10-26-15 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING October 26, 2015 PUD to GB General Business District. Parcel two (2) on the west is requesting a zoning change from to PUD to make some modifications to what their uses are. The site is bordered primarily by single family homes to the north, west, and south. The Elk’s Lodge is on the east zoned CB to Business District, the South Bend Self Storage is now in the former Target site. The parking lot is being occupied by new vehicles for one of the car dealerships. Presenter displayed slide show of images. The tree line of the larger parcel is essentially where outdoor storage would be permitted. Where the shrubs are would be a good indicator of where the storage would be. On the large parcel, on the left, the PUD will allow for uses both allowed in SF1 and SF2; MF1 and MF2; LB, CB, that will be for this entire parcel here (indicated on slide show). The petitioner will also be allowed use within the GB, general business. Area Plan also sends this to you favorably. Michael Danch, 1643 Commerce Dr. - We are adding GB uses to the originally approved PUD for the McKinley site. We are limiting the area where they could do outside storage on this PUD. It pretty much matches what Council approved when we did South Bend Storage LLC which is right next door. There will be a two-hundred (200) foot buffer for the outside storage. Plus we will have to do some landscaping. All we are doing on Hickory, where they are already storing cars, is changing the zone which would allow for that use. Which means that parcel will have to come into compliance with that zoning and add landscaping to buffer that site from residential from the north. Committee of the Whole Chairperson, Dieter, asked for questions from the council. Derek Dieter, Chairperson of Committee of the Whole asked if there was anyone wishing to speak in favor or against and saw none. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion send the Bill 38-15 to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Council President Tim Scott seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. 39-15 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE 635 SOUTH LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 4 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Derek Dieter, Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that they met this afternoon on this bill and due to a lack of quorum there is no recommendation. Presenter: Matthew Chappuies of Area Plan: Offices on the 11th Floor: This is former Studebaker assembly plant on Lafayette. The petitioner is requesting a change from GI, general industrial to PUD. To the north of the property is the former Union Station tech firm. To the east across Lafayette are industrial and office uses zoned LI, light industrial. To the south is the St. Joseph County Correctional Facility and the west is the City Services building. Presenter begins a slideshow presentation. The site is 13.2 acres and 750,000 sq. ft. in its existing structures. The PUD would allow for uses that fall under educational, entertainment, lobbying, industrial, office, personal services, residential, retail, restaurant manufacturing, warehousing, and several others. Adult business would be prohibited. I will leave the rest of the presentation to the petitioner. Area Plan received a letter from the St. Joseph County Historic District in support of this petitioner. Area Plan also sends this to you favorably. Councilmember Valerie Schey – Do you know where we are with the environmental issues? Presenter: Matthew Chappuies of Area Plan: I do not know where we are with those issues. th Brock Zeeb, Community Investment 14 Floor - We are actually entering Phase I and Phase II with Indiana Brown Fields. They have been submitted to the state. As far as Community Investment, we believe we’ve done all the necessary clean up. Indiana Brown Fields will let us know if they agree with that conclusion. Any discussion with Indiana Brown Fields we will have on behalf of redevelopment. The removable portion of the cleanup has been completed, lead based 4