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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 24, 2003 <br />Commercial, "G" Height and Area to allow a regional shopping center. The property contains a <br />shopping mall and restaurant outlots. Located to the north are businesses zoned "C" Commercial, <br />"D" and `B" Height and Area and single family homes zoned "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area; <br />located to the east are single family homes zoned "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area; located to <br />the south is the U.S. 20 Bypass; located to the west are businesses zoned "C" Commercial, "A" <br />Height and Area, and "C -2" Planned Shopping Center, "E" Height and Area. Access to the site is <br />from Miami Street and Ireland Road. Water and sewer are available to the site. The drainage has <br />not been addressed by the petitioner. The total site to be rezoned is 57.25 acres. Of that, the <br />buildings will occupy twenty per cent (20 %) of the site, the parking and drives will occupy sixty - <br />nine percent (69 %) of the site and eleven percent (11 %) of the site will remain as open space. A <br />check of the Agency's maps indicates that no public wells, wetlands or environmental hazard areas <br />are present. The property is partially within a flood zone. The site plan is preliminary. The City <br />Engineer will require a drainage plan at the final site plan stage. The Area Plan Commission, based <br />on its Public Hearing held on March 18, 2003, sent this petition to the Council with a favorable <br />recommendation subject to a final site development plan. This proposal suggests that by rearranging <br />the commercial space on the site to a strip mall set -up, a more viable shopping center can be <br />achieved. Having fewer storefronts, but more actual shopping opportunities, is a reasonable and <br />strongly desirable goal for the area. In addition, if this shopping center proves successful, it could <br />act as a catalyst and anchor for future developments in that area of the City. <br />Mr. Myers advised that the site plan that the Council has is different from the one he had on display <br />which is the one that was submitted at the Plan Commission and is the one they consider the <br />preliminary site plan. The main difference is that at the northeast corner, on the site plan the Council <br />has, they are showing two (2) buildings and on the site plan on display they are showing two (2) <br />outlots which would be building outlots at some time in the future. <br />Mr. Jon Schelling, Kite Development, Indianapolis, Indiana, residing at 302 Sussex Circle, <br />Noblesville, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. <br />Mr. Schelling advised that the site plan they presented is what they would like to get rezoned. The <br />restaurant outlots up front would remain in tact as they are today. They feel that a rezone would <br />allow them more flexibility in drawing anchor tenants to the site and that is the purpose for <br />requesting the rezone. He noted that they have a lot of interest being shown in the potential <br />redevelopment of the mall and they would like the Council's support. <br />This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and <br />opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. <br />There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this <br />bill, Councilmember Varner made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council <br />concerning this bill as substituted. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried <br />by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. <br />BILL NO. 21 -03 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON <br />COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA <br />AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO <br />