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REGULAR MEETING July 25, 2016 Keith Chapman, Area Plan Commission with offices on the 11th Floor of the County -City Building, served as the presenter for this bill. The property in question is on the west side of Ironwood. Mr. Chapman provided images of the site and current zoning layout of the area which are on file in the City Clerk's Office. The petitioner is seeking to rezone from S171 Single Family to OB Office Buffer District. The property is surrounded by SF1 Single Family and to the north is OB Office Buffer District. This bill comes to the Council with a favorable recommendation from the Area Plan Commission. By removing the access on Ironwood Drive and connecting through the established office properties to the north, rezoning the site to OB Office Buffer District will allow for a reasonable extension of services provided in this area while minimizing the impact on the residential areas in the immediate area. Mike Danch, 1643 Commerce Drive South Bend IN, served as the presenter for this bill on behalf of Aldridge Insurance. Aldridge Insurance owns the property directly north of this site and they would like to expand their office. They purchased this piece of property and as part of the r rezoning process they would renovate the existing single family home into an insurance office. Access to this property will be off the public alley which is behind the property. The drive way that leads onto Ironwood will be closed and removed. The petitioner has received three (3) variances for this property. There will be fencing along the northwest and a portion of the south property line to screen this property from the adjacent properties. Additional evergreen screening will be added as well. The petitioner will also be putting in a sidewalk along Ironwood. Councilmember Oliver Davis asked about the proposed signage for the property. Mr. Danch responded Aldridge Insurance already has a sign for their current property. Under the OB category they could have another sign but it would be minimal and he isn't sure if they are planning on even having one. No one from the public spoke either in favor of or in opposition to the bill. Councilmember Karen White made a motion to send Bill 28 -16 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. 31 -16 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 314 & 318 ST. PETER STREET, 401 NOTRE DAME AVENUE, AND 325 FRANCES STREET, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 4 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Karen White made a motion to accept the substitute bill on file with the City Clerk's Office. Councilmember Tim Scott seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. Councilmember Oliver Davis, Chair of the Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that the Committee met and sends this bill to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Keith Chapman, Area Plan Commission with offices on the 11th Floor of the County -City Building, served as the presenter for this bill. These properties are located just south of Wayne Street and are the old Transpo site. Mr. Chapman provided aerial photos and zoning layouts of the site which are on file in the City Clerk's Office. The petitioner is seeking to rezone three (3) separate tracts of land. They are seeking to rezone Tract One (1) to MF1 Urban Corridor Multi - Family District, Tract Two (2) B to S172 Single Family and Two Family District and Tract Two (2) A and Three (3) to MF1 Urban Corridor Multi- Family District. The tracts are surrounded by a mix of MF1 and S172 Districts as well as vacant land and offices zoned MU Mixed Use District. This bill comes to the Council with a favorable recommendation from the Area Plan Commission. Redevelopment of the site for single family and townhome style residential will strengthen the existing Howard Park Neighborhood and address a demand for urban housing as identified by local developers, real estate professionals and the Howard Park Neighborhood Plan. 4