09-23-2024 Common Council Meeting Minutes (2)

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REGULAR MEETING September 23, 2024 REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICES None. RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Council Vice President Niezgodski motioned to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, which was seconded by Councilmember Karen White and carried via a vote by voice. PUBLIC HEARINGS BILL NO. 41-24 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED 734 NOTRE DAME AVENUE COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO.4 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Clerk Tirado read the bill to the Council for its second (2"d)reading. After the second (2"d)reading, Councilmember Lee requested the committee report. Councilmember Gooden-Rodgers stated that Bill No. 41-24 went before the Zoning and Annexation Committee and comes with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Lee requested that the petitioner(s) state their name and address and share key points before the Council. Skip Morrell, Principal Development Planner with offices on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, presented Bill No. 41-24. The owner is Shamrock Reality Group LLC. Bill No. 41-24 requests a rezoning from Urban Neighborhood One(U1)to Urban Neighborhood Three(U3). The lot located at 734 Notre Dame Avenue 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 Hamer&Associates LLC., 1643 Commerce Drive, South Bend, IN 46628, spoke on behalf of the petitioners. The project aims to increase the neighborhood's density. Councilmember Lee held the public hearing, and nobody spoke. Council Vice President Niezgodski motioned to send Bill No. 41-24 to the Full Council with a favorable recommendation, which was seconded by Councilmember White and carried by a vote of eight (8) ayes with one(1) Councilmember absent. Council President Sharon McBride—Aye Council Vice President Sheila Niezgodski—Aye Councilmember Canneth Lee—Aye Councilmember Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers—Aye Councilmember Troy Warner—Aye Councilmember Sherry Bolden-Simpson—Aye Councilmember Dr. Oliver Davis—Absent Councilmember Karen L. White—Aye Councilmember Rachel Tomas Morgan—Aye 42-24 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED 829 SOUTH 27TH STREET COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 3 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Lee stated that Bill No. 42-24 has been tabled until October 14, 2024. 2