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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 12.2000 that this petition be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation. The petition property is surrounded by single family homes on a residential street and the staff sees little chance for industrial use of this site in the near future. Additionally, the Area Plan Commission, at its Public Hearing held on May 16, 2000 sends this petition to the Council with a favorable recommendation Ms. Anastacia Gring,1515 Kemble Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Ms. Gring informed the Council that she has lived in this house for the last twelve (12) years and is planning on selling it. However, she was unaware when she moved in that it was zoned industrial and therefore in order to sell it at this time she is requesting that the zoning be changed from industrial to residential. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Aranowski made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. BILL NO. 36 -00 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 231 EAST IRELAND ROAD IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Aranowski made motion to hear the substitute version of this bill. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. Councilmember White reported that the Zoning & Annexation Committee met on this bill and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. John Byorni, Assistant Director, Area Plan Commission, Room 1140 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, presented the report from the Commission. Mr. Byorni advised that the petitioner is requesting a zone change from "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area, and "C" Commercial, "A" Height and Area to "C" Commercial, "A" Height and Area to allow the expansion of a fast food restaurant. The property currently contains a Taco Bell restaurant. Located to the north are single family homes zoned "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area; to th east, west and south are commercial uses zoned "C" Commercial, "A" Height and Area. Access to the site is from Ireland Road. The total site to be rezoned is forty thousand nine hundred sixty -four (40,964) square feet. Of that, the buildings will occupy six per cent (6 %) of the site, the parking and drives will occupy sixty -six per cent (66 %) of the site and twenty -eight per cent (28 %) of the site will remain as open space. Based on information available prior to the Area Plan Commission Public Hearing, the staff recommended that this petition be sent to the Council with a favorable recommendation subj ect to a final site plan. The lot is currently split between residential and commercial zoning. All of the other lots along the north side of this portion of Ireland are zoned commercially to the north lot line. The approval of this petition would extend the commercial zoning line on this property to match all of the surrounding properties. Additionally, at its Public Hearing held on May 16, 2000, the Area Plan Commission sent this petition to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Travis Saunier, GPD Associates, 520 South Main Street, Suite 2531, Akron, Ohio, representing Taco Bell, made the presentation for this petition. Mr. Saunier stated that this rezoning is for the redevelopment of the existing store on Ireland Road and he believes the commission has done a good job of presenting the project to the Council. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. 1 1 u'