03-24-52 Council Meeting Minutes

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NAME ADDRESS DESCRIPTION Morris Park Lot No.5 �s/ John Weiss s Elizabeth Weiss Couneilman'Niezgodski moved that this petition be referred to the City Plan Commission. Councilman Korpal seconded the Motion. Motion carried. Roll Call vote 7 Ayes and O.Nays. ( Councilman Pinter and Bestle being absent) PETITION Petition to rezone "' THE FOUR CORNERS AT MCKINLEY AVE., AND TWYCHENHAM DRIVE, NOW ZONED, COMMERCIAL BE CHLNGED TO "A" RESIDENCE DISTRICT. MCKINLEY AVE., WEST OF TWYCKENHAM DRIVE TO JACOB, NOW "B" RESIDENCE DISTRICT BE CHANGED TO "A" R.ESI "DENCE DISTRICT ". Councilman Muszynski moved that this petition be referred to the City Plan Commission. Councilman Korpal seconded the motion. Motion carried. Roll call vote 7 Ayes and 0 Nays.(Councilman Pinter and Bestle being absent) . PETITION(See Page 780) STATE OF INDIANA ) ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ) CITY OF SOUTH BEND ) IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION ) OF JOSEPH BARTKOWIAK ) AND GERTRUDE BARTKOWIAK FOR } REZONING OF REAL. ESTATE ) TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA:. BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETITION FOR REZONING REAL ESTATE The undersigned, Joseph Bartkowiak and Gertrude Bartkowiak, husband and wife, respectfully petition and show to this honorable body the following:: 1. That they own the following described real estate situate in St. "Joseph County, Indiana, which is now zoned and classified under the zoning Ordinance of said City of South Bend, being known as number 3702, as amended adopted June 13, 1949, as "C" Commercial District and as "." Height and Area District, to -wit: LOT NUMBERED TViO` (2) AS SHOWN ON THE RECORDEDPLAT OF BULL AND PATTON'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, EXCEPTING THEREFROM A STRIP OF LAND 10 FEET IN WIDTH TAKEN OFD` OF AND FROM THE SOUTHEASTERLY SIDE THEREOF. 2. That they also own the following described adjoining real estate situate in St. Joseph County, State of Indiana; which is now zoned "A -1" Residence District and "A " Height and Area District under said toning Ordinance, to -wit:: LOT NUMBERED THREE (3) AS SHOWN ON THER.ECORDED PLAT OF BULLA AND PATTON'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND. 3. Attached hereto and made a part hereof is a tracing of a plat of said lots 2 and 3 showing the present zoning status of each; that lot 2-represents the location of the present grocery store and a proposed extension thereof of the petitioners, which said lot is now zoned as "C" Commercial iDistrict and "W' Height and Area District as above indicated; that lot 3 of said tracing represents the real estate for vhich this petition is filed and which is zoned for residence purposes as above indicated; 4. That your petitioners desire to have said lot 3 rezoned and reclassified by the amendment of said Toning Ordinance from the above classification to "C" Commercial District and "E" Height and Area District. 5 That your petitioners intend to make the following use of said lot 3 if the same is rezoned in accordance with this request: That your petitioners now maintain a grocery store on said lot 2 with its customers' entrance on California Avenue; that it is their plan to enlarge said grocery store by building an:. addition thereto on the northeasterly and thereof so as to extend said grocery store within said lot 2 to the southerly line of Portage Avenue, with an additional customers'ent:rance on Portage Avenue; the enlargement of the store will constitute said grocery into what is known as a "super- market' ", with an anticipated greater amount of customer traffic; said tracing indicates the location of the proposed extension to the grocery store; 6. That said lot 3 will be used under the plan of petitioners as an off street parking lot for the use of customers of the enlarged grocery store, thus avoiding the excessive parking use of near -by- streets by customers of the petitioners during the business hours of the enlarged grocery store; it is felt that this commercial use of,said lot 3 is consistent with the general commercial use of the entire northwest corner of the intersection of Portage Avenue and California Avenue and will cause such commercial use to be less offensive to the surround7cloAnunity; than..it would otherwise be without such off street parking for customers of the grocery store. WHEREFORE your petitioners respectfully pray that the zoning Ordinance of said City of South Bend may be amended to allow the rezoning hereinabove proposed. , s/' Joseph Bartkowiak /s/ Gertrude Bartkowiak STATE OF INDIANA ) ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ) SS Joseph Bartkowiak and Gertrude Bartkowiak, the petitioners in the foregoing petition for rezoning, being first duly dworn on oath, depose and say: that they are petitioners in the above petition and have read the same; that the allegations of said petition are true to their best information andbelief. /S s . Joseph Bartkowiak Gertrude Bartkowiak Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public, in and for said County and State, this 14th day of March, 1952. My Comm. Exp: 8 -7 -53 /s/ Harriet R. Tritle - Notary Public.