03-11-46 Council Meeting Minutes

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MEETING MARCH 11th, 1946 Be it remembered that the Common'Council of-the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in Regular Session, in the Council Chambers, City hall, on Monday, March 11th, 1946, at 7 :35 P.M., with all members present except Councilman Hull and Richardson. The reading of the Minutes of the previous meeting was waived. President Korpal Presided. PETITION: South Bend, Indiana. March 4th, 1946. To the Common Cuuncil of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: We, the undersigned property owilers, petition your honorable body to consider the following proposed amend meet to Ordinance-No, 2331; whereby Lot "D" in Davis Plat which is 715 LaPorte Avenue in the City of South Bend, Indiana, would be changed from "A" Residential.and "A" Height and Area to "D" Light Industrial and "D" Height and Area. ( 2 Signers) Councilman Bishop made a motion that the petition be referred to the City Plan Commission. Councilman Mirocha seconded the motion. Motion carried. PETITION: WALNUT GROVE MUTUAL HOUSING CORPORATION TO CITY OF SOUTH BEND, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY ) OF SOUTH BEND AND THE ZONING BOARD OF THE ) CITY OF SOUTH BEND, IN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, STATE) OF INDIANA. } IN THE MATTER OF RE- ZONING OF THE WALNUT GROVE MUTUAL HOUSING PROJECT PETI TION Comes now the petitioner, a duly qualified and acting indiana corporation, by its president, Harold B. Schultz, and would show the following, to -wit: 1. That'it has entered into a contract of lease with option to purchase the above mentioned project, with the U.S. of America - Federal Public Housing Authority-,on the 1st day of July, 1943, and that negotiations for the purchase thereof are now in progress, .while the petitioner is operating the project under the contract herein,, in its corporate capacity as the-Walnut Grove Mutual Houseing Corporation. 2. That on or about the 1st day of September, 1941,, the United States Government'ottained the title to the tract herein mentioned; to -wit: A tract of land lying and being in the East 2 of the N.W. 4 of Section 8 Township 37, Range 3 East in the City-of South Bend, St. Joseph County,_ State of Indiana, more particularly described as follows Beginning at an iron ,pin set at the intersection of the North Line of Section 8 aforesaid with the North and South. Center Line of'said Section.8 ;.running thence South along the North and South Center Line of said Section 8, a distance of 2646.4 feet to a point in Jefferson Boulevard which point is distant approximately 20 feet northwardly from a stone set at the intersection of the East and West 'enter Line of said Section 8 with the North and South Center Line thereof; thence East along Jefferson Boulevard 1324.75 feet to the point in the easterly side of West 2 26th Street; thence`North along the easterly side of West 1 26th Street' 2643:85 feet to a point in McKinley. Avenue; thence East along McKinley Avenue on a line being the North Line of Section'8 aforesaid 1345.0 feet to the point or place of beginning, containing an area of 80.942 acres, together with the improvement thereon. and in consequence thereof began the construction of one and two family units for the housing of employees engaged in the war effort, to relieve the housing shortage and to enable the employees herein to be properly accomodated,.as tenants, to aid the government in the war effort. 3. That at the time of the construction of the housing units herein and the development of the tract herein described into a mutual housing residential project, the Government of the United States was not under obligations to observe or to comply with the City ordinance as to zoning provisions of the ordinance and, consequently, the project was classed as an A residence district wherein commerical buildings and structures are dis- allowed and the conduct of business for the convenience of the occupants thereof is not permissible. 4. That the project herein is located a great distance from the commerical district-of the City of South Bend and that there are no commerical enterprises within or about the project, a condition causing difficulties and inconveniences to the occupants thereof in obtaining food and other commodities of life necessary to ,proper enjoyment of life. 5. That about seventy five persent of the occupants of the project have voiced their demand for a change in the classification and zoning of the project to enable them to construct, conduct and maintain such of business enterprises as will provide food and other necessaries of life for the residents thereof and their families, 6. That the changes requested in the classification and zoning of the project herein, as necessary for the convenience and welfare of the residents thereon are the following, to -wit: That the project be classified as "B" Height and Area District and as "C" Commerical District, to enable the accomplishment of the purpose herein according to law in such cases made and provided and to the satisfaction of the residents thereof. 6.A. That in the event the changes requested should conflict with existing conditions now on the project or could not be allowed without infringement of the present classification and zoning ordinance, then the petition requests that the area of entire project be included in the "B" residence class leaving "A" residence height and area'and that the South end portion of the project bounded by Woodmere Lane on the North side thereof, bounded by 26th Street on the West and thereof, and bounded by Jefferson Boulevard on the South side thereof, be classed as "C" Commercial District of the entire area within the boundries herein specified.