04-21-52 Council Meeting Minutes

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om AMENDNM T 1 14th. 1952 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CIVIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, THAT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING A LEASE BY ITS BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR ARMORY PURPOSES BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: . A strip of land 50 feet in width along the north side of North Side Boulevard shall be excluded from said lease in order that a beautiful vista may be maintained by the Park Department. APRIL 21ST. 19 Councilman Niezgodski made a motion that the above amendment be adopted. Councilman Muszynski seconded the motion. Motion carried. Roll call vote of 7 ayes - 1 nay. Councilman Niezgodski made a motion that the above .Resolution be adopted as amended. Councilman Muszynski seconded the motion. Motion carried. Roll call vote of 7 ayes - 1 nay. RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that the contract heretfore entered . into between the Board of Public Works and Safety of said city and the Rieth -Riley Construction Company for the pairing of Wayne Street from the east line of Taylor Street to the east line of St. Joseph Street for the contract price of twenty -seven thousand eight hundred fifty -three and 70100 Dollars ($27,853.70) is confirmed and approved. WALTER G. GLASS Member of the Common Council Councilman Hahn made a motion that the Resolution be adopted. Councilman Bestle seconded the motion. Motion carried._ Roll call vote of 8 ayes - 0 nays. PETITION TO THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Comes now Jack McCormack, petitioner herein and respectfully represents and shows unto this Honorable Body; That he is the owner in fee simple of certain real estate situate in the City of South Bend, in said county and state, a"aid real estate being more particularly described as follows, to -wit: Lots Numbered 3 and 4 in Fernwood Addition to the City of South Bend. That your petitioner is desirous of adding two (2) apartments to a structure now thereon located; and that said real estate is now zoned "A'} Residential; that he is desirous of having said real estate rezoned from "A" residential to "B" residential, which latter classification would permit the use of said land for the purposes herein "stated. WHEREFORE, your petitioner prays this Honorable Body to rezone saidland from "A" residential to "B" residential. (Signed) JACK MCCORMACK Councilman Hahn made a motion that the petition be referred to the City Plan Commission. Councilman Muszynski seconded the moti -pn. Motion carried. PETITION IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF CARL J. REINKE & HAROLD G. REINKE, DOING BUSINESS AS CARL J. REINKE & SONS TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND: The undersigned, Carl J. Reinke and Harold G. Reinke, doing business as Carl J. Reinke & Sons, hereby respectfully petition the honorable Common Council of the City of South Bend and say: 1. That said petitioners are the owners of the following described real estate: Part of Bank Out Lot Numbered Ninety -nine (99) of the Second Plat of Out Lots of the Town, now City of South Bend, platted by the State Bank of Indiana, described as: Beginning at a point Forty (40) feet West of the intersection of the South Line of Ford Street with the East line of said Bank Out Lot Numbered Ninety -nine (99). running thence West One Hundred Twelve (112) feet; thence South One Hundred Fifty - two and Seventy -five Hundredths (152.75) feet; thence East One Hundred Twelve (112) feet; thence North One Hundred Fifty -two and Seventy -five Hundredths (152.75) feet to the place of beginning, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, excepting therefrom the part taken for railroad purposes in Condemnation Proceedings filed in Cause No. 27884, St. Joseph Superior Court No. 1. 2. That said property is located on Ford Street in the City of South Bend, adjoining the New Jersey Railroad and is presently zoned "D" - Light Industrial district and "E" - Height and Area district. 3. Said petitioners further show said honorable Common Council that there is presently located on said premises a three -stall garage used for the purpose of storing materials used by said petitioners in their construction business, and that it is necessary that said property be re= classified as to height and area to that of "F" Height and Area district, being a change from Section 14 of the zoning ordinance of the City of South Bend, being Ordinance 3790 adopted December 11, 1950, to that of Section 15 of said Zoning Ordinance above described. 4. The said petitioners request said change of only Height and Area district for the reason that it vDuld work an undue hardship upon them in establishing their warehousing space on said property to be denied the use of the said rear yard as restricted in the present classification of "E" - Height and Area district. Said petitioners further show that said change as herein prayed for will not be.detrimental to the surrounding area nor in any way diminish or detour property values of the surrounding neighbors. (Continued)