02-09-09 Common Council Meeting Agenda & Packet

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' t loo sin , although this order could change in response to changes o for ove�� ,�. � in South Ben d. re g arding other social ericies and the overall situation ofhon letess� - nards for vial cet ores, these are listed separately and Regaard' the foul stan tae el t to h tl s et ion meets each of these standards. th ey are follow b y a The first st is that "the p roposed use wi plot be injurious to the publi health safet coni fort g commUnity moya standards, convenience or gener T his - ose use will not be � rio s to d�c P bilc for the following reasons. welfare. . • Y the prop osed use will result in homeless people, being able Firs st, as re public health, � ro � to sleep indoor ra ther than the streets, in abandoned buxld.ls, �- ritl�. others in conditions. Second, also regarding health., this use W1 � glue the p ossibly o con tl� issues. the till -le ener , an sleep o�.elcss eolc � g needed to addr ess personal heal F T hird, as regards comfort, this propose - use is not injurious, in that It will not involve any is space than would be perm -litted under pertinent regulations. more peo slee in tl� 1 ions in that as re and community moral standards, this proposed - use is not injurious F ourth., g �t at Our lad of the Roa not differ the moral standards- of the people staying o emigl ' x other homes in this or any other neighborhood. fifth, s from those lr��g ' nce this proposed use is not injurious to the coy fort of the � bl�' to as regards concx��e reality of homeless p living on the streets is taken to b a matter the contrary, � r the - 't in only a small way, of publ c inconvenience) then this proposed use will er ance, albeit �` re gards the e��eral welfare o f th pu this proposed the convenience of the public. re ar g g toevsl it esp ecially �e cons'der (as the R sslan venter ` odor Dos y use will enhance ` a s ociety is to be ' ugcd on � well it car c for its wea be us to consider) that t sa fety, s this Pro os d use i not I -ijur'o s to the public: beat , member In these wa � comfolt, community moral standards, convenience or general welfare, So the first standard for granting a special exception is met. The s standard is that "the e d use will not injuire o a dversely ' seem area property a .e erein." Thls proposed use �`ee �� t � pert values n ure r adversely affect the use of the adjacent area or the property w ill not � � i ' Fi the ro pert to the north of this property is a parcel therein, for several reasons. � � 1 ' i an ores for trax�sfor�ers but � now unused and will e that was used by In Michigan airy Street r - eeable fut -are, ccond, the property t the west, across M un for the f`or es s Indiana Michigan Power for transfon and no other purpose. c��rr ntly being used by g - ro crt a six- property to the south, 1 � �c Publishing, is separated from this ' T hird, the e a alley, another I -- Boot - N gh chain -fin fence, and a large foot -high chain-link fen , f the ro ert to parking lot thus n - ial it access t that property difficult. Fourth, most o Cent of the Homeless; it includes a garden a ark'i g lot, a��d the east � own �� the ��t - F�ftl�. the side of a build which is used y the CF for simi p , - the rr � � y y �/� do j e ve nin g {J� ��y ; 3 � 11+a4Jt• ,/tt�n � 7 .� not do in in t�L Y L+��ing L-�nd p roperty � to the loo y _ 333 J - presence of staff people on is located ��ui�x'd feet away f rom this property. I:tll, the x P P bse b r as the o p p o rtun ity t o c l �ve, oversee , an reg��late the eatl�cr an��sty nights vI ll � ' - a. evcntl�. our lady of the load will install lighting to improve night activity in this are ) throughout e v�s�bilt �� its p lot, all improi x�t that will be benefit g nighttime e availability of more overnight shelter will dray people ��doors to the year. i l tl� � g