28-26 Alley Vacation - 718 and 710 Napoleon Street

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v.2024-07-30 ,„ STREET/ALLEY VACATION PRELIMINARY REVIEW City of South Bend - Board of Public Works 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Ste. 1316 /80 South Bend, IN 46601 Date: 06/27/2025 Phone#: 574-386-2563 Dave & Jennifer Ludwig dludwig@nd.edu Name: Email: Property 710 & 718 Napoleon St., South Bend, IN 46617 Address: Applicant property information: El 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): A 15' X 172.61' proposed right of way vacation south of Napoleon Street and east of St. Louis Blvd AND a 15' X 171.85' proposed right of way vacation south of Napoleon Street and west of St. Peters Street. Is your property adjacent to the street/alley of interest? 0 Yes ❑No Do any property owners currently access the street/alley? ❑� Yes ❑No Is there a future property development plan associated with this request? E Yes ❑No Describe the reason for this vacation request and proposed use: The project will have removal of the home at the SW corner of Napoleon & St. Peters Street, split the property into 2 lots, erect 2 new homes on the site, relocate the sidewalk further north towards the curb on Napoleon, reconstruct the curb ramp at the SW corner of Napoleon/St. Peter Street and redo tree lawn with new tree plantings/lawn. 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? 0 Yes ❑ No Is the block length greater than 600'? ❑i 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 0 No Preliminary Staff Comments: Unfavorable reccomendation. The proposal to relocate the sidewalk and narrowed tree lawn will reduce opportunties for mature street trees and although it does match the neighboring block to the east, the majority of the blocks to the west have the same width of tree lawn.