HomeMy WebLinkAboutDesignating Tax Abatement - Steel Warehouse Co. Inc, A & f Realty, Nathan Lerman Trust, Allan & Frances Lerman, JH Jones LLC 2722 Tucker Dr. (5 Year Real Property)Attest:
RESOLUTION
3373 -04
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
September 13,
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City Clerk
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
September 14,
Approved and signed by me
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City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 3 373 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN
THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS
2722 W. TUCKER DRIVE
AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A
FIVE (5) YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR
STEEL WAREHOUSE COMPANY, INC., A &F REALTY, NATHAN
LERMAN TRUST, ALLAN AND FRANCES LERMAN, JH JONES
LLC
WHEREAS, a petition for real property tax abatement has been filed with the City Clerk
for consideration by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana requesting
that the area commonly known as 2722 W. Tucker Drive, South Bend, Indiana, and
which is more particularly described as follows:
A parcel of land being a part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 18, Township 38 North,
Range 2 East, German Township, City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, and
being more particularly described as follows:
A part of the South of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15, Township 37 North, Range 2 East
in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the East line of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said
Section 15, 580.64 feet South of the Northeast corner of said Southwest 1/4 of the
Northwest 1/4, said point being 172.0 feet North of the North right of way line of the
Indiana Northern Railway Company; thence Westerly parallel with said North right -of-
way line 565 feet to the Southwest corner of a tract of land conveyed to Stanley
Enterprises, Inc. By a deed recorded October 16 , 1993 in Deed Record 777, page 226;
thence North along the West line of said Stanley Enterprises, Inc. tract, said line being
parallel with the East line of said Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, 323.0 feet to the
South line of Tucker Drive; thence West along the South line of Tucker Drive 215.93
feet; thence South parallel with said East line of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4,
495.90 feet to the North right -of -way line of the Indiana Northern Railway Company;
thence Easterly along said North right -of -way line, 860.23 feet to the West edge of Steel
Warehouse Co. Inc.s building; thence North along said West edge of building, 172.0 feet;
thence Westerly parallel with the North right -of -way line of the Indiana Northern
Railway Company, 79.3 feet to the point of beginning, containing 5.0 acres, more or less.
A part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 37
North, Range 2 East in the City of South Bend, Indiana, more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at a point 260 feet South and 25 feet West of the Northeast corner of said
Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence West 540 feet; thence South parallel
with the East line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 324.25 feet to a
point 172 feet North of the North line of the right -of -way of the Indiana Northern
Railway Company; thence East parallel with said North line of said right -of -way, 540
feet; thence North parallel with the East line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, 320.75 feet to the place of beginning.
A tract of land in the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen
(15), Township Thirty -seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East, now, within and a part of
the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at the center of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section Fifteen (15);
thence South along the Northern and South center line of said Quarter Section Two
Hundred Twenty (220) feet to the North line of Tucker Drive; thence West along said
North line to the West line of said Section Fifteen (15); thence North along said West line
One Hundred Twenty -eight and One Tenth (128.1) feet, more or less, to a line Two
Hundred Fifty (250) feet by rectangular measurement Southeasterly from said original
centerline of the New York Central Railroad right -of -way; thence Northeasterly parallel
to the Two Hundred Fifty (250) feet by rectangular measurement Southeasterly from said
original centerline of the New York Central Railroad right -of -way, Seven Hundred
Twenty -seven and One One - Hundredth (727.01) feet, more or less, to a point on the East
line of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest
Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen (15); thence Southerly along said East line One Hundred
Ninety -nine and Eighty -six Hundredths (199.86) feet, more or less, to the South line of
the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen (15);
thence East along said South line Six Hundred Sixty -three and Fifty -two hundredths
(663.52) feet, more or less, to the place of beginning, excepting Thirty (30) feet off the
East side thereof for purposes of a public highway.
A lot or parcel of land situated in the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 37
North, Range 2 East, now within and a part of the City of South Bend, bounded by a line
running as follows, to -wit: Beginning at a point on the North line of the Southeast
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 15, 600 feet West of the Northeast
comer of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 15; thence
running West along said North line a distance of 725.8 feet to the Northwest corner of
said Southeast Quarter of said Northwest Quarter; thence South a distance of 220 feet,
more or less, to the North line of a 40 foot road known as Tucker Drive; thence East
along the North line of said roadway to a point due South of the place of beginning;
thence North to the place of beginning. Together with and subject to an easement over
the 40 foot roadway lying immediately South of the above described real estate known as
Tucker Drive, and extending Eastward to Olive Street.
Part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen (15),
Township Thirty -seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East, now within and a part of the
City of South Bend, described as beginning at a point 260 feet South of the Northwest
corner of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section
Fifteen (15); thence South 492.9 feet to the North line of the right -of -way of the Indiana
Northern Railroad; thence East along the said North line of the right -of -way of the
Indiana Northern Railroad 305 feet; thence North 492.9 feet; thence West 305 feet to the
place of beginning.
Together with a right -of -way over a 40 foot roadway North of and adjoining the
aforedescribed tract, and continuing Easterly to Olive Street, which said 40 foot roadway
is now commonly known as Tucker Drive in said City of South Bend.
The East Half of the South East Quarter of the North East Quarter of Section No. 16,
Township No. 37 North, Range No.2 East, containing 20 acres, more or less, and being
Lot No. 16 in the Sub - division of said Section No. 16, and now within a part of the City
of South Bend, excepting there from the following:
The original right -of -way across, the North West corner heretofore conveyed by Joseph
B. Arnold, to the Indiana Illinois, and Iowa Railway Company by Warranty Deed dated
August 21, 1894, and recorded in Deed Record 95, page 553, of the records of St. Joseph
County, Indiana; and excepting second the following: Beginning at a point on the West
line of said Lot Numbered 16, where the same is intersected by the South Easterly line of
said original right -of -way, thence running South on the west line of Lot Numbered 16,
219 feet, more or less, to a point distant 250 feet by rectangular measurement from the
original center line of said right -of -way; thence North Easterly parallel with and 250 feet
distant by rectangular measurement from the original center line of said right -of -way a
distance of 733.3 feet, more or less, to a point on the East line of said Section No. 16,
thence North on said East line, a distance of 105.5 feet, more or less, to the North East
corner of said Lot No. 16; thence West along the North line of said Lot No. 16, thence
North on said East line, a distance of 105.5 feet, more or less, to the North East corner of
said Lot No. 16; thence West along the North line of said Lot No. 16, a distance of 254.5
feet, more or less, to the intersection with the said Easterly line of said original right -of-
way; thence South Westerly with said Easterly line a distance of 454.5 feet, more or less,
to the place of beginning, containing 3.04 acres, more or less; excepting third, all that part
of said Lot No. 16 which lies South of the North line of the right -of -way of the St.
Joseph, South Bend and Southern Railroad Company, excepting fourth, a strip of land 70
feet wide North and South lying next north of and adjoining the right -of -way of the St.
Joseph, South Bend and Southern Railroad Company; excepting further that a strip of 40
feet in width, North and South, and being a extension of Tucker Drive, shall be
established through the Northerly part of said tract and dedicated to the public as a
highway, which said extension shall extend to the right -of -way of the New York Central
Railroad Company.
All that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township
37 North, Range 2 East, described as follows: Beginning at a point 260 feet South and
330 feet West of the Northeast corner of the said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter; thence West 996.08 feet to the West line of said section; thence South 498.35
feet to the North line of the right -of -way of the Indiana Northern Railway Company;
thence Easterly along the said Northerly line of said Indiana Northern Railway Company
a distance of 996.08 feet, more or less, to a point on the Northerly line of the said Indiana
Northern Railway Company South of the place of beginning; thence North to the place of
beginning.
Beginning in the center line of Olive Street in said City at a point Seven Hundred
Eighteen and twenty -five hundredths (718.25) feet South of the North line of said Section
No. 15, said point of beginning being on the Southerly line of a strip of land Fifty (50)
feet wide reserved for the right of way of the Indiana Northern Railroad Company thence
running South on the center line of Olive Street, a distance of Six Hundred Eight and
fifteen - hundredths (608.15) feet to the South east corner of said North East quarter of the
North West quarter of Section No. 15; thence running West on said South line, a distance
of Thirteen Hundred twenty -seven (1327) feet to the West line of said quarter quarter
Section, thence North on said West line, a distance of Four Hundred Ninety -three and
four hundredths (493.04) feet to the Southerly line of said parcel deeded by said Grantors
to the New York central Railway Company; thence North Easterly along the Southerly
line of said last named parcel to a point on the South line or the right of way of the
Indiana Northern Railroad Company due West of the place of beginning; thence East ten
hundred Fifty -seven and Thirteen hundredths (1057.13) feet, more or less, to the place of
beginning, and containing Seventeen and seven hundred Sixty -one thousandths (17.761)
acres, exclusive of Olive Street.
All that part of the East Half of the North West Quarter of the North West Quarter of
Section No. 15, Township No. 37 North, Range No. 2 East, that lies South of the right -of-
way of the Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa Railroad Company (now New York Central
Railroad), now within and a part of the City of South Bend; excepting there from a lot or
parcel of land bounded as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the South Easterly line of said right -of -way and the East
line of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the North West Quarter of said Section
No. 15, thence running South Westerly along the South Easterly line of said right -of -way
to the West line of the East Half of the North West Quarter of the North West Quarter of
said Section; thence running South 219 feet, more or less, to a point; thence North
Easterly parallel with and 219 feet South of the Southerly line of said right -of -way to the
East line of the East Half of the North West Quarter of the North West Quarter of said
Section No. 15; thence North 219 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
and which has Key Numbers 18- 8075 -2838, 18- 8075 -2839, 18- 8075 -2843, 18 -8075-
2844.03, 18- 8075- 2844.04, 18- 8075- 2844.06, 18- 8075- 2845.01, and 18- 8075- 2845.02,
be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area under the provisions of Indiana Code
6 -1.1 -12.1 et se ., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76 et se ., and;
WHEREAS, the Department of Community and Economic Development has concluded
an investigation and prepared a report with information sufficient for the Common
Council to determine that the area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area under
Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1, et seq., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76, et se .,
and has further prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries and such other
information regarding the area in question as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the Community and Economic Development Committee of the Common
Council has reviewed said report and recommended to the Common Council that the area
qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South
Bend, Indiana, as follows:
SECTION I. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the Petition for
Real Property Tax Abatement and the Statement of Benefits form completed by the
Petitioner meet the requirements of Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1 et seq., for tax abatement.
SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines and finds pursuant to Indiana
Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -3 et. sec. the following:
a. That the description of the proposed redevelopment or rehabilitation meets the
applicable standards for such development.
b. That the estimate of the value of the redevelopment or rehabilitation is reasonable
for projects of this nature;
C. That the estimate of the number of individuals who will be employed or whose
employment will be retained by the Petitioner can reasonably be expected to result from
the proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation;
d. That the estimate of the annual salaries of those individuals who will be employed
or whose employment will be retained by the Petitioner can be reasonably expected to
result from the proposed redevelopment or rehabilitation;
e. That the other benefits about which information was requested are benefits that
can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed described redevelopment or
rehabilitation; and
f That the totality of benefits is sufficient to justify the requested deduction, all of
which satisfy the requirements of Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -3.
SECTION III. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the proposed
described redevelopment or rehabilitation can be reasonably expected to yield benefits
identified in the Statement of Benefits set forth in Sections 1 through 3 of the Petition for
Real Property Tax Abatement Consideration, the Memorandum of Agreement between
the Petitioner and the City of South Bend, and the Statement of Benefits form prescribed
by the State Board of Accounts are sufficient to justify the deduction granted under
Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -3.
SECTION IV. The Common Council hereby accepts the report and recommendation of
the Community and Economic Development Committee that the area herein described be
designated as an Economic Revitalization Area and hereby adopts a Resolution
designating this area as an Economic Revitalization Area for purposes of real property
tax abatement.
SECTION V. The designation as an Economic Revitalization Area shall be limited to
two (2) calendar years from the date of the adoption of this Resolution by the Common
Council.
SECTION VI. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is
qualified for and is granted property tax deduction for a period of five (5) years.
SECTION VII. The Common Council directs the City Clerk to cause notice of the
adoption of this Declaratory Resolution for Real Property Tax Abatement to be published
pursuant to Indiana Code 5 -3 -1, said publication providing notice of the public hearing
before the Common Council on the proposed confirming of said declaration.
SECTION VIII. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
PRESENTED \' \3`0 1
NOT APPROVED
%DOPTED
Member of the Common Cofuncil
Filed In Clerk's Office
SEP - 7 2004
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TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND:
Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred:
BILL NO.
04 -95 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN
THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN
AS 2722 W. TUCKER DRIVE AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION
AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A FIVE (5) YEAR REAL
PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR STEEL WAREHOUSE
COMPANY, INC., A & F REALTY, NATHAN LERMAN TRUST,
ALLAN AND FRANCES LERMAN. JH JONES LLC
Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion, this bill
is being recommended to the full Council with a favorable recommendation.
Sean Coleman
Chairman
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