06-22-53 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 22ND, 1953 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, met in regular session in the Council Chamber, Monday, June 22nd, 1953, at 8:14 P.M., with all members present except Councilmen Pinter and Muszynski. President Erler presided* REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend; Your Committee on the inspection and supervision of the minutes, would respectfully report that they have inspected the minutes of the previous meeting of the Council and found them correct. They therefore recommend that the same be approved. Meeting of June 8th, 1953. Councilman Niezgodski made a motion that the report be accepted. carried. PETITION TO: The Honorable Members of the Common Council . of the City of South Bend, Indiana WALTER C. ERLER SR. ) STANLEY C. KORPAL ) Committee W. A. HAHN ) Councilman Glass seconded the motion* Motion The undersigned, respectfully petition the Common Council of the City of .South Bend, as follows: e To re -zone the following described real estate..located in the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph'�and State of Indiana, to wit: Lots 52, 53, 54 and 55 as shown on the recorded Plat of Baker and McHenry's Addition to the City of South Bend, from Class' "B" Residential District and Class "A" Height and Area District, to Class "D " Light Industrial District and Class 'IF " Height and Area District. 2. In support thereof, your petitioners submit the following: .A. That the lands adjacent to the above described premises are now zoned for commercial and light industrial use; z, B. .Tla.t the general character of the neighborhood in which the lands above described are situated is no longer suited for residential use; that commercial and light industrial use has already begun in the area dnd that the parcel described and the lands immediately adjacent thereto can best be used for light industrial use as in this petition prayed for. The power to re -zone being rested in the Common Council, this petition is, for the reasons above noted, being respectfully.submitted to you. HANS A. HANSON and ELIZABETH HANSON, owners, by Crumpacker, May, Beamer, Levy & Searer By Nathan Levy Nathan Levy, their attorneys Councilman Korpal made a motion that the petition be referred to the City Plan Commission. Councilman Hahn seconded the motion.,,_ Motion carried.