10-08-01 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 8, 2001 Councilmember Coleman made a motion to accept the substitute version of this bill as submitted. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Additionally, Councilmember King made a motion that this bill be continued until November 12, 2001 with third reading to be held on November 26, 2001. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 56 -01 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BENDIX DRIVE AND PRAST BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Ujdak advised that the petitioner has requested that this bill be withdrawn. Therefore, Councilmember Coleman made a motion to strike this bill from the agenda at this time. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 84 -01 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS AMENDED FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 110 SOUTH HILL STREET, 109 SOUTH ST. LOUIS STREET AND 616 EAST WASHINGTON STREET ALL IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember White reported that the Zoning & Annexation Committee met on this bill and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Jeff Myers, Staff Planner, Area Plan Commission, Room 1140 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, presented the report from the Commission. Mr. Myers advised that the petitioners are requesting a zone change from "C" Commercial, `B" Height and Area and "PHC" Professional/Health Care to "A -3" Mixed Use Multifamily Residential and Commercial, "G" Height and Area to allow professional office uses including laboratory testing. The property currently contains professional offices and laboratory testing. Located to the north are single - family homes and a duplex zoned `B" Residential, `B" Height and Area and a commercial business zoned "C" commercial; to the east across St. Louis Avenue are single - family homes and an office zoned `B" Residential, `B" Height and Area; to the south are single - family homes and a storage building zoned "C" Commercial, "E" Height and Area; and to the west is a parking lot zoned "A -3" Mixed Use, "G" Height and Area. Access to the site will be from Washington Street, St. Louis Avenue and South Hill Street. Water and sewer are available to the site. The drainage has been addressed by the petitioner. Mr. Myers further advised that the total site to be rezoned is 1.14 acres. Of that, the buildings will occupy sixty -seven per cent (67 %) of the site, the parking and drives will occupy twenty -three per cent (23 %) of the site and ten per cent (10 %) of the site will remain as open space. A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no public wells, flood hazards, wetlands or environmental hazard areas are present. The site plan is preliminary. The City Engineer requires that the final site plan show a solution to access issues. The Area Plan Commission, at its Public Hearing held on September 18, 2001, sent this petition to the Council with a favorable recommendation, subject to a final site development plan. The proposed use would be an expansion of an existing office and laboratory facility and would be in keeping with the development for the East Bank Area. It is the Area Plan Commission's opinion that "A -3" Mixed Use zoning is appropriate for this site. -2-