01-26-09 Common Council Meeting Agenda & Packet

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Board of Zoning Appeals - December, l 8, 2008 HEAVENLY HAM The petition of Heavenly Ham seeking the following variances: from the required 30' front yard setback to 11'; from the required 26 parking spaces to 18; from the required perimeter landscaping to landscaping as shown on the site plan; and from the required dumpster landscaping to no landscaping, on property located at 2307 Edison Road. This property is zoned "CB" Community Business. This was tabled from the November BZA meeting. NO ONE CAME FORWARD AT THIS TIME TO PRESENT THE PETITION A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO TABLE THIS PETITION TO THE END OF THE MEETING STADIUM VILLAGE The petition of Stadium Village seeking a Special Exception to allow a group residence within Units "L" & "M" of Stadium Village in a "MF1"District, on property located on the west side of Burdette Street north of Vaness Street. This property is zoned "MF 1 ". MR. DEREK SPIER: With Abonmarche Consultants, 750 Lincolnway East, South Bend and I'm representing the owner and builder who is Stadium Village Homes, LLC and with me this afternoon is Craig Taelman and also the contingent purchaser who is the Jesuit's and with me this afternoon is Bill McCarthy. I'd like to pass out a copy of a site plan and I do have a letter in support from one of the adjacent condominium owners, I'd like to submit. . MR. SPIER PASSED OUT A SITE PLAN AND LETTER OF SUPPORT AT THIS TIME MR. SPIER: As is described in the petition we are seeking a Special Exception to allow units L and M within the condominium development to be used as a group residence for a Jesuit community. The intention is to create one large unit by having the main floor opened to one another thxough the dining area. The opening between the two units will be constructed in a way that it can be closed up should the units ever be sold independently in the future. There will be a maximum of eight residents between the combined units and there will be eight bedrooms in the two combined units. And also there will also be eight parking spaces. Each of the two units has a two car attached garage and then there are two spaces immediately adjacent within the driveway. The proposed use is compatible with the adjacent land uses. Recently in the neighborhood there have been two condominium projects and one apartment development completed or under construction. And also the presence of a Jesuit community within the development, it will be largely unnoticed and virtually indistinguishable from the other condominium units. It will basically operate just like any other private residence. So the approval of this Special Exception will allow the members of the Jesuit community to basically fiinction as one single non-traditional family. And with me this afternoon I have Bill McCarthy that would like to go into a little bit further detail about some of the members that will live here. 2