Special Exception - Property located at 117 N. Main St.

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PETITION FOR ZONING VARIANCE AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO RELOCATE OUR ESTABLISHED BUSINESS Petitioner David E Martin Bicycle Tattoo 127 W Washington St South Bend, IN 46601 Business Phone: 574 -282 -8190 Cell Phone: 574 - 440 -2184 The purpose of this petition is to seek 2 zoning variances and 1 special exception to allow us to relocate one block over from our current location of 127 W Washington to the new location at 117 N Main street in the Central Business District. We need a special exception to allow tattooing and body piercing in the new space and we need two zoning variances. One to change the maximum number of controlled uses within 1000'f rom 2 to 50, and one to change the minimum distance from a church from a tattoo and body piercing establishment from 500' to 300'. The churches in question are on a different block and have no visible line of sight to our store front and will not see any signage or patrons entering our place of business. We are an established business and are moving because of the condition of our current location does not meet our needs due to lack of upkeep and water damage. We consulted Aaron Perri from DTSB before moving forward with this and we have his support in this move. During the first year of operation we have been good neighbors. We practice safe sanitary techniques and are constantly researching ways to improve. We have brought close to 1000 new shoppers into the downtown area that came specifically for us but ended up spending money at other shops while they were downtown.