09-23-2024 Zoning & Annexation Committee Meeting Minutes

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• CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK Skip Morrell, Principal Development Planner with offices on the 10 floor of the County-City Building,presented Bill No. 41-24.The owner is Shamrock Reailty Group LLC. This Bill requests an upzoning from Urban Neighborhood One (U I) to Urban Neighborhood Three (U3). The lot is currently vacant. The new development will include four (4) condo-style units. The Planning Commission's favorable recommendation is subject to a written commitment stating that the building will not exceed three (3) stories except for rooftop amenities. Angela Smith, Senior Staff Planner at Danch Harper Associates LLC., 1643 Commerce Drive, South Bend, IN 46628, spoke on behalf of the petitioners. The project aims to increase the neighborhood's density. Committee Vice Chair Gooden-Rodgers held the public hearing, and nobody spoke. Councilmember Rachel Tomas Morgan asked what is the targeted buyer for these units. Angela Smith stated that market-rate condos and similar condos in the area sell for four hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($450,000)to seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars($750,000). Committee Member Sheila Niezgodski motioned to send Bill No. 41-24 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation, which was seconded by Committee Member White and carried via a vote by voice. Bill No. 42-24—Amending Zoning Ordinance for Property Located at 829 South 27th Street Skip Morrell, Principal Development Planner with offices on the 141h floor of the County-City Building, presented Bill No. 43-24. The owner is Two Brothers Real Estate Investments LP. The requested action is a rezoning from Urban Neighborhood One (U 1) to Urban Neighborhood Two (U2), legalizing an existing triplex. The home was initially constructed in 1922, and City records show it was a single-family home until 1960. It is unclear when the house was converted to a triplex and whether it was done legally. The Planning Commission's favorable recommendation is subject to a written commitment stating that the house has a zoning complaint open front porch to fit the neighborhood's character. Committee Member White asked if the petitioner accepted the frontage condition. Skip Morrell stated that the petitioner did not accept the condition. Councilmember Tomas Morgan asked if the petitioner will not update the home's frontage and, if so, whether the home will be upzoned. Skip Morrell stated that the petitioner is given six(6)months to one(1)year to update the property to meet zoning requirements. If the zoning requirements are unmet, the owner cannot receive a certificate of occupancy or other legal documents for this property. Tim Corcoran, Director of City Planning, with offices on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, stated in the Zoning Ordinance update in 2020 allowed for upzoning to enable the need to build duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes but did not allow for the conversation of homes to those types of structures. When homes are converted to serve more than single families, it is often not done with thoughtful designing, so the City wanted to ensure that single-family homes would EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227 W.Jefferson Blvd. South Bend,Indiana 46601 p.574.235.9221 f.574.235.9173 www.southbendin.gov