HomeMy WebLinkAboutAlley Vacation - 1235 Lincolnway West
ELIZABETH A. MARADIK GARY A. GILOT JORDAN V. GATHERS JOSEPH R. MOLNAR MURRAY L. MILLER
1316 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING
227 W. JEFFERSON BOULEVARD
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601-1830
PHONE 574/ 235-9251
FAX 574/ 235-9171
CITY OF SOUTH BEND JAMES MUELLER, MAYOR
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
June 8, 2021
Alfernando Tharbs
1235 Lincoln Way West
South Bend, IN 46628
Corneliusthanks68@gmail.com
RE: Alley/Street Vacation – 1235 Lincoln Way West (Preliminary Review)
Dear Mr. Tharbs:
At its June 8, 2021 meeting, the Board of Public Works reviewed comments by the
Engineering Division, Community Investment, Fire Department, Police Department. Given the
aforementioned alley does not have an approach on Cleveland and appears to have been this way
for over twenty (20) years, it was determined as follows:
Per IC 36-7-3-13, the vacation would not hinder the growth or orderly development of the
unit or neighborhood in which it is located or to which it is contiguous. The vacation would
not make access to the lands of the aggrieved person by means of public way difficult or
inconvenient. The vacation would not hinder the public’s access to a church, school or
other public building or place. The vacation would not hinder the use of a public right of
way by the neighborhood in which it is located or to which it is contiguous.
Therefore, the Board of Public Works submitted a favorable recommendation for the
vacation of this alley. Please bring this BPW recommendation packet to the City Clerk’s Office,
located on the 4th Floor of the County-City Building for information about next steps.
If you have any further questions, please call this office at (574) 235-9251.
Sincerely,
/s/ Anne Fuchs
Anne Fuchs, Clerk
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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
DATE: May 10, 2021
TO: Matt Longfellow, Public Works
Chris Dressel, Community Investment
Gerard Ellis, Fire Department
Brad Rohrscheib, Police Department
FROM: Anne Fuchs, Clerk (afuchs@southbendin.gov)
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATIONS – ALLEY VACATION
APPLICANT: Alfernando Tharbs
LOCATION: 1235 Lincoln way West
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PLEASE INSERT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE APPROPRIATE FIELD BELOW, BASED
ON THE FOLLOWING I.C. 36-7-3-13 CRITERIA:
1. The vacation would/would not hinder the growth or orderly development of the unit or neighborhood
in which it is located or to which it is contiguous.
2. The vacation would/would not make access to the lands of the aggrieved person by means of public
way difficult or inconvenient.
3. The vacation would/would not hinder the public’s access to a church, school or other public building
or place.
4. The vacation would/would not hinder the use of a public right-of-way by the neighborhood in which
it is located or to which it is contiguous.
PUBLIC WORKS – Unfavorable – vacation would hinder growth/orderly development of the unit
or neighborhood. But it should be noted that there is currently no access to the alley from Cleveland
Avenue because there is no approach entrance, only straight curb where the approach should be. So
if we indeed do not allow the vacation and keep the alley, the n the City should logically install an
approach entrance to the alley off Cleveland Ave.
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT Favorable recommendation.
FIRE: Favorable, is the owner of lots 3284 and 3282 fine with the vacate?
POLICE: Favorable Recommendation