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ELIZABETH A. MARADIK JOSEPH R. MOLNAR GARY A. GILOT JORDAN V. GATHERS 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 28, 2022
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Underwood
2203 S. Twyckenham Dr.
South Bend, IN 46613
Jokerzwild2004@gmail.com
RE: Alley/Street Vacation – 2203 S. Twyckenham Dr. (Preliminary Review)
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Underwood:
At its June 28, 2022 meeting, the Board of Public Works reviewed comments by the Engineering
Division, Community Investment, Fire Department, Police Department. The following comments and
recommendations were submitted:
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
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 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 an unfavorable recommendation for the
vacation of this alley. If you still wish to pursue this alley vacation, please bring this BPW
Recommendation Packet to the City Clerk’s Office, located on the 4th floor of the County-City Building.
Alley/Street vacations require a presentation to the Common Council, approval of an ordinance, and
certification of the ordinance from the Mayor. The property then must be recorded with the Recorder’s
Office to ensure that your 50% ownership of the property is appropriately transferred to your name. If
you have any questions about how the alley vacation will affect your property taxes, please contact the
Auditor’s Office.
If you have any further questions, please call this office at (574) 235-9251.
Sincerely,
/s/ Theresa Heffner
Theresa Heffner, Clerk
Enclosures
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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
DATE: May 9, 2022
TO: Matt Longfellow, Public Works
Chris Dressel, Community Investment
Gerard Ellis, Fire Department
Brad Rohrscheib, Police Department
FROM: Theresa Heffner, Clerk (theffner@southbendin.gov)
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATIONS – ALLEY VACATION
APPLICANT: Adam and Andrea Underwood
LOCATION: 2203 S. Twyckenham Dr.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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. Goes against criteria 2 and 4. Would create a dead-end alley.
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT: Unfavorable based on criteria 2 and 4.
FIRE: Favorable
POLICE: Unfavorable. Would limit access to multiple garages along the alley, and create a dead-
end in the alley.
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Date:
STREET/ ALLEY VACATION APPLICATION
City of South Bend -Board of Public Works
227 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Ste. 1316
South Bend, IN 46601
05-04-22 Phone#: 57 43034306
Adam & Andrea Underwood Name: Email: Jokerzwild2004@gmail.com
Property
Address: 2203 S. Twyckenham Dr. South bend 46613
Applicant property information: [ii Residential D Commercial D Industrial
Describe the general alley location with boundaries (Ex: Church Pl, between E. Colfax Ave & E. LaSalle Ave):
Between Ewing St & Fox ST. & Twyckenham and S. Vernon St. The location would be on Twyckkenham Dr from
the street edge to the back of our property line to the neighbor of the south of us property line.
Is your property adjacent to the alley of interest?
Do you own all adjacent properties to the alley of interest?
Does the existing alley provide garage access to other property owners?
Does the alley receive daily traffic excluding your own use?
Would the vacation hinder public access to any of the following: a church,
school, or any other public building or place?
Reason for street/alley vacation and proposed use:
[!) Yes 0No D Yes [!)No
[!] Yes □No
[!) Yes 0No
0Yes [!) No
Off Street Parking, stopping dailey riff raff, preventing damage to other vehicles and garages on
each side of entrance of the alley. We get a lot of unnecesary traffic from scrappers and non
neighboring traffic. Due to lack parking and city ordinaces we are unable to have adequte
parking and are unable to create new parking.
A map MUST be provided highlighting the area you would like to vacate with this application.
OFFICE USE ONLY:
Board Recommendation:
President
Member
Member
Member
Member
Attest
□Yes □No
June 28, 2022