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• Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County . 1140 County-City Building 227 West Jefferson Blvd. South Bend, {ndiana 46601 Robert W. Sante John W. Byorni Executive Director Assistant Director Phone 574 235-9571 Fax 574 235-9813 October 16, 2002 The Honorable Common Council City of South Bend County-City Bldg. - 4th Floor South Bend, IN 46601 RE: A pproposed ordinance and site development pplan of Gregory J. and Julie N. Stroupe to zone from "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area to "B" Residential, "A" Height and Area, property located at 1018-1020 North Sherman Avenue, City of South Bend - APC #2172-02 Dear Council Members: The above referenced ordinance and site development plan of Gregory J. and Julie N. Stroupe was legally advertised October 3, 2002. The Area Plan Commission at its public hearing on October 15, 2002, took the following action: Upon a motion by Charlotte Sobel, being seconded by Tim Walz and carried, the proposed ordinance and site development plan of Gregory J. and Julie N. Stroupe to zone from 'A" Residential, A Height and Area to B Residential, A Height and Area, property located at 1018-1020 North Sherman Avenue, City of South Bend is sent to the Common Council with an unfavorable recommendation. Although the intent of this petition is to brieg the existing use of the property into conformance with the Zoning Code, it would circumvent the intent of the neighborhood downzoning to "A" Residential which was approved in November of 1976 for a large portion of the Near Northwest neighborhood. The rezoning was initiated by the Common Council on the behalf of homeowners of the Near Northwest neighborhood to restrict future development to single-family uses in an effort to upgrade and maintain their neighborhood. Like most area-wide rezonings, some properties which were rezoned became legal non-conforming uses and were grandfathered with the intent that eventually the non-conforming use would be phased out. This particular property was zoned "A" Resident>al ~rior to the neighborhood rezoning and remains zoned "A" Residential today. In the Commission s opinion, this property should remain zoned "A" Residential and when the existing multi-family use no longer exists, only those uses allowed in the "A" Residential zoning district will be allowed on the pproperty. The Commission would also point out that there are several other duplexes and multi Tamily structures in the neighborhood which were downzoned in 1976 and for which rezoning to "B" Residential zoning could be sought if this petition is successful. The deliberations of the Area Plan Commission and points considered in amving at the above decision are shown in the minutes of the public heanng, and will be forwarded to you at a later date to be made a part of this report. Attached, for your consideration in the review of this matter, is a copy of the Area Plan Commission's Staff Report. Sinc rel , ~ ~ ~ ~- ~~ ~ ~. ant RWS:sr CC: Gregory J. and Julie Stroupe ~ Serving South Bend, Lakeville, New Carlisle, North Liberty, Osceola, Roseland and St. Joseph County, Indiana