05-11-09 Common Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

REGULAR MEETING MAY 11, 2009 th Christa Nayder, Staff Planner, Area Plan Commission, 11 Floor County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, presented the report from the Commission. Ms. Nayder advised the petitioner is requesting a zone change from MU Mixed Use District to SF2 Single Family and Two Family District to allow existing single family home. On site is an existing single family home. To the north is a single family home zoned MU Mixed Use District. To the east across Taylor Street is the parking lot for an office building. To the south is a vacant lot owned by the petitioner. To the west are apartments zoned MF1 Urban Corridor Multifamily District. The SF2 District is established to protect, promote and maintain the development of single family dwellings and two family dwellings in the urban core of the City of South Bend as well as to provide for limited public and institutional uses that are compatible with an urban residential neighborhood. The availability of public facilities (e.g., public water, public sanitary sewer, storm sewer, natural gas, electricity, telephone, etc.) is required for development within this district. No site plan is required. There is an existing house. Taylor Street is two lanes. There is no alley access. She noted that City Plan, South Bend Comprehensive Plan, November 2006 H 2.6 Encourage homeowners to maintain their homes. The addition of a garage supports the continued use of the site as a single family home. The future land use plan shows this area as Mixed Use and Multi-family. There is a small apartment building at northwest corner of Taylor Street and Washington Street. Just north of that is a janitorial business. The rest of the block north to Colfax Street consists of single family homes. The northeast corner of Taylor Street and Washington Street is an office building and parking lot. At the southeast corner of Taylor and Colfax is a printing business. The general uses within several blocks are a mixture of single family, multi-family, and office. The most desirable use is to maintain the continued use of the existing house as a residence. The surrounding property values should not be affected. It is responsible development and growth to allow a single family home to continue to be used as such. Based on information available prior to the public hearing, the staff recommends that the petition be sent to the Common council with a favorable recommendation. It is appropriate at this time to allow the continued and expanded use of this site as a residence. Donald Irminger, 117 N. Taylor, South Bend, South Bend, Indiana, stated that he went to start to build a garage and found out that the property was zoned Mixed Use. He stated that he has lived there for over 22 years. He stated that he was initially told that the zoning of Mixed Use prohibited such a thing and now he understands that that is not actually true. In response to that he applied for this rezoning. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one 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 Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 21-09 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 244 SOUTH OLIVE STREET, SOUTH BEND, IN 46619, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT ND 2 DISTRICT 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. 5