HomeMy WebLinkAboutConfirming Tax Abatement - Steel Warehouse Co Inc. 2722 W. Tucker Dr. (5 Year Personal Property)Attest:
RESOLUTION
NO. 2896 -00
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
June 26,
20 00 .
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
June 27, 20 00
City Clerk
President of Common Council
Approved and signed by me June 28, 20 00 .
City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. b 1 b —oo
A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS
2722 WEST TUCKER DRIVE, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
TO BE AN ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A FIVE YEAR
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR
STEEL WAREHOUSE CO. INC.
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, has adopted a Declaratory
Resolution designating certain areas within the City as Economic Revitalization Areas for the purpose
of tax abatement consideration; and
WHEREAS, a Declaratory Resolution designated the area commonly known a 2722 West Tucker
Drive, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows:
The following parcels of Real Estate all located in St. Joseph County, Indiana:
Apart of the South' /2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15, Township 37 North, Range 2 East in the
City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the East line of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of
said Section 15, 580.64 feet South of the Northeast corner of said Southwest 1/4 of
the Northwest 1/4, said point being 172.0 feet North of the North right of way line
of the Indiana Northern Railway Company; thence Westerly parallel with said North
right -of -way line 565 feet to the Southwest corner of a tract of land conveyed to
Stanley Enterprises, Inc. By a deed recorded October 16, 1993 in Deed Record 777,
page 226; thence North along the West line of said Stanley Enterprises, Inc. tract, said
line being parallel with the East line of said Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4,
323.0 feet to the South line of Tucker Drive; thence West along the South line of
Tucker Drive 215.93 feet; thence South parallel with said East line of the Southwest
1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, 495.90 feet to the North right -of -way line of the Indiana
Northern Railway Company; thence Easterly along said North right -of -way line,
860.23 feet to the West edge of Steel Warehouse Co. Inc.'s building; thence North
along said West edge of building, 172.0 feet; thence Westerly parallel with the North
right -of -way line of the Indiana Northern Railway Company, 79.3 feet to the point of
beginning, containing 5.0 acres, more or less.
A part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township
37 North, Range 2 East in the City of South Bend, Indiana, more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at a point 260 feet South and 25 feet West of the Northeast comer of said
Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence West 540 feet; thence South
parallel with the East line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
324.25 feet to a point 172 feet North of the North line of the right -of -way of the
Indiana Northern Railway Company; thence East parallel with said North line of said
right -of -way, 540 feet; thence North parallel with the East line of said Southwest
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 320.75 feet to the place of beginning.
A tract of land in the West Half ('/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1 /4) of Section Fifteen
(15), Township Thirty-seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East, now within and a part
of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, more particularly described
as follows:
Beginning at the center of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section Fifteen (15);
thence South along the Norther and South center line of said Quarter Section Two
Hundred Twenty (220) feet to the North line of Tucker Drive; thence West along said
North line to the West line of said Section Fifteen (15); thence North along said West
line One Hundred Twenty-eight and One Tenth (128.1) feet, more or less, to a line
Two Hundred Fifty (250) feet by rectangular measurement Southeasterly from said
original centerline of the New York Central Railroad right -of -way; thence
Northeasterly parallel to the Two Hundred Fifty (250) feet by rectangular
measurement Southeasterly from said original centerline of the New York Central
Railroad right -of -way, Seven Hundred Twenty -seven and One One - Hundredth
(727.01) feet, more or less, to a point on the East line of the Southwest Quarter (1/4)
of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen
(15); thence Southerly along said East line One Hundred Ninety-nine and Eighty-six
Hundredths (199.86) feet, more or less, to the South line of the Northwest Quarter
(1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen (15); thence East along said
South line Six Hundred Sixty -three and Fifty -two hundredths (663.52) feet, more or
less, to the place of beginning, excepting Thirty (30) feet off the East side thereof for
purposes of a public highway.
A lot or parcel of land situated in the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 37
North, Range 2 East, now within and a part of the City of South Bend, bounded by
a line running as follows, to -wit: Beginning at a point on the North line of the
Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 15, 600 feet West of the
Northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section
15; thence running West along said North line a distance of 725.8 feet to the
Northwest corner of said Southeast Quarter of said Northwest Quarter; thence South
a distance of 220 feet, more or less, to the North line of a 40 foot road known as
Tucker Drive; thence East along the North line of said roadway to a point due South
of the place of beginning; thence North to the place of beginning. Together with and
subject to an easement over the 40 foot roadway lying immediately South of the
above described real estate known as Tucker Drive, and extending Eastward to Olive
Street.
Part ofthe Southeast Quarter (1/4) ofthe Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen
(15), Township Thirty -seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East, now within and a part
of the City of South Bend, described as beginning at a point 260 feet South of the
Northwest corner of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of
said Section Fifteen (15); thence South 492.9 feet to the North line of the right -of-
way of the Indiana Northern Railroad; thence East along the said North line of the
right -of -way of the Indiana Northern Railroad 305 feet; thence North 492.9 feet;
thence West 305 feet to the place of beginning.
Together with a right -of -way over a 40 foot roadway North of and adjoining the
aforedescribed tract, and continuing Easterly to Olive Street, which said 40 foot
roadway is now commonly known as Tucker Drive in said City of South Bend.
The East Half of the South East Quarter of the North East Quarter of Section No. 16,
Township No. 37 North, Range No.2 East, containing 20 acres, more or less, and
being Lot No. 16 in the Sub - division of said Section No. 16, and now within a part
of the City of South Bend, excepting there from the following:
The original right -of -way across, the North West corner heretofore conveyed by
Joseph B. Arnold, to the Indiana Illinois, and Iowa Railway Company by Warranty
Deed dated August 21, 1894, and recorded in Deed Record 95, page 553, of the
records of St. Joseph County, Indiana; and excepting second the following: Beginning
at a point on the West line of said Lot Numbered 16, where the same is intersected
by the South Easterly line of said original right -of -way, thence running South on the
west line of Lot Numbered 16, 219 feet, more or less, to a point distant 250 feet by
rectangular measurement from the original center line of said right -of -way; thence
North Easterly parallel with and 250 feet distant by rectangular measurement fromthe
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original center line of said right -of -way a distance of 733..3 feet, more or less, to a
point on the East line of said Section No. 16, thence North on said East line, a
distance of 105.5 feet, more or less, to the North East corner of said Lot No. 16;
thence West along the North line of said Lot No. 16, thence North on said East line,
a distance of 105.5 feet, more or less, to the North East corner of said Lot No. 16;
thence West along the North line of said Lot No. 16, a distance of 254.5 feet, more
or less, to the intersection with the said Easterly line of said original right -of -way;
thence South Westerly with said Easterly line a distance of 454.5 feet, more or less,
to the place of beginning, containing 3.04 acres, more or less; excepting third, all that
part of said Lot No. 16 which lies South of the North line of the right -of -way of the
St. Joseph, South Bend and Southern Railroad Company, excepting fourth, a strip of
land 70 feet wide North and South lying next north of and adjoining the right -of -way
ofthe St. Joseph, South Bend and Southern Railroad Company; excepting further that
a strip of 40 feet in width, North and South, and being a extension of Tucker Drive,
shall be established throughthe Northerly part of said tract and dedicated to the public
as a highway, which said extension shall extend to the right -of -way of the New York
Central Railroad Company.
All that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15,
Township 37 North, Range 2 East, described as follows: Beginning at a point 260 feet
South and 330 feet West ofthe Northeast corner ofthe said Southwest Quarter ofthe
Northwest Quarter; thence West 996.08 feet to the West line of said section; thence
South 498.35 feet to the North line of the right -of -way of the Indiana Northern
Railway Company; thence Easterly along the said Northerly line of said Indiana
Northern Railway Company a distance of 996.08 feet, more or less, to a point on the
Northerly line of the said Indiana Northern Railway Company South of the place of
beginning; thence North to the place of beginning.
Beginning in the center line of Olive Street in said City at a point Seven Hundred
Eighteen and twenty-five hundredths (718.25) feet South of the North line of said
Section No. 15, said point of beginning being on the Southerly line of a strip of land
Fifty (50) feet wide reserved for the right of way of the Indiana Northern Railroad
Company thence running South on the center line of Olive Street, a distance of Six
Hundred Eight and fifteen- hundredths (608.15) feet to the South east corner of said
North East quarter ofthe North West quarter of Section No. 15; thence running West
on said South line, a distance of Thirteen Hundred twenty-seven (1327) feet to the
West line of said quarter quarter Section, thence North on said West line, a distance
of Four Hundred Ninety-three and four hundredths (493.04) feet to the Southerly line
of said parcel deeded by said Grantors to the New York central Railway Company;
thence North Easterly along the Southerly line of said last named parcel to a point on
the South line or the right of way of the Indiana Northern Railroad Company due
West of the place of beginning; thence East ten hundred Fifty -seven and Thirteen -
hundredths (1057.13) feet, more or less, to the place of beginning, and containing
Seventeen and seven hundred Sixty-one thousandths (17.761) acres, exclusive of
Olive Street.
All that part ofthe East Half ofthe North West Quarter ofthe North West Quarter of Section
No. 15, Township No. 37 North, Range No. 2 East, that lies South ofthe right -of -way ofthe
Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa Railroad Company (now New York Central Railroad), now within
and a part of the City of South Bend; excepting therefrom a lot or parcel of land bounded as
follows:
Beginning at the intersection ofthe South Easterly line of said right -of -way and the East line
of the East Half ofthe Northwest Quarter of the North West Quarter of said Section No. 15,
thence running South Westerly along the South Easterly line of said right -of -way to the West
line of the East Half of the North West Quarter of the North West Quarter of said Section;
thence running South 219 feet, more or less, to a point; thence North Easterly parallel with
and 219 feet South of the Southerly line of said right -of -way to the East line ofthe East Half
of the North West Quarter of the North West Quarter of said Section No. 15; thence North
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219 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
andwhichhaveKeyNos. 18- 8075- 2838,18- 8075- 2839.18- 8075- 2843,18- 8075- 284403,18 -8075-
284404, 18- 8075- 284406, 18- 8075 -84501 18- 8075- 284502, as an Economic Revitalization Area:
and
WHEREAS, notice of the adoption of a Declaratory Resolution and the public hearing before the
Council has been published pursuant to Indiana Code 6- 1.1- 12.1 -2.5; and
WHEREAS, the Council held a public hearing for the purposes of hearing all remonstrances and
objections from interested persons; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the qualifications for an Economic Revitalization Area
have been met.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by Common Council ofthe City of South Bend, Indiana,
as follows:
SECTION I. The Common Council hereby confirms its Declaratory Resolution designating the area
described herein as an Economic Revitalization Area for the purposes of tax abatement. Such
designation is for personal property tax abatement only and is limited to two (2) calendar years from
the date of adoption of the Declaratory Resolution by the Common Council.
SECTION 11. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is qualified for and
is granted personal property tax deduction for a period of five (5) years, and further determines that
the petition complies with Chapter 2, Article 6, of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend and
Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1 et sue.
SECTION III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the
Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
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Member of the Common ou cil
(.s IIuveM)
Filed. !n Clerk's Office
iLJUN - / 2000
LORETfA J. DUDA
CRP CLERK, SO. BEND, RL
PRESEVM1 i ) -L6 -00
NOT APPROVED
ADOPTW