br />LOCATION: 1027 De Maude Ave. <br /> <br />PLEASE INSERT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE APPROPRIATE FIELD BELOW, <br />BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: <br /> <br />1. It has been determined that this encroachment in no way impairs the highway or <br />with the free and safe flow of traffic thereon, and it is recommended that the <br />encroachment be permitted to remain. <br /> <br />2. Said encroachment shall not in any way prejudice or preclude the City’s rights with <br />respect to the future use of the portion of the right-of-way. <br /> <br /> <br />PUBLIC WORKS: (Recommendation provided after consulting with Streets Department – <br />Coby Deal) <br />Unfavorable – the City of South Bend does not grant encroachments for residential fences in the <br />public right of way, as the fencing off of public right of way precludes the public from any future <br />access to the right of way, violating criteria #2 above. <br /> <br />COMMUNITY INVESTMENT: <br />Unfavorable. The proposed encroachment is not consistent with the Zoning Ordinance and <br />would set a negative precedent for residential fences throughout the City, as well as inhibit any <br />future improvements in the right-of-way. <br /> <br />FIRE: Favorable <br />