Special Exception - 121 North St. Louis Blvd.

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I purchased the St. Louis property on March 5, 1993 and have held it as a single family rental since its purchase. Northern Electric Co., Inc. is directly west of the property we are proposing for the Special Exception so the activities of the residents will be closely monitored and the rental contract will have a clause acknowledging the Nuisances Tenants Law. With the off-street parking and monitoring of the activities at the residence, there should be No Adverse Effect on other property in the area. The homes at 127 and 129 North Saint Louis Blvd. are immediately to the north of my property. Both appear to be either apartments or group residences and have off street parking in the back yard similar to what I am proposing. There is also a home across the street which appears to be an apartment. Two other homes on the North half of the block have been changed to small attorney offices and a professional office. The use of our property as a Group Residence will not change the Character of the District The home at 117 North St. Louis Blvd. South of my property has not been occupied for at least two years now and is in a state of disrepair. It has been drawing derelicts who are sleeping in the garage and using the back yard as a bathroom. If you approve my request for the Special Exception I would be interested in approaching the owner of this home with an offer to purchase and remodel this home. The home is in such a state of disrepair that the investment could not be recouped by having a single rental family home. There are three other homes on the block to the south which appear to be single family dwellings with the balance of the land owned by Underwriters Laboratories of Northbrook, Il. Their land is being used as an unpaved parking lot for their local facility. The day my father purchased our original building in 1967, I asked him why he bought here and his reply was "The city is going to jump the river", next year will be the 40 anniversary of that talk and I believe this type of development might help spark the beginning of the jump. As the population of people increases in this area, the businesses will follow. I believe our proposal will be compatible with recommendations of The City of South Bend Comprehensive Plan My goal for Northern Electric is to put this company into a new 40,000 square foot facility within the next few years, in order to achieve this, I need to maximize my investments. We have a sound reputation in the community and we believe this will be a positive move for Northern Electric and The City of South Bend will benefit by having the students living, shopping and entertaining within the city. Please consider this request and if any further information is required please contact Howard Dosmann, President of Northern Electric Co., Inc. 574-289-7791. ectfully su d, oward Dosmann President December 26, 2006 Page 2 of 2