04-12-93 Council Meeting Minutes

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�2e9 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 12, 1993 AND PATTY LANE, PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. Council Member Puzzello made a motion to continue public hearing on this bill until April 26, at the request of the petitioner, seconded by Council Member Luecke. The motion carried. BILL NO. 20 -93 A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE FIRST NORTH /SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF NORTH LAPORTE AVENUE FROM THE NORTH RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF WEST WASHINGTON STREET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF THE FIRST INTERSECTING ALLEY NORTH OF WEST WASHINGTON STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 172 FEET AND A WIDTH OF APPROXIMATELY 14 FEET. PART SITUATED IN ROCKAFELLER'S THIRD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Pat Lynch, 726 W. Washington, made the presentation for the bill. He indicated he was representing the owners of the adjacent propertry in the request for this vacation for safety, as well as aesthetic reasons. Council Member Luecke made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion carried. BILL NO. 21 -93 A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE ALLEY TO BE VACATED IS DESCRIBED AS THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY SOUTH OF W. DONALD ST. FROM THE EAST RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF S. MAIN ST. TO THE WEST RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF S. MAIN ST., FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 165 FEET AND A WIDTH OF APPROXIMATELY 11 FEET. PART SITUATED IN BOWMAN'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. David DeVliegher, 829 Wheatley Dr., made the presentation for the bill. He indicated this alley has not been used as such for forty years, and none of the adjoining properties need this alley for access. Jim Ford, 2206 S. Main, spoke in favor of this vacation. Council Member Slavinskas made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion carried. BILL NO. 22 -93 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "ZONING ". This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Council Member Slavinskas reported that the Zoning and Vacation Committee had met on this bill and recommended it to the Council favorable. John Byorni, Area Plan, made the presentation for the bill. He indicated that the Commission is required to submit a zoning plan for all newly annexed property, and this bill would eliminate that requirement as well as the Council having to rezone annexed property which comes into the City as "A" Residential. He indicated this would also allow the Building Department to issue permits for all allowed uses in the "A" Residential District. Council Member Coleman made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Puzzello. The motion carried. BILL NO. 23 -93 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, VACATING THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF SOUTH LAFAYETTE FROM THE NORTH RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF WEST BROADWAY TO THE SOUTH RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF WEST STULL AND VACATING THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY NORTH OF WEST BROADWAY FROM THE EAST RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF SOUTH FRANKLIN TO THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF SOUTH FRANKLIN. — Council Member Coleman made a motion to continue public hearing on this bill until April 26, since it had not been heard by Public Works, seconded by Council Member Washington. The motion carried. BILL NO. 24 -93 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND CERTAIN TERRITORY CONTIGUOUS THEREWITH AND GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CREEKWOOD DRIVE WITHIN THE CREEKWOOD VILLAS SUBDIVISION IN CLAY TOWNSHIP, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA (STOUFFER ANNEXATION). This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Council Member Slavinskas reported that the Zoning and Vacation Committee had met on this bill and recommended it to the Council favorable. Larry Magliozzi, Economic Development, made the presentation for the bill. He indicated this was the second time for this bill to be passed. He indicated that in January the bill was passed with an error in the legal, and it was necessary to resubmit the annexation and pass it again. Council Member Coleman made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Luecke. The motion carried. Council Member Luecke made a motion to rise and report to the Council, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion carried.