06-12-50 Council Meeting Minutes

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• REGUTA R FETING JUNE 12TH, 1950 Lots Numbered Sixty (60) and Sixty -one (61) as shown on the recorded Plat of Au gustine's Addition to the City of South Bend and the north one -half of the vacated alley extending along the south side of said Lot numbered 60, from "A" Use District and "A" Height and Area District to "A -1" Use District and "A" Height and Area District. In support of said petition, your petitioners respectfully show that Anthony Albano and Bennedictta Albano, husband and wife, are the owners of Lots 54, 55 and 56 in said Addition, extending from the intersection of Collee Street and Lincoln way 'Kest to the first north and south alley, and. that Lots 54 and 55 are now zoned as "C Use District and "D" Height and Area District; that Lot 57 is owned by Edward F. Thoman; that Lots 58, -60 and 61 are owned by-Cloyd A. Beetle and Marie Bestle, and that Lot 59 is owned by-Cloyd Beetle, Jr. and Sylvia L. Beetle; that Lots 56 to 59, inclusive, are now zoned "B" Use and "A" Height and Area; that Lots 60 and 61 are.now zoned "A" Use and "A" Height and Area; that the real estate sought to be rezoned, together with Lots 54 and 55 already zoned commercial, constitute the entire frontage on the north side of Lincolnway West between College Street on the East and Brookfield Street on the west and two lots on Brookfield Street immediately north of the lots fronting on .Li.neolnway West; that many of the lots in the vicinity of the subject real estate are now zoned and used for commercial purposes. Dated this 12 day of June, 1950. (Signed) Anthony Albano " Bennedictta Albano Edward F. Thoman Cloyd A. Beetle " Marie Bestls " Cloyd Bestle, Jr. Couneilmsn Korpal made a motion that the petition be referred to the City Plan Commission. Councilman Muszynski seconded the motion. Motion carried. PETIT ION The undersigned would represent and show to the Commission that he is the owner of an equitable interest represented by a contract of purchase in the following described real estate situate in the City of South Bend and State of Indiana, to -wit: Lot numbered nineteen (19) and the East half of lot numbered twenty (20) in Evans Subdivision of Bank Out lot numbered eighty -eight (88) an Addition.to the City of South Bend. The undersigned petitioner would further represent and show to the Commission that the record title owner of said real estate is William A. Dugdale, a resident of the City of South Bend, State of Indiana, and that in addition thereto your petitioner is a resident of the City of South Bend, State of Indiana. Your petitioner would-further represent and show to this Honorable Board that it is his desire and he does hereby request that after proper notice to the public and a public hearing on said matter that said parcel of real estate be zoned from its_.present zoning of residential to commercial. Your petitioner would further show to the Board that said property is located in the ten hundred block of West Washington Street in said City, abuts on said street, and is further described as being a 'meant lot immediate west of the City Natatorium, all of which is shown on a diagram attached hereto and made a part hereof. That in the immediate neighborhood and more particularly across the street and in the adjacent block to the west, the use pattern is substantially commercial and as a result of said use pattern in the immediate vicinity, a residential zoning of your petitioner's parcel precludes his full enjoyment of said real estate. Your petitioner would further show to this Honorable Board that by reason of said real estate being located directly to the west of said City Natatorium and being a vacant lot that the users of said Natatorium use said property for parking purposes even though your petitioner has posted signs clearly marked "No Parking" and has even attempted to fence said property in, all to no avail. And that further your petitioner is prevented from charging the general public for the use, of his property for the reason that it is zoned residential and to make a- charge for its use as a parking lot Would be a commercial use of said property. Your petitioner would further show this Honorable Board that he has repeatedly offered said real estate for sale at favorable prices for a residential use and that he has been unable to sell said real estate for said purpose. WHEREFORE Your petitioner prays that proper notice be published and that a hearink be had on said petition on the day of July, 1950, and that said real estate be zoned from its present use classification of residential to a cTassifieation of commercial for the reasons heretofore set forth and for all other and proper action. (Signed) JACOB WILD By 2obert J. DuComb, His Attorney Councilman Tellson made a motion that the petition be referred to the City Plan Commission. Councilman Muszynski seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: June 12, 1950 Your Committee of the Thole to whom was referred "An Ordinance reducing certain items in the sum of $1,860.00 in the 1950 budget of the Traffic Department and appropriating said amount to other items of the 1950 budget of said department, and declaring an extraordinary energency". Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion this ordinance should go to the Council as favorable. STANLEY C. KOWAL, Chairman Councilman Glass made a motion that the report be accented. Councilman Muszynski seconded the motion. Motion carried.