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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBill No. 13-23 Approving a Petition for the Property at 1602 S. Michigan St. Dist. No. 3 SECTION IV. Approval is subject to the Petitioner complying with the reasonable conditions, if any, established by the Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk. SECTION V. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the mayor, and legal publication, and full execution of any conditions or Commitments placed upon the approval. Sharon McBride, Council President South Bend Common Council Attest: Dawn M. Jones, City Clerk Office of the City Clerk Presented by me, the undersigned Clerk of the City of South Bend, to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana on the day of , 2023, at o'clock . m. Dawn M. Jones, City Clerk Office of the City Clerk Approved and signed by me on the day of , 2023, at o'clock .m. James Mueller, Mayor City of South Bend, Indiana Filed in Clerk's Office MA[ RO723 CITY CLERK,OUTTH BEND,IN -2 - Filed in Clerk's Office City of South Bend BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MAR o7 2023 DAWN M.JONES CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN March 7, 2023 Honorable Lori Hamann 4th Floor, County-City Building South Bend, IN 46601 RE: Special Exception at 1602 S Michigan St. Dear Committee Chair Hamann: Enclosed is an Ordinance for the proposed Special Exception at the above referenced location. Please include the attached Ordinance on the Council agenda for first reading at your March 13, 2023, Council meeting and set it for public hearing at your April 10th, 2023, Council meeting. The petition is tentatively scheduled for public hearing at the April 3rd, 2023 South Bend Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. The staff report and recommendation of the South Bend Board of Zoning Appeals will be forwarded to the Office of the City Clerk by noon on the Wednesday following the public hearing. The petitioner provided the following to describe the proposed project: Request a Special Exception to allow for the property to operate as a group residence. The full petition is attached for your reference. Changes may occur between the filing and the public hearing. Any substantial changes will be identified at the Council meeting. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office. Sincerely, Lf,„"hi-Ar(-- Rachel Boyles Zoning Specialist CC: Bob Palmer County-City Building 1227 W.Jefferson I South Bend, IN 46601 574-235-7627 I www.southbendin.gov/zoning City of South Bend 227 W. Jefferson - Suite 1400S IN 46601 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS South Bend, zoning@southbendin.gov RECEIVED MAR 0 6 2023 Petition for Variance - Special Exception Property Information Tax Key Number: 017 -7Cs 1 - II cn Address: _I(._-@O� 3 �� t(Aida Owner: ✓ M � o P « C Zoning: Choose the current district rJ C : Project Summar A 1 Y �f �'J �rovS ,(4''C(. e E g fG pS t / 4 Requested Action IA Special Exception — complete and attach Criteria for Decision Making Use requested: 2i ccuy c ,c c€ Variance(s) - List variances below, complete and attach Criteria for Decision Making Variance(s) requested: Vac-11-6 1,0 - -c 9\` nec` Cocn-ems cQCA RequiredAocuments •mpleted Application (including Criteria for Decision Making and Contact Information) IN Site Plan drawn to scale P A 1 ID ❑ Filing Fee 5 1 - k) Per I U''' Criteria for Decision Making Special Exception - if applicable A Special Exception may only be granted upon making a written determination, based upon the evidence presented at a public hearing. Please address how the project meets the following criteria. (1) The proposed use will not be injurious to the public health, safety, comfort, community moral standards, convenience or general welfare, because: (2) The proposed use will not injure or adversely affect the use of the adjacent area or property values therein, because: (3) The proposed use will be consistent with the character of the district in which it is located and the land uses authorized therein, because: (4) The proposed use is compatible with the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan, because: Criteria for Decision Making Variance(s) - if applicable State statutes and the Zoning Ordinance require that certain standards must be met before a variance can be approved. Please address how the project meets the following criteria: (1) The approval will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community, because: (2) The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be affected in a substantially adverse manner, because: (3) The strict application of the terms of this Chapter would result in practical difficulties in the use of the property, because: (4) The variance granted is the minimum necessary, because: (5) The variance does not correct a hardship caused by a former or current owner of the property, because: Contact Information Property owner(s) of the petition site: ` ` �. Name: -1-,47- 6 A e c,,, L Address: /07-<- V ta, -"h v_-- L ; /, , C 0 fv/ 2 2 Name: Address: • Name: Address: Contact Person: Name: C ( 4`. 4. f 9 ff / Address: /4' c�D Z 1 Ovi� ,is.�- $/vo' So '// OSe I, /iv 7 ‘1/_3 Phone Number: -5— 7' 2 0 - 0 3 E-mail: /' OSS ---5---‘a `°27ii 1°D , 6Orte. By signing this petition, the Petitioner/Property Owners of the above described Real Estate acknowledge they are responsible for understanding and complying with the South Bend Zoning Ordinance and any other ordinance governing the property. Failure of staff to notify the petitioner of a requirement does not imply approval or waiver from anything contained within the ordinance. The undersigned authorizes the contact person listed above to represent this petition before the South Bend Plan Commission and Common Council and to answer any and all questions related to this petition. Property Owner (s) Signatures: 7 ,i,.,_,/,- , / tefe4 Pit/ �i'-&u7. /2 (44 HOMES FOR TRACY, INC EIN# 92-0477397 1602 S. Michigan Street South Bend, IN 46616 574-520-0397 • cross5560yahoo.com Home4Tracy@yahoo.com City of South Bend BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Rachel Boyles PROPERTY INFORMATION Parcel ID 71-08-13-326-001.000-026 Tax Key Number: ****************** We need to get this, probably from Kate Bolze *** Address: 1602 S. Michigan Street, South Bend IN 46613 Owner: JM] Group, LLC, John & Madonna Gaudio Zoning: Neighborhood Center (NC) PROJECT SUMMARY HOMES FOR TRACY, INC., is a program dedicated to homeless women and children. The project is getting the house ready at 1602 S. Michigan Street. Its purpose will be a house for the education of, and transitional living for, homeless women and their children. It will house clients in the Homes for Tracy program ONLY. It will have 5 bedrooms. Each single woman and her children, if any, will reside there for 6-8 months during which she will work on life skills, life sustainability, financial literacy, her credit, entrepreneurship and the accumulation of social capital in the form of people who will assist her on her journey out of homelessness. The ultimate goal for each woman is home ownership. Each woman is expected to work and to save a portion of her salary. By doing so, when she transitions to a house or apartment, she will have the necessary funds for security deposits and to turn on utilities without asking for financial assistance. This is a hand up, not a handout. It is not yet clear if we need a special exemption, or if one or more of the uses"permitted by right" may prove suitable without the need for a special exception. In any case, should we all determine a special exemption is needed, we provide additional information below. (2) REQUESTED ACTION Special Exception (1) The proposed use will not be injurious to public health, safety, comfort, community moral stands, convenience or general welfare, because: The property at 1602 S. Michigan Street will be used for Multi-Unit transitional housing for women and their children who, even though they might currently be unsheltered and homeless, will abide by the laws and regulations of the City of South Bend, the county of St. Joseph and the state of Indiana. Each candidate is only eligible with the understanding this is a volunteer program and will have certain expectations with behaviors and actions that will not only benefit her personally but also the neighboring area. Consequently, there will be a security system, strict rules and regulations set in place to help her feel safe and secure, and to help her keep a mindset that this opportunity to change her lifestyle will come only with cooperation and intention. (2) The proposed use will not injure or adversely affect the use of the adjacent area property values therein because: The purpose as stated before, is to assist women who are in the beginning levels of transitioning their lives. Each woman is part of a working community focused on being self-sufficient. There are other multi use housing locations in the immediate area. There should be no objections from neighboring homes. Prior to 2020, this proposed site for Homes for Tracy, 1602 S. Michigan Street, was a common nuisance because it stayed empty for so long. Now there is a perfect opportunity to create a new narrative not only for the property but for the lives of these women, and in some cases the lives of their children. (3) The proposed use will be consistent with the character of the district in which it is located and the land uses authorized therein because: 1602 S. Michigan Street was built around 1900. The character of this home from the time is was first created has not changed. It stands with dignity despite the changes all around. Like everything that has come about in the last 20 or so years, this neighborhood is in transition for the better and with that mindset the Homes for Tracy ministry is perfect for this spot. (4) The proposed use is compatible with the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan, because: The existing comprehensive plan was written in 2002 and much has changed in St. Joseph County since then. There is a steady growth in population and the cost of rent is stupendous. Many people are adversely effected, and the increase of families facing homelessness is horrific. The use of this property by Homes for Tracy is but a small part of the answer and the comprehensive plan in action for affordable housing and quality of life for less fortunate citizens, who just need a chance to make a better life for their family. It will make a tremendous difference for those women who participate in it, and will improve the neighborhood as well. CONTACT OWNER 3M3 Group, LLC, John & Madonna Gaudio, 303-870-1044 10154 W Lake Drive Littleton, CO 80127 Madonna@Gaudio.com, & Libertv@Gaudio.com Go gle Maps 1602 S Michigan St ,. _ .i ^1 :•, - . .` E Indiana Ahr,111 -771 .i. .Z....1AI f ' 4- ,,,,,, ,,S, : 3 aci-,,,_ , 1-„,,,_ ,* '., '- • • b •- .1.'7%..:. "V 1: „.. , , , , . , . Mil /1/4 \ ,_, \ 11, 4... _ • • , 4 . E. , ' esen441,10`. ' * -- r , Y' ; , F-' ,L '.y.iii. irth --t: l'r.''r IA' Ai Google ..„.-• Map data©2023,Map data©2023 Google 20 ft Filed in Clerk's Office MAR 0 7 2023 DAWN M.JONES CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN