Zoning - Lincolway West, West of Sheridan & North of Elwood

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CITY OF SOUTH BEND SOUTH BEND, INDIANA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION J. FRANK MILES PRESIDENT DONALD L. ADAIR VICE - PRESIDENT RAYMOND S. ANDRYSIAK DONALD F. ERHARDT F. R. HENREKIN BERT MCCLELLAN CHESTER MUEZYNSKI GALEN B. SARGENT CHARLES A. VAN DEVEIRE FOREST R. WEST ROBERT L. HUFF DIRECTOR OF PLANNING The Honorable Common Council City of South Bend South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: November 10, 1958 The attached petition of Hartman Builders, Inc. to rezone the property located on the south side of Lincoln way West, west of Sheridan Avenue and north of Elwood Avenue, containing approximately 3.5 acres, from "B" Residential Use District and "A" Height and Area District to "C -1" Commercial Use District and I'D" Height and Area District was legally advertised on 22 September 1958 and given public hearing on 2 October 1958. The following action was taken: After due consideration the Commission found that with the exception of the construction of the Beacon Bowling Alley at the city limits there had been no subsequent change of conditions since the unfavorable recommendation of the original petition, said petition being essentially similar to subject petition. The Commission noted that were the subject area zoned commercially it would be unreasonable and arbitrary not to change the frontage opposite in whole or in part on the north side of Lincoln Viay ,'lest to commercial zoning were a petition so filed. The Commission noted that the petition constitutes undesirable strip zoning the granting of which would grant a special privilege to the petitioners at the economic and social expense of the general area. The Commission also noted the findings relative to the previous petition of 6 June 1957 which are as follows: 1. Because property is on a fairly heavily traveled street is not sufficient reason to invalidate residential zoning.