08-09-04 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 9,2004 4. Comments are heard from members of the public who wish to speak in favor of the bill. Each such member is limited to five(5)minutes for his/her presentation and must begin by stating his/her name and residential address. 5. Any formal presentation against the bill or Resolution which is not subject to a time limitation is heard. 6. Comments are heard from any members of the public wishing to speak against the bill. Each member of the public speaking against the bill is limited to five(5)minutes for his/her presentation and must also begin by stating his/her name and residential address. With respect to those individuals speaking against, the total time for comments by members of the public speaking against the bill is the amount of time that was used by those speaking in favor of the bill or thirty(30)minutes whichever is greater. 7. A five(5) minute rebuttal period is allowed for the persons who gave the formal presentation in favor of the bill after which the public portion of the hearing is closed. 8. Finally, the Council portion of the hearing takes place in which members will discuss the bill and vote on its disposition PUBLIC HEARINGS BILL NO. 35-04 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE 4000 BLOCK OF PORTAGE ROAD, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 1, IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember White made a motion to entertain the substitute version of this Resolution as on file with the Clerk. Councilmember Dieter seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine(9) ayes. Councilmember Kuspa, Chairperson, Zoning & Annexation Committee, reported that this Committee met this afternoon and it was the consensus of the Committee to send this bill too the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Andy Videkovich, Staff Member, Area Plan Commission, 11th Floor County-City Building, South Bend, Indiana,presented the report from the Area Plan Commission. Mr. Videkovich, advised that the petitioner is requesting a zone change from"SF1"Single Family and Two Family, "MF2"High Density Multifamily, and"OB"Officer Buffer(Parcel I), "SF1" Single Family and Two Family, and"MF2"High Density Multifamily(Parcel II), and "MF2" High Density Multifamily, "OB" Office Buffer, and"CB" Community Business (Parcel III) to "OB" Office Buffer(Parcel I), "MF2"High Density Multifamily (Parcel II), and"CB" Community Buisness (Parcel III) to allow uses permitted under the"OB" Office Buffer District (Parcel I), uses permitted under the"MF2" High Density Multifamily District (Parcel II), and uses permitted under the"CB" Community Business District(Parcel III). Mr. Videkovich further advised that the currently on site are single-family homes and vacant land. To the north are single-family homes in the County zoned "R"Residential. To the east are single-family homes in the County zoned "R"Residential. To the south is a single-family home in the county zoned"R"Residential and commercial uses in the City zoned"CB" Community Business. To the west are industrial uses in the City zoned"LI"Light Industrial. The district uses and development standards are"OB" Office Buffer promotes the development of small scale office, professional, and business uses. "MF2"Multifamily is established to protect, 5