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JOHN W. BYORNI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LARRY MAGLIOZZI DEPUTY DIRECTOR AREA PLAN COMMISSION OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY. IN 01 (574) 235 - 9571 227 VV JEFFERSON BLVD. ROOM 1 140 COUNTY -CITY BLDG. SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 466 Wednesday, March 19, 2014 p� The Honorable Council of the City of South Bend V� I 4th Floor, County -City Building South Bend, IN 46601 RE: A combined public hearing on a proposed ordinance of COSimO Bumbaca to zone from SF2 Single Family & Two Family District to MFI Urban Corridor Multifamily District, seeking a Special Exception Use for a group residence for up to 5 unrelated persons; and seeking the following three variances: 1) from the required Type A perimeter landscaping to a wood fence as shown on the site plan; 2) from the required foundation landscaping to none; and 3) from the required paved parking surface to gravel, property located at 837 Miner Street, City of South Bend - APC# 2698 -14. Dear Council Members: I hereby Certify that the above referenced ordinance of Cosimo Bumbaca was legally advertised on Thursday, March 06, 2014 and that the Area Plan Commission at its public hearing on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 took the following action: Upon a motion by John McNamara, being seconded by Michele Hektor and unanimously carried, a proposed ordinance of Cosimo Bumbaca to zone from SF2 Single Family & Two Family District to MF 1 Urban Corridor Multifamily District, property located at 837 Miner Street, City of South Bend, is sent to the Common Council with an unfavorable recommendation. The proximity of this area to the campus of the University of Notre Dame prompted the conversion of many of the homes to rental properties. Since the original plan for this neighborhood in 1998, one of the overall goals is to reduce the number of rentals and support the return to single - family home ownership. Since this property was not able to provide proof of legal non - conforming status, it should transition back to a single - family house. Upon a motion by John McNamara, being seconded by Robert Schrock and unanimously carried, the Special Exception Use for a group residence for up to 5 unrelated persons is sent to the Common Council with an unfavorable recommendation. The deliberations of the Area Plan Commission and points considered in arriving at the above decision are shown in the minutes of the public hearing, and will be forwarded to you at a later date to be made a part of this report. Sincerely, I ohn W. Byom Attachment CC: Cosimo Bumbaca Frank J. Agostino, Esq. 0�rAr%"s office 1 � 1 SERVING: ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, SOUTH SEND_LAKEVILLE, NEW CARLISLE, NORTH LIBERTY. OSCEOLA AND ROSELAND www.,gnuphcoungtn hm.