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REGULAR MEETING June 27, 2016 CRESCENT AVENUE, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO.4 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Tim Scott made a motion to accept Amended Bill 24 -16 as on file with the City Clerk's Office. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. Councilmember Oliver Davis, Chair of the Zoning and Annexation Committee, stated they met and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Angela Smith, Area Plan Commission with offices on the 1 lth Floor of the County -City Building, served as the presenter for this bill. The petitioner is seeking to rezone a property at the corner of Hill and Crescent Avenue from Urban Corridor Multi- Family District and Mixed -Use District to Single - Family and Two - Family District to construct a single family home on the property. To the north, east, and south are properties zoned Single - Family and Two - Family District containing single family homes. To the west is a property zoned Mixed -Use where Beacon Health has a medical office. Ms. Smith provided images of the site which are on file in the City Clerk's Office. The site tends to slow downwards as it moves along Crescent Avenue. Properties being rezoned to Single - Family do not need to have a site plan and that is why the petitioner does not have one to present. This comes to the Council with a favorable recommendation from the Area Plan Commission. John Piraccini, 1539 North Ironwood, served as the petitioner on behalf of Beacon Health Systems. The neighborhood has been transitioning nicely and lots of new homes are being built. This was excess land for Beacon when they purchased the office buildings and the purchaser is looking to build a home there and maybe two (2) depending on the developed site plans. Either way at least one (1) home will be built on the property. There were no questions from the Council. No one from the public spoke either in favor of or in opposition to the bill. Councilmember Dr. David Varner made a motion to send Bill 24 -16 as amended to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Tim Scott seconded the bill which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. 27 -16 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ESTABLISHING HISTORIC LANDMARK STATUS FOR THE STRUCTURE AND REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS KIZER HOUSE AND LOCATED AT 803 WEST WASHINGTON, IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Oliver Davis, Chair of the Zoning and Annexation Committee, stated they met and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Elicia Feasel, Executive Director of the Historic Preservation Commission with offices at 125 South Lafayette Blvd, spoke as the presenter of this bill. Indiana Landmarks, the owner of the Kizer House,'has petitioned the Historic Preservation Commission to have the property designated as a historic landmark. The Kizer House is located in the West Washington National Registered Historic District and is recognized in the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory of South Bend with a rating of outstanding. Ms. Feasel provided images of the structure which are on file with the City Clerk's Office. Based on the HPC criteria the site at 803 West Washington can be recommended to the Common Council for designation as a historic landmark. The building meets the criteria in three (3) areas. First, in its embodiment of elements of architectural design, detail, materials, and craftsmanship. Second, in its suitability for preservation. Third, in its identification with the life of a person or persons of historical significance. The building is an excellent example of Romanesque revival architecture. William L. Kizer was a prominent South Bend business leader who founded the South Bend real estate