08-14-00 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 14.2000 This bill had first reading. Councilmember Kelly made a motion to refer this bill to the Area Plan Commission. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 70 -00 A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: A STRIP OF GROUND COMMENCING ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 165 AS SHOWN ON THE RECORDED PLAT OF MYERS AND FUNK'S THIRD PLAT OF CHIPPEWA HEIGHTS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS A POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 165, A DISTANCE OF TWENTY -FOUR (24) FEET, THENCE EAST PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID LOT 165 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY -EIGHT AND ELEVEN ONE HUNDREDTHS (128.11) FEET, THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOT 165 TWENTY -FOUR FEET (24), THENCE WEST PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID LOT 165 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY -EIGHT AND ELEVEN ONE HUNDREDTHS (128.11) FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING This bill had first reading. Councilmember Coleman made a motion to refer this bill to the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee and set it for Public Hearing and Third Reading on August 28, 2000. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 71 -00 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING ARTICLE 3, NONCONFORMING USES, OF CHAPTER 21, ZONING, OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE BY REVISING AND ADDING REGULATIONS TO ALLOW FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF NON - CONFORMING SINGLE - FAMILY HOMES This bill had first reading. Councilmember Coleman made a motion to refer this bill to the Area Plan Commission. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: DISPERSEMENT OF INFORMATION REGARDING AMENDMENT TO SIGN ORDINANCE Councilmember Varner stated that with regard to changes being brought about by Bill No. 51 -00 regarding signage requirements and the new location of a distance of seven hundred fifty (750) feet, there was some concern that there would be a rush for prime locations. It was discussed that perhaps the presidents of all the gateway associations could encourage their members and people who have businesses along those areas to give some additional consideration to any additional approaches they might have. They may get inquiries regarding the use of their land. Perhaps the Association in general could look at the need for or the lack of or perhaps the over usage of signage and perhaps as a group they can make a decision on how to handle this. Councilmember Varner asked Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand to draft a letter to that effect. President Pfeifer noted that perhaps the Council could draft another letter to ask Mr. Jon Hunt to contact Mr. Don Fozo of the Building Department regarding this matter and perhaps the two (2) can be combined. She noted that Mr. Hunt's office does interface with the neighborhood centers, the corridors and the partnership centers so his office would be a