HomeMy WebLinkAboutAlley Vacation - 901 N. Elmer St.
February 10, 2026
Mr. Ezequias Ruiz
901 N. Elmer St.
South Bend, IN 46628
Noemi.ramirez79@gmail.com
RE: Alley/Street Vacation – 1st E/W Alley North of Prast Blvd., between Elmer St. and the 1st N/S Alley
West of Elmer St. (Preliminary Review)
Dear Mr. Ruiz:
At its February 10, 2026 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
not 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 not 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 a favorable 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.
In its Ordinance, the City of South Bend Common Council included the Board of Public Works’
requirement that you eliminate the alley approach by hiring a private contractor bonded with the City to
tear out the approach, replace with curb, and establish a tree lawn in accordance with City standards and
specifications. These updates should be made within ninety (90) days of final approval from the Common
Council. Please notify us when this work is complete. If you have any further questions, please call this office
at (574) 235-9251.
Sincerely,
/s/ Hillary Horvath
Hillary Horvath, Clerk
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
DATE: April 11, 2025
TO: Kyle Ludlow, Public Works Abigail Magas, Engineering
Zach Hurst, Engineering Chris Dressel, Community Investment Derek Erquhart, Fire Department
Brad Rohrscheib, Police Department
FROM: Hillary Horvath, Clerk (hhorvath@southbendin.gov)
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATIONS – ALLEY VACATION
APPLICANT: Ezequias Ruiz LOCATION: 901 N. Elmer 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 neighborhoodin 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 publicway difficult or inconvenient.3.The vacation would/would not hinder the public’s access to a church, school or other public buildingor place.4.The vacation would/would not hinder the use of a public right-of-way by the neighborhood in whichit is located or to which it is contiguous.
PUBLIC WORKS/ENGINEERING: Favorable, contingent on removing existing approach.
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT: Favorable, contingent on removing existing approach.
FIRE: Favorable
POLICE: Favorable recommendation
11/17/2025
CK#1001
February 10, 2026
May 11, 2026
Phone #:
Email:
Yes No
Yes No
Does the existing alley provide garage access to other property owners?
Yes No
Is your property adjacent to the street/alley of interest?
Do any property owners currently access the street/alley?
Is there a future property development plan associated with this request?
Describe the reason for this vacation request and proposed use :
STREET/ALLEY VACATION PRELIMINARY REVIEW
City of South Bend – Board of Public Works
227 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Ste. 1316
South Bend, IN 46601
Preliminary Staff Comments:
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Date:
Name:
Property
Address:
Applicant property information: Residential Commercial Industrial
Describe the general street/alley location with boundaries (Ex: 1st East/West Alley, west of St. Peter St and north of Howard St):
This is a request for preliminary review of alley or street vacation with regard to Board of Public Works basic
criteria. Staff will review the information provided and give feedback to the applicant.
OFFICE USE ONLY:
Do less than 50% of properties on the full block have direct street access?
Is this the only midblock connection?
Is the block length greater than 600'?
Will the vacation result in: dead end alley, interference with bike route, violations of
minimum traffic safety standards?
Are there public or private utilities in the alley?
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