05-12-52 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING M.M.L H, 1952 PETITION To the Common Council of City of South Bend and The Housing Authority of the City of South Bend City Hall South Bend, Indiana The undersigned, residents and tenants of Housing Project Number Indiana -12197 Southmore Heights located in the southeast part of the City of South Bend, petition the members of the Common Council to instruct the Housing Authority of the City of South Bend to advertise and accept competitive bids for a lease for the operation of a grocery store within the said Housing Project. Your petitioners further state that there is a necessity existing for a grocery store; that the present tenants now operating the only grocery store located in the project will be forced to surrender possession of the store to the Housing Authority on June 1st, 1952; that the present building in which the grocery store is located is to be converted into a ware house; that in the event said grocery store is disposed by the Housing Authority a great hardship will be enforced on the residents. (Approximately 436 signatures) Councilman Muszynski made a motion that the Council ask the Housing Authority to grant a hearing to Charles Galloway, disabled project grocer. Councilman Niezgodski seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT OF CITY.PLAN COMMISSION To the Common Council City of South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen*-. The accompanying petition of Joseph and Sadie Moskwinski is returned to the Council without recommendation from the City Plan Commission. To change this lot to residential would not only be spot zoning but it would create a residential lot that is less in ground area than the minimum as required by the Rules and Regulations of the City Plan Commission for such lots. Yours truly, D. Moomaw, Secretary Councilman Korpal made a motion that the report be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Bestle seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT OF CITY PLAN COMMISSION To the Common Council City of South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: Petition of Edmund J. Luther and Herbert A. Waechter for change of zoning of an unplatted tract of land on south side of South Bend Avenue southwesterly from Jacob Street has been given public hearing before the City Plan Commission at their regular meeting May 1, 1952. This change ins recommended. -- The description given in the petition is rather indefinite and a description in the ordinance should be made from an actual survey of the area. Yours truly, D. Moomaw, Secretary Councilman Korpal made a motion that the report be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Muszynski seconded the motion. Motion carried. ' REPORT OF CITY PLAN COMMISSION To the Common Council City of South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: Petition of Clem C. 'Whiteman et. als for change of zoning of property on McKinley Avenue has been given public hearing before the City Plan Commission at their regular meeting on May 1, 1952. This change is recommended. It appears that this area was zoned before the lines of some of the lots were fixed, as the boundaries of the present commercial district do not coincide with the lot lines. A more definite description of the property covered by the petition is:- Lots 11 and 12 and part of, Lot 10 in North Sunnyside Addition, Part of lot 59, lots 60 and 61 in Coquillard Woods Addition, Lots 700 71, 72 and 73 and part of lot 74 in Sunnyside Manor and part of lot 58 in Jefferson Park Addition be changed from C' commercial and D height and area districts to A residence and A height and area districts. Part of Lot 74, lots 75 to 81 inclusive in Sunnyside Manor; Part of lot 10 and lots 3 to 9 inclusive in North Sunnyside Addition from B residence district to A residence district. Yours truly, D. Moomaw, Secretary Councilman Korpal made a motion that the report be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Bestle seconded the motion. Motion carried.