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Justif ication for Seekin a <br />Special Exception as a Group Resi e ce <br />for the property located a <br />744 South Main St. <br />South. Bend, IN 46601 <br />Submitted b <br />Michael el Baxter, Margaret Pfeil, and Charles ilber <br />On behalf of our 1jady of the Road, Inc. <br />P .0 Box 4375 <br />South Bend, IN 46634 <br />(574) 514 -8859 <br />This p etition pertains to a property zoned Ll Light Industrial) an is made in <br />cox <br />Bert with a petition for re-zoning to M (Mixed Use . ft seeks a special exception so that the r , <br />reed property ert may e used. as � � � group residence" for emergency in relation <br />to the <br />p rogram known as "Weather ther Amne t.y" w hereby,people with nowhere to stay are <br />housed overnight by social agencies and ministries. <br />prop erty is located at 7 South �aIn street in South end, Indiana. Th e <br />The building area is 12 s uare feet situated on 7 acres, with f rontage on South Main <br />south f t he downtown area in outh � end. e bu consists of (1 <br />Stree dust to th e so . <br />itl�. a lltc �rs, tabies, and couc ies; be t h is, another large <br />a large front area kitchen . cla and dr�.ers a <br />area for men's and women's re s �.r oom, three showers, three washers ers <br />clothes sacs, ( 3) b ehind this another large area for uPplles', storage, and a small office, <br />sm aller area for use as storage; adjacent to this, a warehouse area for <br />( 4) behind this, a <br />more storage ol items; and u n stal r a'eavl rci is vac t. large parking lot <br />( 18,900 square <br />f eet) is located to the north of the building, and a side card is located to <br />the south of the building. <br />the proposed special e exception for ``group residence,�� Our Lady o� the <br />regar , l , <br />Road <br />has been asked by social agencies and mir istnes to assist in l rov1dX g housing to <br />over night. People will be welcomed in the evening and depart early the <br />homeless people <br />net mo rning . <br />. Tire wi ll be rec;e'ved 'n the front area of our Lady of the load <br />above, use <br />the ba throoms and showers # , and sleep on twin beds in the area adjac en <br />d - su 1 r ooxn ## . At least two staff members s and or volunteers �f our <br />to the offi ax l� . <br />Road will stay over on these nights as well. This service will be provided in <br />Ladd o ` the ' - <br />�ctioi �'th the enter for the 14onieless, Hope Minist1 s, the YWCA, Life <br />cox��u� <br />Treatment Ce nter , and other ag encies operating as part of the Continuum for Care. The <br />for or weather am est could be about ten, the same number of <br />numb o pople . <br />'n taken i � Hope Ministries due to changes in their facilities. This will <br />people not bey . <br />th <br />erefore not increase the overall number of people receiving o emight weather-amnesty <br />but allow it to <br />remain th saine. Our Lady of the Roa will be gin uwictloning as the final <br />