02-09-09 Common Council Meeting Agenda & Packet

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4 '�, as regards one of the eie� gents of tie City plan, nazi - ieiy, the "Vision of South Bend in " that was adopted by the Common Council on May 10, 2004 as part basis for the City Cit lan, the propose. use i compatible with this vision., i many �f the . " diverse � �� " of respects. The vision calls for diverse housing choices, and h ighlights etu and r y, r acial �a. o1 volunteerism, philanthropy, and just and equal access to a economic and social opportunities. �� The proposed use enables an imp ortalit p f t he F popu of S outh B end , namely homeless people, to pursue housing c There is gists at our Lad of tip. Road who use its services and then have nor after story of u ' � been able to move into their own homes. Moreover, people of d iverse racial and ethnic g roups staying � together under the same roof albeit on an inten ittent basis, can proY ote haTnany. In add ition , the proposed use will pr omote volunteerls � inasmuch as our i wi ll t1se volunteers to assist rn � eather a � e ty hospitality. Also, Our Lady of the load ,ri Lady o f the boa receives 110 formal funding from the C h . urch, nor from federal, state, or `e on personal donations. n thus way phi ant r op is pr Omoted. local ove��uT��ts. �t relies p Finall the p sal o osed use w'11 foster thew t and equal access to eonomic and soy oppoi inasmuch as it erdiances such access for a segqiient of the population who such access owin to purposeful stereotyping an popular prejudice, are often deprived of p namely the se neat of the population of our City who are homeless. In sum, the proposed special exception p tion for the property t 744 South Main Street p p ' fog use as residence wets all four standards set foilh in the City of South end gr p rind les f det err fining the worthiness of a p tltio � for sp 1al exception. asp p