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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. Marshall Smith
1513 S. McPherson St.
South Bend, IN 46613
RE: Alley/Street Vacation – 1513 S. McPherson St. (Preliminary Review)
Dear Mr. Smith:
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 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 31, 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: Marshall Smith
LOCATION: 1513 McPherson St.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 1, 2 and 4.
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT: Unfavorable recommendation – does not meet criteria 1,2 and 4
FIRE: Favorable
POLICE: Favorable recommendation
June 28, 2022