06-23-14 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 23,201 Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes BILL NO. 28 -14 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND REQUESTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 605 NORTH HICKORY ROAD, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO.4 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Varner made a motion to accept the substitute version of this bill as on file in the Office of the City Clerk. Councilmember Scott seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilman Scott reported that The Zoning and Annexation Committee met this afternoon and voted to send this bill to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Presenter Angela Smith with offices on the l It' floor of this building. The petition is looking to rezone form CB to GB and seeking a special exception for housing to allow outdoor storage. The property is at the old Target on Hickory Road. Petitioner is looking to use existing building for indoor storage and proposed outdoor storage to screen. They have agreed to written commitments to allow northern 90 feet portion as a buffer to the subdivision to the north and not build anything. This comes from the Area Plain Commission with a favorable recommendation. Petitioner Mike Danch — 1643 Commerce Drive South Bend— Tom Johnson, contingent purchaser is here as well if the Council has any questions for him. We are requesting rezoning from CB to GB, 100,000 sq. feet, looking to renovate to a mini warehouse and climate control. The site plan would include an outdoor storage. We worked with staff of on zoning with an agreement for a 90 foot buffer zone on the north end of the site, and put an evergreen screen and leave existing vegetation and adding additional trees. We asked for the approval of the rezoning and outside storage, the contingent purchaser would like to close on it next week, pending approval they will renovating the entire exterior as well. Councilman Scott- Can you expand on the screening on the outdoor storage unit? Petitioner responded the outdoor storage area will be screened to avoid any concerns from adjacent neighbors or those riding on Hickory Road. We spoke to the owner of the adjacent neighbor to explain the project and layout and he is in favor of the project. The second item is the lighting to ensure security codes, the green screen will be shielded to avoid light from shining on adjacent properties. Security will be on this property, truck trailers will be removed and security will take care of any trailers from parking overnight. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There was no one wishing to speak in favor. Those speaking in opposition: Frank Perry — 234 S. Cole South Bend, IN — I'm the adjacent property owner of 16 acres to the left and the east along the Dollar General. I went through a PD rezoning a few years ago, which was difficult to obtain, in general I'm not against it. The only thing I have against it, is it should be screened on the West end as if there are residential properties, my property will be used for residential, and so it should be screened appropriately. Outside storage should not be acceptable on site. I urge you to keep the buffer on the west and eliminate the outside storage. Council posed are we in the timeframe of moving the bill to allow for additional accommodations of this bill? Petitioner the request from Mr. Perry stated, if you like us to do additional landscaping on the west line, we will be happy to do so and include it along with our site plan, granted with approval from the council.