06-26 Alley Vacation - East/West Alley Between 516 South Michigan Street and 520 South Michigan Street

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v.2024-07-30 /�l STREET/ALLEY VACATION PRELIMINARY REVIEW � City dL\I of South Bend - Board of Public Works ,)5) 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Ste. 1316 South Bend, IN 46601 Date: 9/30/2024 Phone#: 3125900062 Rachel Mospan rachelmospan@gmail.com Name: Email: Property 516 S Michigan St, South Bend, IN 46601 Address: Applicant property information: ❑O 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): east/west alley south of Monroe, between 516 S Michigan and 520 S Michigan, starts at Michigan on the west and ends at the back alley behind 516 S Michigan to the east(i.e. the alley does not continue east to the next block which is S St. Joseph) Is your property adjacent to the street/alley of interest? 0 Yes No Do any property owners currently access the street/alley? 11 Yes No Is there a future property development plan associated with this request? 0 Yes ❑No Describe the reason for this vacation request and proposed use: Charity Stowe and Rachel Mospan are the owners of Herstoric Properties which owns 516 S Michigan.Charity and Rachel also founded the non-profit Milkweed Gardens which owns 520 S Michigan.516 S Michigan is being developed into mixed use residential and commercial space.520 S Michigan will be developed into a public greenspace/pocket park that will serve the adjacent buildings as well as the neighborhood.We'd like ownership of the alley to be attached to 516 S Michigan (as opposed to splitting 50/50).It will most likely be maintained as a paved area for use by both 516 and 520. (Note:the boxes in the Office Use Only section were auto-populated when I checked the boxes above.I wasn't able to uncheck them.) 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? ❑i Yes ❑' No Is this the only midblock connection? g Yes 0 No Is the block length greater than 600'? ❑i Yes ❑i 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: DCI responds with a favorable request that includes removal of the alley approach. The ownership of the vacated alley is not determined throgh the vacation process, it will default to split ownership of the formewr ROW and added to adjacent properties.