28-26 Alley Vacation - 718 and 710 Napoleon Street

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Filed in Clerk's Office May 18, 2026 May 1, 2026 South Bend Common Council Bianca Tirado 300 City Hall City Clerk, South Bend, IN 215 S.Martin Luther King,Jr. Blvd South Bend,Indiana 46601 Dear Members of the South Bend Common Council, 1 We respectfully submit this request for the Common Council's consideration and acceptance of an ordinance vacating 3.7'of public right-of-way located at 710& 718 Napoleon St.The requested right-of-way vacation supports plans to subdivide our lot at 718 Napoleon St.into a corner lot with a home facing St.Peter St.and a lot with a home facing Napoleon St. Construction of two zoning compliant,single-family homes would commence upon completion of all required permitting.The right-of-way vacation would increase the 718 Napoleon St. lot size by approximately 6%to facilitate the subdivision of the lot into two lots that each accommodate a newly constructed home. The community benefits of this project include: • The replacement of a rental home at the end of its useful life with two new owner- occupied homes for full-time residents and ongoing members of the South Bend community,including ourselves and another local family seeking to live near downtown and Notre Dame. • A new sidewalk along 718 Napoleon St. • Replacement of the existing non-ADA compliant curbs with ADA accessible ramps on Napoleon St.,both at the corner at St. Peter St. (our property)and the corner at St. Louis Blvd.(the neighboring church's property). • Replacement of the older and heaving sidewalk all along St.Peter St. Required exhibits,legal descriptions and supporting documentation are included for your review. Thank you for your time and consideration of this request. Please do not hesitate to contact us should additional information be required. We appreciate the Council's service to the City of South Bend and its residents. Re ectfully submitted, ii( David J. udwig Jennifer L. Ludwig 15700 Lake Forest Ct. Granger,IN 46530 (574)386-2563