11-10-03 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 10, 2003 RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE At 7:08 p.m. Councilmember Pfeifer made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember King, Chairperson, Committee of the Whole, presiding. Councilmember King advised that Public Hearings will not be held on the following bills this evening due to requests from the Petitioners to either postpone or withdraw: Bill No. 72 -03 Postponed until November 24, 2003 Bill No. 75 -03 Postponed until December 8, 2003 Bill No. 03 -107 Withdrawn Bill No. 03 -121 Postponed until December 8, 2003 Councilmember King explained the procedures to be followed for tonight's meeting in accordance with Article 1, Section 2 -11 of the South Bend Municipal Code. PUBLIC HEARINGS BILL NO. 71 -03 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 432 S. LAFAYETTE BLVD. IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Kuspa, Chairperson, Zoning & Annexation Committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Jeff Myer, StaffPlanner, AreaPlanCommission ,1lthFloorCounty -City Building,SouthBend, Indiana, presented the report from the Area Plan Commission. Mr. Myer advised that the Petitioner is requesting a zone change from "D" Light Industrial, "f' Height and Area to "A -3" Mixed Use, "f' Height and Area to allow emergency and transitional housing, a chapel, cafeteria, childcare, classrooms and an office. At the December 12, 2002 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting, the board granted a variance for a reduction from the required two hundred seventy -eight (278) parking spaces to eighty -one (81), with eighteen (18) spaces on site and sixty -three (63) off -site parking spaces. The property contains a commercial building. Located to the north is an office and car sales lot zoned "D" Light Industrial, "f' Height and Area. To the south is a museum and stadium zoned "D" Light Industrial, "a" Height and Area. To the east are commercial uses, a bank and a church zoned "D" Light Industrial, "f' Height and Area. To the west is a car sales lot, a business and church zoned "D" Light Industrial, "f' Height and Area. Access to the site is from Lafayette Street. Water and sewer are available to the site. The drainage has not been addressed by the Petitioner. Mr. Myer advised that the total site to be rezoned is thirty -four thousand one hundred thirty eight (34,138.00) feet. Of that, the buildings will occupy 46.9% of the site, parking and drives will occupy 33.5% of the site and open space will occupy 19.6% of the site. A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no public wells, wetlands or flood hazard areas are present. The Gate's Chevy World confirmed contamination site is located near the petition area. The site plan is currently preliminary and will require a drainage plan at the final site plan stage. Based on its Public Hearing held on October 21, 2003, the Area Plan Commission sent this Petition to the Council with a favorable recommendation subject to a final site development plan. The proposed uses are allowed under the current zoning but the Petitioner needs the rezoning to secure. funding. Mr. Bruce Yerry, Executive Director, Hope Rescue Mission, made the presentation for this bill. -2-