Zoning - Intersection of Esther & Ruskin Streets

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CITY OF SOUTH BEND SOUTH BEND, INDIANA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ROY A. WORDEN PRESIDENT J. FRANK MILES VICE-PRESIDENT DONALD L. ADAIR RAYMOND S. ANDRYSIAK F. R. HENREKIN BERT MCCLELLAN CHESTER MUSZYNSKI GALEN S. SARGENT CHARLES A. VAN DEVEIRE FLOYD WERNTZ, JR. ROBERT L. HUFF DIRECTOR OF PLANNING Honorable Common Council City of South Bend South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: 5 April 1957 The attached petition of Associates Investment Company to rezone land at the intersection of Esther and Ruskin Streets from "B" Residential use District and "A" Hetght and Area District to "D" Light Industrial Use District and "E" Height and Area District being: Lots I, 2,.and 3 in John Adams First Addition located at the northeast corner of Ruskin and Esther Streets, AND Also a tract of land south of Ruskin Street, to -wit: Commencing on the south line of Ruskin Street at a point. 136 feet East of the east line of Esther Street, thence South 297 feet; thence East 332.45 feet; thence North 297 feet to the south line of Ruskin Street; thence west 333.46 feet, more or less, along the south line of Ruskin Street to the place of beginning. This petition was legally advertised under date of 25 March 1957 and given public hearing under date of 4 April 1957. The following action was taken: After due consideration the Commission found that the general area south of Ruskin Street is residential as to use and zoning, that the subject area is adequate in size, shape and area for residential development; that light industrial use of subject area would be an unwarranted and unjustifiable intrusion into a residential area; that no general neighborhood need was shown for increased industrial land