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REGULAR MEETING MAY 23, 2016 20 -16 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2724 LINCOLNWAY WEST, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO.2 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Karen White made a motion to continue Bill 20 -16 to June 27th. Councilmember Dr. David Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. 21 -16 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 803 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Dr. David Varner made motion to continue Bill 21 -16 to June 13th Councilmember Regina Williams- Preston seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. 22 -16 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND REQUESTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6100 NIMTZ PARKWAY, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND Councilmember Oliver Davis, Chair of the Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that they met and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Matthew Chappuies, Area Plan Commission with offices on the 11th Floor of the County -City Building, served as the presenter for this bill. This petition is for a rezoning of property at the north of the Blackthorn Golf Course. The petitioner is seeking a special exception as a part of the petition to maintain the use of the golf course that would be rezoned Community Business District. The site consists of two (2) lots and the petitioner is planning to construct a six (6) story hotel with approximately one hundred and twenty (120) guest rooms. The staff are working on written commitments to limit uses on the site that would be consistent with the rest of the Blackthorn Corporate Office Park. This bill comes from the Area Plan Commission with a favorable recommendation subject to the written commitments. Brian McMorrow, Abonmarche Consultants 750 Lincolnway East South Bend on behalf of Acquisition Group, served as the petitioner for this bill. The hotel and parking lot will be designed a little more efficiently than originally thought and that is why the special exception is needed because we only need about half of the acres we are requesting to rezone. The special exception is to allow golf to continue even though it will be zoned Community Business. Councilmember Oliver Davis asked if they have decided on a brand for the hotel. Mr. McMorrow responded no but it will be a marquee name that people will recognize. When this approval is granted that is when those decisions will be made. No one from the public spoke either in favor of or opposition to the bill. Councilmember Dr. David Varner made a motion to send Bill 22 -16 to the full Council favorably subject to the written commitments. Councilmember John Voorde seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. 23 -16 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS 3