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Home My WebLink About05-12-2025 Zoning & Annexation Committee Minutes SignedOFFICE OF THE CrrY CLERK BI A:\ICA L. TIR \D O, C ITY C LERK ZO I G & ANNEXATIO Committee Members Pre se nt: Comm itt ee Members Abse nt: Other Council Members Present: Others Present: Presenters : Agenda: MAY 12, 2025, 5 :10 P.M. Dr. Oliver Davis , Karen L . White , Troy Warner, Stacey Odom, Rachel Tomas Morgan , Henry Davis Jr. Canneth Lee , Sharon McBrid e *, Shie la Niezgodski *, She rr y Bolden-Simpson Bianca L. Tirado , Matthew eal, Margaret Gotsch , Bob Palmer David Njoroge, Sk ip Morrell , Timothy Staub Bill No. J 9-25 -Special Exception at 906 , 912 ,914 , and 918 Dubai! Aven ue and 170 3 , 1705 , and 1711 Dale Avenue Bill No. 2-1-25 -Specia l Exception at 1702 Western Aven ue Members marked with an asterisk (*) are in virtual attendance. Please note the attached link for the meeting recording: https://docs.southbendin.gov/WebLink/browse.aspx?dbid=O&mediaid=395499 Committee Chair Dr. Oliver Davi s called to order the Zoning and Annexation Committee meeting at 5:10 P.M. Bill No. 19-25 -Special Exception at 906,912,914, and 918 Dubail Avenue and 1703, 1705, and 1711 Dale Avenue Committee Chair Dr. Oliver Davis adjured the petitioner(s). Skip Morrell , Principal Development Planner, with offices on the 14 th floor of the Co unty-City Building, South B end , I 46601, stated that Bill No. 19-25 requests a special exception to allow Matthc11 · i\'cal D EPVfY OTY QERK INT EGRITY I SER VIC E I ACCESSIBILITY Man;-arct Gotsd1 D IRECTOR OF SPEGAL PROJECTS EXC ELLE NC E ACCOUN TA BILIT Y I INNOVAT IO N I INC LUSIO N EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1227 W Jefferson Blvd . I South Bend , Indiana 46601 I p 574.235 .9221 I f. 574 235 .9173 1 www .southbendin.gov C ITY OF SOlm I BEND I OFFICE OF T l I E C IT Y CLER K co ns tru c ti o n of dupl exes a nd s in g le -famil y ho m es o n c urre ntl y vac ant lo ts a lo ng Dub a i! Avenu e a nd Da le Avenu e , w hi c h w ill b e zo ned as U rb a n (U I ). T hi s project co m es w ith a favora bl e reco mm e nd ati o n fr o m th e Board of Z o nin g a nd A ppeals and is co ns ist e nt w ith th e South Be nd co mpre h e n si ve pl a n o bj ecti ve H 1.1. D av id Nj o ro ge, 3 13 1 S prin g b roo k Dri ve , So uth Be nd , IN 466 14 , ex pressed hi s enthu s ias m a nd exc item e nt a bo ut brin g in g thi s p ro j ect to So uth Be nd a nd to th e a rea w ithin Di s tri c t 3. D av id j oroge a lso m e nti o ned h e is fa mili a r w ith th e a rea and is c urre ntl y wo rkin g o n two (2) o th e r units in th e sam e ne ig hb o rh ood . Co mmittee C ha ir Dr. Dav is as ke d how th e two (2) unit s a re p rogr ess in g. Dav id j oroge s ta ted th e o th e r units a re d o in g we ll a nd th ey a re curre ntl y h a n g in g drywall in o n e (I ) of th e units . Co mmittee Memb e r Troy Warn er as k ed w h a t th e tim e lin e loo k s lik e a nd w hi c h unit they w ill sta rt w ith . Dav id Nj o ro ge stated th ey ho p e to st a rt w ith 17 11 Da le A ve nu e thi s s umm e r. Co mmittee Memb er Ka re n L. White th a nk ed th e prese nt er. Dav id Njo ro ge st at ed th a t hi s timing wo rk ed o ut we ll. Pres id e nt Cann e th Lee as ked if each unit mu st have th e ir own sewage ta p . D av id joroge an swered by say ing each unit must h ave th e ir own ta p . Co uncil Membe r S he rry Bo ld e n-S imp so n as ked Dav id j oroge to s p e ll hi s las t n am e . D av id Nj oroge s pe ll ed hi s las t n a m e stating th a t th e N in Nj oroge is s il e nt. Co uncil M e mber S haro n Mc Bride expressed he r excit em e nt a nd th a nk s. Co mmittee C ha ir Dr. Dav is he ld th e publi c hearin g , a nd no bo d y s po ke. Co mmittee Me mb e r Wa rn e r m oved t o se nd Bill No. 19 -2 5 to th e F ull Co un c il w ith a favora bl e reco mm e nd a ti on , w hi c h was seco nd ed by Co mmi ttee Membe r Whi te a nd carri ed by a vote of fo u r ( 4 ) a y es. Co mm ittee C ha ir Dr. O li ve r Dav is -Aye Co mmittee Vice C ha ir R ac h e l To m as Mo rgan -Abs ent Committee M e mbe r T ro y Wa rn e r -Ay e Co mmi ttee Me mbe r K a re n L. White -Aye C iti ze n Me mbe r Sta c ey Od o m -Ay e C iti ze n Me mbe r H e nry D av is Jr. -A bsen t Bill No. 24-25 -Special Exception at 1702 Western Avenue Co mmittee C ha ir Dr. O li ve r Dav is adj ured th e petiti o n e r(s). EXC EL LE NC E ACCOUN TA BILI TY INNOVATI ON INC LUS ION EM POW ER M ENT 455 Counry-C1ty Building 1227 W Jefferson Blvd . I South Bend, Indiana 46601 I p 574.235 .9221 I f. 574 .235 .9173 1 www.southbendin .gov C ITY OF SOUTH BE D I OFFI CE OF T II E C ITY CLERK T im o thy Sta ub , Z o ning S pec ia li st , w ith offi ces o n th e 14 th fl oo r of th e Co unty -C it y Building, So uth B e nd , [ 4660 I , req ues ts a sp ec ia l exce pti o n to a ll ow res t a ura nt use in a n Urb an Fl ex (U F) zo ne fo r a n ew M ex ican Am e ri can ice c ream s ho p to be lo c a ted a t 1702 W es te rn Av enu e, So uth Be nd , I N 466 19. T hi s s ite is c urr e ntl y vaca nt a nd adj acent to a Boost Mo bil e st o re and is co n s ist e nt w ith th e So uth B e nd co mpreh e n s i ve pl a n o bj e cti ve L U 2.2. The B oard o f Z o nin g a nd A ppe al s send s thi s p e titi o n to th e Commo n Co un c il w ith a favora bl e reco mme nd a ti o n , w ith th e co nditi o n th a t a ll imp rove m e n ts to brin g th e bu ilding a nd s it e up to zo nin g co mpli a n ce a re co mpl e te d w ithin s ix (6) mo nth s o f app rova l. Co mmitt ee Memb e r White as k ed w h at ty p e of rest a ura nt. Timo th y S t a ub sta ted th e res t a ura nt w ill b e a n ice crea m sho p. Co un cil M e mber Bo ld e n-S imp so n as k ed if th e zo ne next to a nd b e hind th e building is res id e nti a l. T im o th y St a ub sta te d th a t th e p ro p e rti es be hind th e building a re zo n ed res id e nti a l. Citizen Me mb e r Stacey O d o m aske d w hy t he own e rs o nl y have six (6) m o nths to co mpl e te th e im prove m e nt s a nd d oes th a t pe rt a in to th e int e ri o r and ex te ri o r imp rove m ents. T im ot h y Sta ub stated t ha t is a standa rd w he neve r th ey a re j ust co nditi o nin g th e s pec ia l excepti o n and o nl y pe rta in s to th e exte ri o r w ith a p rima ry foc u s o n th e la nd sc a ping. Co mmittee M e mb e r W hite as ke d if so m eo n e fro m th e Zo nin g O ffi ce w ill be c hec kin g to e ns ur e th e work has bee n co mpl e te d . Timo th y Sta ub st ated th a t they verify th e work has bee n co mp le te d . Cou nc il Me mber S hi e la iezgods ki as k e d if bo th bu s in esses were so ld and a new bu is ness m oved in , wo ul d the specia l exce ptio n tran sfer o r wo uld th e new bu s in ess req uire di ffere nt ap p roval. Skip Mo rr e ll ex pl a in ed th a t th e Boos t Mo bil e sto re o n th e ri ght s id e of th e building re c e ive d a s pec ia l excepti o n fo r re ta il s pace w hich wo uld in c lud e ge neral re ta il and co nve nience sto res , however, to bacco o r va pe s ho ps , as a n exampl e , wo uld re quire di ffe re nt a pp rova l. Ro b ert Maste rs, att o rn ey fo r A&M W ire less, In c ., w ith offi ces at 350 Co lumbi a Street , So uth Ben d , [N 4 660 I , and p erso na l res id e n ce 1906 Eas t Madi so n S treet , So uth Be nd , I 4 66 17, sta t ed th a t th e reques t is inte nd e d to a ll ow an ice c ream s ho p to be d evelo p ed in th e sam e building in w hi c h A m arpreet "J esse" Si n gh o perat es a Boos t Mo bil e ce ll pho ne sto re. [n additi o n , he is wo rkin g w ith th e Building De partme nt to c reate a s ur face pa rking lo t to imp rove th e area . Co mmittee C ha ir Dr. Dav is he ld th e publi c hea rin g , a nd no bo d y s po ke. Co mmittee Memb e r W hite m ove d to se nd Bill No . 2.f.-25 to th e F ull Co un c il w ith a favora bl e reco mm e nd a ti o n , w hi c h was se c o nd ed by Co mmittee Me mb e r W hite a nd carri ed by a vo te of fo ur ( 4) ayes . EXC ELLE NC E ACCO UNTA BILIT Y INNOVA TI ON INCLUSION EMPOW ER MENT 455 County-City Building 1227 W Jefferson Blvd . I South Bend, Indiana 46601 I p. 574 235.9221 I i. 574235.9173 1 www.southbendin.gov ... CITY OF SOUTH BE D j OFFICE OF Tl IE CITY CLERK Committee Chair Dr. Oliver Davi s -Aye Committee Vice Chair Rachel Tomas Morgan -A bsent Committee Member Troy Warner -Aye Committee Member Karen L. White -Aye Citizen Member Stacey Odom -Aye Citizen Member Henry Davi s Jr. -Absent With no further business , Committee C hair Dr. Oli ver Da v is adjourned the Zoning and A nnexation Committee meetin g at 6:56 P.M. Res pec tfull y ~m ~ed , " r A f l /\ \ Committee Chair NOTICE FOR HE ARING AN D S IGHT IMP A IRED PERSO NS Auxiliary Aid or Other Se rvic es ma y be Ava ilable upon Request at No C harge. Plea se give Reasonable Advance Request when Po ss ible EXC ELLE NC E ACCO U NTA BILIT Y INNOVATION INC LUS ION EM POW ER M ENT 455 County-City Building 122 7 W Jefferson Blvd. I South Bend, Indiana 46601 I p. 574 .235 .9221 I f. 574 .235.9173 1 www .sou thbendin .gov