Laserfiche WebLink
Board of Zoning Appeals -April 16, 2009 <br />MR. HOFFMAN: Area~Plan? <br />MR. KLUG: We.just had a couple of comments. First of all on the foundation landscape variance, we realize <br />there may be a hardship breaking up the existing concrete and the plan shows for planters in front of the <br />parking lot and we recommend that a total of 15 planters be added or a total of 15 planters should be there to <br />add for more screening. -Also the plan shows~four trees along Olive Street. We feel that this leaves a gap and <br />we also feel that adding one additional tree it would help soften up the screening and everything and also that <br />the garbage dumpsters on the two ends of the property be screened off by a gate. That's all. <br />MS. NAYDER: And to just reiterate they have filed for rezoning for the western half. The Area Plan <br />Commission meeting will be April 21. The council meeting will be May 11. I don't know what date the <br />Special Exception will go before the city council, if it will be before or after. I don't know if you need to <br />make a recommendation based on one or the other because they may or may not end up at the same meeting. I <br />can't say for sure. <br />MR. HOFFMAN: Endeavor I would think of this whole thing, is to improve the appearance of the overall <br />project. Is there other than the, and I agree with the concrete, there's a lot of concrete there, is there any way <br />to incorporate more landscaping within the overall of this project? <br />MR. KILBASE: Well we recognize that Area Plans comments are things that we understand and don't <br />discount those, I think it's the fact that we are showing improvement with landscaping and just not quite <br />meeting as high level, I guess in terms of how far one goes with that. Our proposal as shown in terms of I <br />think would be the Olive Street if that was an area you felt strong about, an additional tree there is probably is <br />something would make sense. In terms of the dumpsters we are adding the enclosure which is improving what <br />is otherwise an existing situation where the dumpsters are just sitting on the asphalt right now. At this point I <br />certainly could ask our client and see if there is any additional thoughts on that. <br />MR. KIL DISCUSSED THE PLANS WITH HIS CLIENT AT THIS TIME <br />MR. KIL: I think in terms of the planter'count, we're showing I think it's 11, and the recommendation was for <br />15? Is that correct? <br />MR. KLUG: Yes that's correct and the reason we picked 15 is because that would allow for one planter for <br />every two parking spaces and currently it looks like there are one planter for every three or four parking <br />spaces. So we just thought the added planters would help out a little bit with the screening. <br />MR. HOFFMAN: You're referring to the planters at being at the end of the parking spaces with the little trees <br />drawn in, is that correct? We'll give you a chance to come up and .talk but we only take witnesses at the <br />mike. Yet I can emphasize with what you're saying. <br />MR. ALFONSE VANOVERBERGHE: I live at 58255 Ramblewood Lane in South Bend. And this is a <br />limited family partnership which I manage. My comment is I'm not really opposed to put more planters. My <br />comment is I'm not trying to hide the building, I want people to see it. This improvement that Greg Kil has <br />recommended I thought was a good idea, but I'm not in objection to adding a few more planters. <br />7 <br />