Alley Vacation - 501 523 529 E. Lasalle 307 315 317 321 N. Hill

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v.2024-07-30 4SpUTH PEACE 1865 Date: STREET/ALLEY VACATION PRELIMINARY REVIEW City of South Bend — Board of Public Works 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Ste. 1316 South Bend, IN 46601 12.19.24 Name: Riley Ellingsen Phone #: 2088198659 Email: rellingsen@earthdesignsred.com Property 501, 523, 529 E LaSalle; 307, 315 N Hill 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): 1 st North/South Alley, north of E LaSalle Ave and east of N Niles Ave (approx southernmost 135 feet.) 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: Planned development encompassing the above listed addresses and, potentially, 319 N Niles Ave. The alley would be improved and service access would be maintained. The entire development will be fenced and the fence will cross the vacated alley with gates added for service access. 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 ❑ No Preliminary Staff Comments: FAVORABLE: Based on forthcoming plans by the petitioner for the southern portion of block, the part of the alley serving this portion of the block could be vacated. The northern part of the alley should remain and provide continued access to properties on the northern portion of the block that do not have street access.