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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 8, 2009 There being no one else present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Dieter made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Councilmember White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 20-09 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3423 AND 3507 SOUTH MICHIGAN STREET, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, WITH CONTIGUOUS VACANT LAND, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT SIX IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Dieter made a motion to hear the substitute version of this bill. Councilmember White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. Councilmember Oliver Davis, Vice-President, Zoning and Annexation Committee reported that this committee held a meeting this afternoon and it was the consensus of the committee to send this substitute bill to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. th Mr. Joel Klug, Staff Planner, Area Plan Commission, 11 Floor County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, presented the report from the Commission. Mr. Klug advised that the petitioner is requesting a zone change from MU Mixed Use District to SF2 Single Family and Two Family District to allow Renovation of an existing building for a new primary and secondary public charter school. On site is an existing 44,500 square foot vacant commercial building with a large vacant area long Main Street. To the north are single family homes zoned SF2 Single Family & Two Family District. To the east are offices zoned OB Office Buffer, the South Bend Motel zoned LB Local Business District, and single family homes zoned SF2 Single Family & Two Family District. To the south is Rehab Ministries and a parking lot zone LB Local Business District. To the west are single family homes zoned SF2 Single Family & Two Family District. A site plan is not required for this rezoning. In 1992 the subject property was rezoned from “B” Residential and “D” Light Industrial to “C” Commercial. In 2002 a revised final site plan was approved. When the new zoning ordinance and map were adopted in 2004, the subject property was zoned MU Mixed Use District. Dean Street has two lanes. Main Street has two southbound lanes. Sherwood Street has two lanes. Michigan Street has three northbound lanes. The site is served by municipal water and sewer. This rezoning will allow for the adaptive re-use of a vacant building. The proposed school will be a community asset that is consistent with the surrounding land use. The re-use of this building will contribute to the growth of the neighborhood as well as the South Gateway Commercial Corridor. Ms. Wendy Walker Dyes, Attorney, Baker & Daniels LLP, 202 S. Michigan, Suite 1400, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation on behalf of Xavier Charter School Excellence. Ms. Walker Dyes advised that this is an exciting adaptive re-use of this building. She stated that in order to locate the school here they are doing about one and half million dollars in renovation without changing the footprint extensively. It is a great re-use of the existing building and surrounding area. She stated that they anticipate the school opening for the 2009 – 2010 school year and will serve up to three hundred students in the first year, from kindergarten through fifth grade. She stated that they will expand later to grade eight. 5