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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
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ZONING AND ANNEXATION
Committee Members Present:
Others Present:
Presenters:
Agenda:
AUGUST 22, 2022, 4:15 P.M.
Lori Hamann*, Henry Davis Jr., Karen L. White,
Sheila Niezgodski, James Snodgrass
Dawn Jones, Victoria Trujillo, Bob Palmer, Justin
LePla, Kenneth Hardy
Angela Smith, Zoning Administrator
Steve Edi, Owner of 232 Laporte Avenue
Bill No. 30-22 -Amending the Zoning Ordinance for
1335 E. Ireland and 4427 S. Brookton
Bill No. 36-22 -Amending the Zoning Ordinance for
200 St. Louis Boulevard
Bill No. 38-22 -Amending the Zoning Ordinance
fo r 232 Laporte A venue
Members marked with an asterisk(*) are present digitally
Please note the attached link for the meeting recording:
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Committee Vice Chair Henry Davis Jr. called to order the Zoning and Annexation Committee
meeting at 4: 15 p.m.
Bill No. 30-22 -Amending the Zoning Ordinance for 1335 E. Ireland and 4427 S. Brookton
Angela Smith, Zoning Administrator, with offices on the fourteenth (14) floor of the City-County
building, advised that the developer requested that Bill No. 30-22 be tabled until September 26,
2022, to meet with the area's property owners.
Merry! Sherwood, 1354 Oakdale Drive, South Bend, Indiana, 46614, asked if a virtual meeting
would be held on September 26, 2022, and if all neighbors within three hundred (300) feet would
be consulted.
Angela Smith responded that she was unsure which neighbors would be consulted and instructed
the public member to email zoning@southbendin.gov her information so that it could be shared
with the petitioner.
Committee Vice Chair Davis Jr. responded that the schedule has not been drafted but would be
posted on the Council's website.
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Committee Member Niezgodski motioned to approve tabling Bill No . 30-22 until September
26, 2022, which was seconded by Committee Member White and carried by a vote of five (5)
ayes.
Committee Chair Lori Hamann-Aye Committee Member Karen L. White-Aye
Committee Vice Chair Henry Davis Jr. -Aye Committee Member Sheila Niezgodski -Aye
Citizen Member James Snodgrass -Aye
Bill No. 36-22 -Amending the Zoning Ordinance for 300 St. Louis Boulevard
Angela Smith requested that Bill No. 36-22 be tabled indefinitely as the Plan Commission has not
yet heard it.
Committee Member Niezgodski motioned to table Bill No. 36-22 indefinitely, which was
seconded by Committee Member White and carried by a vote of five (5) ayes.
Committee Chair Lori Hamann-Aye Committee Member Karen L. White-Aye
Committee Vice Chair Henry Davis Jr. -Aye Committee Member Sheila Niezgodski -Aye
Citizen Member James Snodgrass -Aye
Bill No. 38-22 -Amending the Zoning Ordinance for 232 Laporte A venue
Angela Smith ad vised that the petitioner requested to rezone 232 Laporte A venue to U2 urban
neighborhood and be granted a special exception for an existing residential structure. The structure
can legally house two (2) units, although it houses three (3). The three (3) units existed when the
owner purchased the property. No site plan changes were requested. The Plan Commission
provided a favorable recommendation.
Steve Edi , owner of 232 Laporte Avenue, advised that he purchased the property with three (3)
units in 1983 . Records show the third (3) unit was built in 1958. He was unaware that the unit was
illegal until he attempted to sell the property. The interested purchaser is an investor with several
properties.
Committee Vice Chair Davis Jr. requested questions from the Committee to the petitioner. There
were none.
Committee Vice Chair Davis Jr. requested questions from the general Council.
Councilmember Tomas Morgan asked if public notice was distributed and if responses were
received.
Angela Smith responded that public notice was provided to everyone within three hundred (300)
feet without response.
Committee Vice Chair Davis Jr. held the public hearing, and nobody spoke.
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Committee Member White motioned to forward Bill No. 38-22 to the Committee of the Whole
with a favorable recommendation, which was seconded by Committee Member Niezgodski
and carried by a vote of five (5) ayes.
Committee Chair Lori Hamann-Aye Committee Member Karen L. White-Aye
Committee Vice Chair Henry Davis Jr. -Aye Committee Member Sheila Niezgodski -Aye
Citizen Member James Snodgrass -Aye
With no further business, Committee Vice Chair Davis Jr. adjourned the Zoning and Annexation
Committee meeting at 4:27 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Lori K. Hamann, Committee Chair
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