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REGULAR MEETING <br />AUGUST 22, 2016 , <br />Mr. Bogunit responded two (2) are single bedrooms and one (1) is a double bedroom unit. <br />Councilmember Scott stated it is a good thing that the building was originally designed as an <br />apartment building because we have had some issues arise when buildings are changed from <br />their original purposes. <br />No one from the public spoke in favor of the bill. <br />Those wishing to speak in opposition: <br />Samuel Brown, 222 East Navarre Street, stated his problem with this is that on the west side of <br />St. Joseph Street all the way down to Bartlett we have these no parking signs. Those signs need <br />to be removed so that the neighborhood can have more parking. The City needs to rethink the <br />parking in that neighborhood before this is approved. <br />Mr. Bogunit responded that he understands parking is an issue in the neighborhood and Bartlett <br />Street is congested at the moment. He looks at St. Joseph Street as a place his tenants could park. <br />Councilmember Scott stated his thought on this is that people need to be good neighbors. He is <br />concerned with this but he is also concerned about having a vacant building in a neighborhood <br />that invites people to break in and commit other criminal activity. He is interested in working <br />with the City and Mr. Brown to get the west side of St. Joseph Street converted into residential <br />parking permit only. Maybe we should also increase the passes given to the residents in that <br />neighborhood. <br />Councilmember John Voorde made a motion to send Bill 36 -16 to the full Council as amended. <br />Councilmember Jo M. Broden seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) <br />ayes. <br />Chairperson Gavin Ferlic asked for a motion to hear Bill 38 -16 before Bill 37 -16, so moved by <br />Councilmember John Voorde. There was no second to the motion and the motion failed. <br />37 -16 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE INITIATED <br />BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER 21 <br />OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE, ARTICLE <br />2 BY ADDING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING TO <br />PERMITTED USES IN MF1 URBAN CORRIDOR <br />MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT AND MF2 HIGH - DENSITY <br />MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT; AND ADDING SINGLE <br />FAMILY AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE IN MU <br />MIXED USE DISTRICT <br />Councilmember Oliver Davis, Chair of the Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that <br />they met and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. <br />Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand stated this is a substitute that was voted on at the <br />last Council meeting. <br />Angela Smith, Area Plan Commission with offices on the 11th Floor of the County -City <br />Building, served as the presenter of this bill. This is a text amendment that looks at Single <br />Family Residential Districts. We have always tried to make text amendments to protect the <br />Single Family home owner throughout the City. Something that has come up repeatedly since the <br />housing crash are provisions from banks and lending institutions that are no longer willing to <br />accept the legal non - conforming status of Single Family homes. In 2004 when the zoning map <br />was adapted and changed, there were several properties that were zoned MF 1 according to some <br />desired land uses in the area. However, the majority of those were actually Single Family homes. <br />In 2004 we made a lot of homes legal non - conforming which has caused problems over the years <br />for the home owners. This text amendment would help correct that by making them a permitted <br />use in the Multi- Family District and keep them as a special exception use in the Mixed -Use <br />District. The reason for the special exception is there might be some areas where it is not <br />4 <br />
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