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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZoning - Lots 4 through 9 & 11 through 12 Elwood Avenue Addition, Lots 1 through 6 & 47 through 49 Elwood Park AdditionORDINANCE No. 3961 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, FEBRUARY 8THv Ig/54 Clerk Attest: - ����� ��J uYr President of Common Council Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, FEBRUARY 9TH, 104 Approved and signed by me FEBRUARY 9TH9 Ig f4 -421*7 Clerk ORDINANCE NUMBER jf(11 An ordinance &:iendlnL Ordinance Number 3702 coamonly known as the Zo:unj-, Ordinance of the City of South Banda Indianao Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of South Benda Indiana: Section 1: Ordinance No. 37020 being a Zoning Or- dinance in the City of South Benda Indiana. Bea and the same hereby is amended so that the Zoning olassi- fication of the followinE described real estate in the City of South Benda Indiana be and the same is her ^b�I change:i to "A" Use and "A" HeiPht and "Area Districsso' Lots 4 through 9 inclusive and 11 through 12 inclusive of Elwood Avenue Addition, and lots 1 through b in- clusive and 47 c' ^rough Jt9 inclusive of Elwood Park Addition to the City of South Benda County of St. Jo- seph, State of Indiana. Section 2: This Ordinance shall be in full force and affect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor and legal publication. Member of the Common Council lei AZ 2nd MiEA61`J6 a —� —�� CC ..ITTEE OF THE VWLE MJRLIC HEARWG 3rd �T'urlRu —�'3- A:}T d'i l?YCQ i ?:t1Sti ROY A. WORDEN CHAIRMAN J. FRANK MILES VICE - CHAIRMAN WALTER GLASS GALEN B. SARGENT RAYMOND S. ANDRYSIAK DR. L. A. RAUSON DONALD L. ADAIR FLOYD WERNTZ, JR. ROBERT L. HUFF DIRECTOR OF PLANNING CITY OF SOUTH BEND SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - CITY PLAN COMMISSION January 11, 1954 To: Common Council, City of South Bend Gentlemen: Petition of Joseph S. Vance, 2109 Elwood Avenue, et al, being petition to rezone Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61 27, 48, and 49 of Elwood Park Addition; and Lots 1, 2, 3 of Huey Heights Second Addition, Lots 26, 27, and 28 proposed; and Lots 4 through 12 inclusive of Elwood Avenue Addition, and more particularly located for this purpose on Elwood Avenue between Johnson and Huey from C commercial and D height and area district to residential use and residential height and area district. This petition was given public hearing under date of December 3, 1953, and petition is recommended by amending same as follows: Lots 4 through 9 inclusive and 11 througi 12 inclusive of Elwood Avenue Addition and Lots 1 through 6 and 47 through 49 inclusive of Elwood Park Addition from C commercial and D height and area district to A residential and A height and area district. RIH:nt jV truly yours, Robert L. Huff Secretary 1954 EVEL N�M. HE N & CITY CLMK SS.Y, PETITION TO RE -ZONE LAND To The Common Council of The City of South Bend, Indiana The Undersigned Petitioners Would Represent and show to the Honorable Body that it is the owners of the following described real estate situated in the city of South Bend Indiana, County of Saint Joseph, State of Indiana. To Wit Lot Numbers 1, 2p, 45p - 47, 48,49.3_,.2-3-1--of Elwood Park Addition and Lots, 3, 2, and 1 of Huey Heights 2nd Addition Lots 28, 27, and 26 prepos`ed and lots 4, 51617, 80 9, 10, 11, and 12 of Elwood Ave. Addition as shown in the county recorders plans, and more particularly located for this purpose on Elwood Ave. between Johnson St. and Huey. Your Petitioners would further represent, and show that the said above described real estate is now zoned commercial, and your petitioners is hereby petitioning your Honorable Body to change such zoning district to residential area. iC, - ai CC % ;V January 61 1953 Mr. Robert L. Huff Director of Planning City Hall South Bend, Indiana Dear Sir: On December 30, 1953 I received your letter dated Decem- ber 14, 1953 pertaining to the petition of Mr. Joseph Vance requesting the Council to change the zone classifi- cation on all lots facing Elwood Avenue on both sides of the street between Huey Street and Johnson Street from its present commercial zoning classification to residen- tial. I was unable to attend the public hearing on December 10, 1953 but did sign the petition of Mr. Vance. ''he doubt in my mind is why it took 15 days from the date of the letter to going into the mails post marked December 29, 1953• My views on why the 3 lots at the northeast intersection of Huey and Elwood Streets and the 3 unplatted lots (from the north -south alley east to Johnson Street) at the south- west corner of Johnson and Elwood Streets should be a resi- dential zone are as follows. At this time there are 2 grocery stores in the 2 block area between Huey and Johnson Streets on Elwood and also 6 more grocery stores conveniently located within a radius of 2 to 4 blocks from the afore mentioned avenue. 74here are 2 drug stores, 3 cleaning establishments, 3 hardware stores, 3 bar- ber shops, 7 automobile service stations, 1 tavern, 1 variety store and 2 radio - television repair stores within a radius of 8 blocks of the afore mentioned avenue. There is convenient bus service going north on O'Brien Street and south on College Street and going east and west on Lincoln Way. This bus service would take anyone to any of these business establishments or downtown within a matter of a few minutes if they are not able to walk or own an automobile. The narrowness of Elwood Avenue between Huey and Johnson Streets would only lead to more traffic hazards to our pro- perty and children in this area. This avenue is used as a short -cut by the Bendix, Oliver and Studebaker employees which forces me to bring my own children into the house or yard because of the traffic at this time. Mr. Hobert L. Huff ..2. January 6, 1953 City Hall Several rats and mice have been discovered in the neigh- borhood in the past 3 to A years that the 2 grocery stores have been operating. To add any more commercial buildings would only add to traffic hazards, health hazards and juvenile delinquency. The front of the 2 stores now are kept fairly neat, but the back and sides are not kept neat to the extent that the grass is not mowed, papers are strewed all over the neigh- borhood which only depreciates the value of my property as well as the other residents in the neighborhood. I would go along with the idea if this property was utilized as an apartment house but I would not want to see any other commercial buildings going up such as a drug store, grocery store or a tavern which in all probability would be erected. I was informed when I purchased my property that it was a residential zone and if it was ever changed from residential to commercial I was never informed of such action as I have lived in this neighborhood since the house was erected in 1946• I am therefore hoping that the City Planning Commission will be considerate enough of the property owners to re -zone this district from commercial to residential. Yours very truly, Harold G. Arvesen Sarah K. Arvesen 1362 N. Huey Street South Bend, Indiana HGA /cjs cc: Mr. Joseph Vance