ROW Vacation Application - 416 N. Main St. 425 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. - Final Packet

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v. 2024-07-30 �SpUTH BEd` W a PEACE 1865 STREET/ALLEY VACATION PRELIMINARY REVIEW City of South Bend - Board of Public Works 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Ste. 1316 South Bend, IN 46601 Date: January 22, 2025 Phone #: 574-234-4003 Name: Danch, Harner & Associates Email: asmith@danchharner.com Property 416 N. Main and 425 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Address: Applicant property information: ❑ Residential ■❑ Commercial ❑ Industrial Describe the general street/alley location with boundaries (Ex: 1st East/West Alley, west of St. Peter St and north of Howard St): The portion of the right-of-way along the South side of Marion and East side of Main from the round -about at Michigan and Marion southwesterly to Madison. More particularly described in the attached legal description. Is your property adjacent to the street/alley of interest? ❑� Yes ❑No Do any property owners currently access the street/alley? ❑ Yes ❑ No Is there a future property development plan associated with this request? ❑ Yes ❑' No Describe the reason for this vacation request and proposed use: When the State re-routed Main Street, the process to clean-up the right-of-way was not completed. The property owner is seeking to vacate the area between the current property lines and the existing right-of-way in order to allow for a more cohesive development on the property. This is a request for preliminary review of alley or street vacation with regard to Board of Public Works basic criteria. Staff will review the information provided and give feedback to the applicant. OFFICE USE ONLY: Do less than 50% of properties on the full block have direct street access? ❑' Yes ❑ No Is this the only midblock connection? ❑ Yes ❑ No Is the block length greater than 600'? ❑ Yes ❑' No Will the vacation result in: dead end alley, interference with bike route, violations of ❑ Yes ❑' No minimum traffic safety standards? Are there public or private utilities in the alley? ❑ Yes ❑E No Preliminary Staff Comments: Favorable response for this vacation request.