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REGULAR MEETING May 10, 1971
<br />REGULAR MEETING
<br />May 10, 1971
<br />Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in the Council
<br />Chambers in the County -City Building on Monday, May 10, 1971, at 8:07 p. m. The meeting was
<br />called to order by Council President Robert 0. Laven. The invocation was given by Reverend
<br />Freeman A. Whetstone, Stewart Memorial Baptist Church, 4849 Ford Street, South Bend, Indiana.
<br />ROLL CALL
<br />PRESENT: Councilmen Laven, Allen, Reinke, Craven, Grounds,
<br />Wise, Palmer and Zielinski.
<br />ABSENT: Councilman Szymkowiak. (On Vacation)
<br />RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
<br />Council President Laven entertained a motion to resolve the Council into the Committee of the
<br />Whole on the state of the City to consider the items listed on the agenda for the consideration
<br />of the Committee of the Whole. Motion carried. Time: 8:10 P. M.
<br />COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
<br />Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana met in the Committee
<br />of the Whole in the Council Chambers of the County City Building on Monday, May 10, 1971, at
<br />8:11 p. m. The meeting was called to order by Chairman William W. Grounds, who presided.
<br />ORDINANCE
<br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER
<br />40 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
<br />BEND, INDIANA, GENERALLY KNOWN AS THE SOUTH BEND
<br />ZONING ORDINANCE, BEING ORDINANCE NO. 4990 -68,
<br />AS AMENDED, (FORMERLY ORDINANCE NO. 3702), BY
<br />ADDING PROVISIONS DEALING WITH MOBILE HOME PARKS.
<br />This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and
<br />and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard thereon. Mr. Douglas Carpenter, Senior
<br />Planner of the Area Plan Commission said that this ordinance would allow mobile home parks
<br />to be established within the city limits and it established Use Districts.and Subdivisions.
<br />He explained the difference between a mobile home park and a subdivision. He stated that in
<br />a park the lots are rented and in a subdivision the lots are plotted out and sold. The ord-
<br />inance requests some design, site plan, final development plan, development schedule and
<br />staging requirements and the final development plan shall be submitted to the Area Plan Comm-
<br />ission for approval. The ordinance requests that the home be properly secured according to
<br />the Building Commissioner against tornadic winds and must be anchored into the ground. Miss
<br />Virginia Guthrie, Executive Director of the South Bend Civic Planning Association, stated
<br />that everything should be done to make these homes attractive and suggested that skirts be
<br />required to cover the opening under the trailer. Mrs. Fredrick Mutzl., 320 Parkovash Ave.,
<br />South Bend, Indiana, asked if there was a difference in the taxing if the home retains wheels.
<br />City Attorney S. J. Crumpacker explained that mobile homes are taxed under a procedure that
<br />fixes the assessed valuation at not more than one - third the market value and that a deprec-
<br />iation scale allows depreciation to a minimum figure over eight years. Mr. Carpenter said
<br />the wheels should be removed.
<br />Reverend Father Thomas L. Depa, New Carlisle, representing the St. Joseph County Fair Tax
<br />Association said mobile home parks are being developed in soil conditions that are not suit-
<br />able and asked that they not be premitted to be built near streams and said they should not
<br />be built unless they are connected to city sewers. City Engineer Lloyd Taylor said the city
<br />ordinance prohibits mobile homes unless trailers are connected to city sewer and water fac-
<br />ilities.
<br />Councilman Laven made a motion, seconded by Councilman Wise, that the ordinance be amended
<br />as follows: On page 5, in Section III, C, Mobile Home Park Design Requirements, add
<br />the following item:
<br />21. Each mobile home shall have properly attached to it a skirt
<br />or extension of adequate opaque non - flammable material, or
<br />any other material acceptable to the Building Commissioner,
<br />covering the opening from the bottom of the unit to the
<br />ground.
<br />The above motion carried. 8 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent (Councilman Szymkowiak) Councilman Allen
<br />made a motion, seconded by Councilman Zielinski, that the ordinance go to the Council favor-
<br />able as amended. Motion carried. 8 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent (Councilman Szymkowiak)
<br />ORDINANCE
<br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING
<br />CHAPTER 40 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF
<br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
<br />(627 W. Washington St.)
<br />This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and
<br />opponents were given an opportunity to be heard thereon. Mr. James Cronk, 627 W. Washington
<br />Street, the petitioner, spoke for the proposed zoning. He said it is not intended to struct-
<br />urally alter the existing buildings but that the detached building, which is a garage with
<br />an apartment above it, would be used for an antique and gift shop. Councilman Allen made a
<br />motion, seconded by Councilman Palmer, that the ordinance go to the council as favorable.
<br />Motion carried. 8 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent (Councilman Szymkowiak).
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