02-28-66 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 28_,_ 1966 PETITION PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF REAL ESTATE 40 Acre Tract, Centre Township East Side York Road, Quarter Mile South of Jackson Road South Bend, Indiana February 21,. 1966 To the Honorable Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: Gentlemen: li Crest Manor Development Corporation respectfully represents and alleges: 1. Petitioner is the owner in fee simple of a tract of land comprising nearly 40 acres in the North East Quarter of Section 31, Township 37 North, Range 3 East in Centre Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, which tract of land is situated approximately one - quarter of a mile South of Jackson Road and 165 feet East of York Road as the same will be extended sTouthward from Jackson Road, and which said tract is more particularly described as follows: A part of the North East quarter of Section 31, Township 37 North, Range 3 East, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of the North East quarter of said Section 31, Township 37'Nortb,Range 3 East; thence South 00 degreeq,20 ' 30" East, 1237.25 feet, along the West line of the North East quarter of said Section 31, said line also being the center line of York Road, to the point of beginning; thence South 000 18' 35" East 1434.95 feet, along said centerline of York Road; thence North 890120 "39" East, 1318.91 feet; thence North 00022124" West 1418.47 feet; thence South 89055'40" West, 1317.30 feet to the point of beginning, containing approximately 43 acres, excepting therefrom that portion already annexed to the City of South Bend. 2. Petitioner desires that said territory, being contiguous to present southeasterly city limits of the City of South Bend, be annexed to and constitute thereafter a part of the City of South Bend, Indiana. WHEREFORE, petitioner respectfully prays and requests: 1. That the Common Council refer this petition to the Area Plan Commission for its consideration. 2. That upon favorable recommendation by the Area Plan Commission this Common Council adopt an appropriate form of ordinance for the annexation of said described territory to the City of South Bend, Indiana. JONES, OBENCHAIN, JOHNSON, FORD & PANKOW I�Attorneys for Petitioner By /s /G. Burt Ford CONSENT OF PORTAGE REALTY CORPORATION Portage Realty Corporation, contemplating that it will acquire title in the very near future to the above described real estate from Crest Manor Development Corporation, hereby joins is in the above petition for annexation of real estate indicating its consent to the annexation of said real estate. PORTAGE REALTY CORPORATION By /s/ Earl L. Rime Executive Vice President Councilman Geib made a motion that the petition be directed to the Area Plan Commission. Councilman Laven seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your Comihittee of the Whole, to whom was referred "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 3702 OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (Ldcation, 'Southea9t Corner of McKinley Avenue and'..Eddy'Strect'.) `. Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion public hearing on this ordinance be continued on March 14, 1966. /s/ Edwin Thomas Smith, Chairman The report was unanimously accepted as read.