07-24-67 Council Meeting Minutes

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PETITION We, the undersigned, do hereby respectfully make application and petition the Common Council to amend the Zoning Ordinance of South Bend as hereinafter requested, and in support of this application, the following facts are shown: 1. The property sought to be rezoned is located at The Norwest Corner of Bendix Drive and Elwood Avenue 2. The property is owned by Louis Gruszynski, Pelagia Kaniewski, Arthur A. Taelman and Edward V. O'Toole. 3. A legal description of the property is as follows: Part of the Southeast Quarter (4) of the Southeast quarter (4) of Section Thirty- three(33), Township Thirty -eight (38) North, Range Two (2) East described as beginning at the Northwest corner of Elwood Avenue and Bendix Drive in the City of South•Bend, which beginning point is Forty -(40) feet North and Forty (40) feet West of the Southeast corner of said Section Thirty -three (33), running thence North Eleven Hundred Ten and Thirty -two Hundredths (110.32) feet to the South line of a tract of land conveyed to Polish American Falcons and described in Deed Record 663, page 66: thence West Five Hundred Sixty -five (565.) feet, more or less, along the South line of said tract to the East boundary line of the recorded Re -plat of Lincoln Plaza- Second Addition; thence South along the East boundary line Eleven Hundred Eight and Fifty -seven Hundredths (1108.57) feet to a point on the North line of Elwood Avenue that is Five Hundred Sixty -three and Thirty -six Hundredths (563.36) feet West of the place of beginning; thence East to the place of beginning. Subject to an easement of Five (5) feet along the entire West side of said above described tract recorded November 30, 1953 in Miscellaneous Record 131, page 266. 4. It is desired and requested that the foregoing property be rezoned: From A Residential Use and A Height and Area District. To D Light Industrial Use and E. Height and Area District. 5. It is proposed that the property will be put to the following use and the following buildings will be constructed: Lumber Yards and other related matters. 6. Number of off street parking spaces to be provided: Fifty -two (52) 7. Attached is a copy of: a.) an existing plot plan showing my property and other surrounding properties; b.) names and addresses of all the individuals, firms or corporations owning property within 300 feet of the property sought to be rezoned; c.) site development plan:. FEENEY, STRATIGOS & HARDIG Attorneys for Petitioners By: /s/ F. Gerard Feeney Councilman Laven made a motion that the petition be-referred to the Area Plan Commission. Councilman Szymkowiak seconded the motion. Motion carried. PETITION Your Petitioner hereby respectfully makes application and petitions the Common Council of the City of South Pend, Indiana, to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as hereinafter requested, and in support of this application the following facts are shown: 1. The property sought to be rezoned is located and occupies entirely the area bounded as follows: on the north by the south line of Napier Street; on the east by the west line of an alley running north and south just west of Chestnut Street; on the south by the north line of the New York Central Railroad Company right -of- way; and on the west by the west lino of now vacated Cherry Street, all in the City of South Bend, Indiana. 2. The property is owned by your Petitioner, South Bend Range Corporation. 3. A legal description of the property is as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of Lot No. 37 as shown on the recorded Plat of John F. Kirby's Sub- division of a part of Bank Out Lot numbered Eighty -three (83) of the Second Plat of Out Lots of the Town, now City, of South Bend, Indiana, platted by the State Ban1 of Indiana; thence west to the west line of now vacated Cherry Street; thence south along said west line to the northerly line of the New York Central Railroad Company right -of -way; thence southeasterly along said northerly line to the intersection of said line with the east line of Lot No. 42 as shown on the recorded Plat of John P. Kirby's Subdivision of a part of Bank Out Lot numbered Eighty -three (83) of the Second Plat of Out Lots of the Town, now City, of South Bend, Indiana, platted by the State Bank of Indiana; thence north to the place of beginning, all in the City of South Bend, Indiana. An alternative legal description is as follows: All of Lots 37,38,39,40 and 42 as shown on the recorded Plat of John F. Kirby's Subdivision of a part of Bank out Lot numbered Eighty -three (83) of the Second Plat of Out Lots of the Town, now City, of South Bend, Indiana, platted by the State Bank of Indiana, and all of now vacated Cherry Street which lies directly west of said Lots, and so much of a now vacated alley which lies between said Lots 40 and 42. 4. It is desired and requested that the foregoing property be rezoned, From "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area District To "E" Heavy Industrial, "F" Height and Area District. 5. It is proposed that a building will be constructed upon said property in accordance with specifications submitted herewith which will be used for carrying out your Petitioner's manufacturing processes as is presently being done in its building west of the subject premises. 6. Attached is a copy of (a) an existing plot plan showing your petitioner's property considered herein and other neighboring properties which may be affected; (b) names and addressses of the record owners of all property within three hundred (300) feet of the subject real estate which may be affected by this rezoning; (c) site development plan. WHEREFORE, your Petitioner respectfully requests the relief sought herein.