HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo. 1531 approving an application for real property tax deduction (Steel Warehouse Co., Inc., A & F Realty Co., & Steel Warehouse of Indiana, Inc., 2722 W. Tucker Dr.)RESOLUTION NO. 1531
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR
REAL PROPERTY TAX DEDUCTION
WHEREAS, I.C. 6 -1.1- 12.1 -2(1) provides that an application for property tax deduction
may not be approved when the property is located in an allocation area as defined in I.C.
36- 7- 14 -39, unless the Redevelopment Commission which designated that allocation area adopts
a resolution approving that application; and
WHEREAS, the South Bend Common Council has received a petition for ten years of
real property tax abatement consideration from Steel Warehouse Co., Inc., A & F Realty Co. and
Steel Warehouse of Indiana, Inc. for real property located at 2722 West Tucker Drive in the
Sample -Ewing Development Area, the legal description of which is attached hereto, marked
Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein; and
WHEREAS, this Commission declared the Sample -Ewing Development Area by
Resolution No. 1222, adopted February 4, 1994, and in the same resolution declared the Sample -
Ewing Development Area, Allocation Area No. 8; and
WHEREAS, the property located at 2722 West Tucker Drive is located within the
Sample -Ewing Development Area, Allocation Area No. 8;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the South Bend Redevelopment
Commission as follows:
1) The Commission finds that the application from Steel Warehouse Co., Inc., A & F
Realty Co. and Steel Warehouse of Indiana, Inc. for ten years of real property tax abatement
consideration for property located at 2722 West Tucker Drive in the Sample -Ewing Development
Area, Allocation Area No. 8, should be and is hereby approved.
2) That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the South Bend Common Council to
indicate the Commission's approval of the petition for real property tax abatement for Steel
Warehouse Co., Inc., A & F Realty Co. and Steel Warehouse of Indiana, Inc.
Approved this 18th day of July, 1997, at the regularly scheduled meeting of the South
Bend Redevelopment Commission.
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Robert W. Hunt, President
ATTEST:
Paula N. Auburn, Secretary
VB:Res1531
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EXHIBIT A
The following parcels of Real Estate all located in St. Joseph County, Indiana:
A part of the South 1/2 of the North west 1/4 of Section 15, Township 37 North, Range 2
East in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the East line of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said
Section 15, 580.64 feet South of the Northeast comer of said Southwest 1/4 of the
Northwest 1/4, said point being 172.0 feet North of the North right of way line of the
Indiana Northern Railway Company; thence Westerly parallel with said North right -of -way
line 565 feet to the Southwest comer of a tract of land conveyed to Stanley Enterprises, Inc.
by a deed recorded October 16, 1973 in Deed Record 777, page 226; thence North along
the West line of said Stanley Enterprises, Inc. tract, said line being parallel with the East -
line of said Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, 323.0 feet to the South line of Tuckei
Drive; thence West along the South line of Tucker Drive 215.93 feet; thence South parallel
with said East line of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, 495.90 feet to the North
right -of -way line of the Indiana Northern Railway Company; thence Easterly along said
North right -of -way line, 860.23 feet to the West edge of Steel Warehouse Co., Inc.'s
building; thence North along said West edge of building, 172.0 feet; thence Westerly parallel
with the North right -of -way 1file of the Indiana Northern Railway Company, 79.3 feet to the
point of beginning, containing 5.0 acres, more or less.
A part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 37
North, Range 2 East in the City of South Bend, Indiana, more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at a point 260 feet South and 25 feet West of the Northeast comer of said
Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence West 540 feet; thence South parallel
with the East line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 324.25 feet to a
point 172 feet North of the North line of the right -of -way of the Indiana Northern Railway
Company; thence East parallel with said North line of said right -of -way, 540 feet; thence
North parallel with the East line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
320.75 feet to the place of beginning.
ANK A tract of land in the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section fifteen
(15), Township Thirty-seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East, now within and a part of the
City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the center of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section Fifteen (15); thence
South along the Norther and South center line of said Quarter Section Two Hundred
Twenty (220) feet to the North line of Tucker Drive; thence West along said North line to
the West line of said Section Fifteen (15); thence North along said West line One Hundred
Twenty -eight and One Tenth (128.1) feet, more or less, to a line Two Hundred Fifty (250)
feet by rectangular measurement Southeasterly from said original centerline of the New
York Central Railroad right -of -way; thence Northeasterly parallel to the Two Hundred Fifty
(250) feet by rectangular measurement Southeasterly from said original centerline of the
New York Central Railroad right -of -way, Seven hundred Twenty -seven and One One-
Hundredth (727.01) feet, more or less, to a point on the East line of the Southwest Quarter
(1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen
(15); thence Southerly along said East line One Hundred Ninety -nine and Eighty -six
Hundredths (199.86) feet, more or less, to the South line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4)
of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen (15); thence East along said South line
Six Hundred Sixty -three and Fifty-two hundredths (663.52) feet, more or less, to the place
of beginning, excepting Thirty (30) feet off the East side thereof for purposes of a public
highway.
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A lot or parcel of land situated in the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 37 North,
Range 2 East, now within and a part of the City of South Bend, bounded by a line running
as follows, to -wit: Beginning at a point on the North line of the Southeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter of said Section 15, 600 feet West of the Northeast comer of the
Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 15; thence running West along
said North line a distance of 725.8 feet to the Northwest comer of said Southeast Quarter
of said Northwest Quarter; thence South a distance of 220 feet, more or less, to the North
line of a 40 foot road known as Tucker Drive; thence East along the North line of said
roadway to a point due South of the place of beginning; thence North to the place of
beginning. Together with and subject to an easement over the 40 foot roadway lying
immediately South of the above described real estate known as 'Ricker Drive, and extending
Eastward to Olive Street.
Part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen (15),
Township Thirty-seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East, now within and a part of the City
of South Bend, described as beginning at a point 260 feet South of the Northwest comer of
the southeast Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section Fifteen (15);
thence South 492.9 feet to the North line of the right -of -way of the Indiana Northern
Railroad; thence East along the said North line of the right -of -way of the Indiana Northern
Railroad, 305 feet; thence North 492.9 feet; thence West 305 feet to the place of beginning.
Together with a right -of -way over a 40 foot roadway North of and adjoining the
aforedescribed tract, and continuing Easterly to Olive Street, which said 40 foot roadway is
now commonly known as Tucker Drive in said City of South Bend.
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The East Half of the South East Quarter of the North East Quarter of Section No. 16,
Township No. 37 North, Range No. 2 East, containing 20 acres, more or less, and being Lot
No. 16 in the Sub - division of said Section No. 16, and now within a part of the City of South
Bend, excepting there from the following:
The original right -of -way across, the North West comer heretofore conveyed by Joseph B.
Arnold, to the Indiana Illinois, and Iowa Railway Company by Warranty Deed dated August
21, 1894, and recorded in Deed Record 95, page 553, of the records of St. Joseph County,
Indiana; and excepting second the following: Beginning at a point on the West line of said
Lot Numbered 16, where the same is intersected by the South Easterly line of said original
right -of -way, thence running South on the west line of Lot Numbered 16, 219 feet, more or
less, to a point distant 250 feet by rectangular measurement from the original center line
of said right -of -way; thence North Easterly parallel with and 250 feet distant by rectangular
measurement from the original center line of said right -of -way a distance of 733.3 feet, more
or less, to a point on the East line of said Section No. 16, thence North on said East line,
a distance of 105.5 feet, more or less, to the North East corner of said Lot No. 16; thence
West along the North line of said Lot No. 16, thence North on said East line, a distance of
105.5 feet, more or less, to the North East comer of said Lot No. 16; thence West along the
North line of said Lot No. 16, a distance of 254.5 feet, more or less, to the intersection with
the said Easterly line of said original right -of -way; thence South Westerly with said Easterly
line a distance of 454.5 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning, containing 3.04 acres,
more or less; excepting third, all that part of said Lot No. 16 which lies South of the North
line of the right -of -way of the St. Joseph, South Bend and Southern Railroad Company,
excepting fourth, a strip of land 70 feet wide North and South lying next north of and
adjoining the right -of -way of the St. Joseph, South Bend and Southern Railroad Company;
excepting further that a strip of 40 feet in width, North and South, and being a extension
of Tucker Drive, shall be established through the Northerly part of said tract and dedicated
to the public as a highway, which said extension shall extend to the right -of -way of the New
York Central Railroad Company.
All that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township
37 North, Range 2 East, described as follows: Beginning at a point 260 feet South and 330
feet West of the Northeast corner of the said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter;
thence West 996.08 feet to the West line of said section; thence South 498.35 feet to the
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North line of the right -of -way of the Indiana Northern Railway Company; thence Easterly
along the said Northerly line of said Indiana Northern Railway Company a distance of
996.08 feet, more or less, to a point on the Northerly line of the said Indiana Northern
Railway Company South of the place of beginning; thence North to the place of beginning.
A tract of land in the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen
(15), Township Thirty -seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East, now within and a part of the
City of South Bend, St. Joseph county, Indiana, more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the center of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section Fifteen (15); thence
South along the North and South center line of said Quarter Section Two Hundred Twenty
(220) feet to the North line of Tucker Drive; thence West along said north line to the West.
line of said Section Fifteen (15); thence North along said west line One Hundred Twentyf
eight and One Tenth (128.1) feet, more or less, to a line Two Hundred Fifty (250) feet by
rectangular measurement Southeasterly from and parallel to the original centerline of the
New York Central Railroad right -of -way; thence Northeasterly parallel to and Two Hundred
Fifty (250) feet by rectangular measurement Southeasterly from said original Centerline of
the new York Central Railroad right -of -way, Seven Hundred Twenty -seven and One One-
Hundredth (727.01) feet, more or less, to a point on the East line of the Southwest Quarter
(1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest
Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen (15); thence East along said South line Six Hundred Sixty -
three and Fifty -two Hundredths (663.52) feet, more or less, to the place of beginning,
excepting Thirty (30) feet off the East side thereof for purposes of a public highway.
A part of the southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 37
North, Range 2 East in the City of South Bend, Indiana more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at a point 260 feet South and 25 feet West of the Northeast corner of said
Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence West 540 feet; thence South parallel
with the East line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 324.25 feet to a
point 172 feet North of the North line of the right -of -way of the Indiana Northern Railway
Company; thence East parallel with said North line of said right -of -way, 540 feet; thence
North parallel with the East line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
320.75 feet to the place of beginning.
Subject to all restrictions and easements of record.
Grantor certifies that there are no Indiana gross state income taxes due by reason of the
foregoing transfer at this time.
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