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REGULAR MEETING September 11, 2017 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 315 NORTH MAIN STREET Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to continue Bill No. 17-50 to October 27th, 2017. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. 17-51 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A PETITION OF THE AREA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 602 COLFAX Councilmember Oliver Davis, Chair of the Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward without a recommendation. Ayoka Paek, Zoning and Business Services Administrator, the Building Department, with offices at 125 Lafayette Boulevard, Suite 100, served as the presenter of this bill. Ms. Paek stated, This special exception petitioning for a single-family dwelling in a Mixed-Use District comes to you with a favorable recommendation from the Area Board of Zoning Appeals. The ABZA also approved a variance when they required one (1) parking space to none (0) at this location. The property had been previously used as a single-family dwelling but did not meet the requirements for legal nonconformance, having been abandoned for more than twelve (12) months in the last thirteen(13) years. No one (1) spoke in remonstrance of the application at the ABZA meeting. Councilmember Tim Scott asked, Is this part of the Chapin Park Historic District? Ms. Paek responded, I do not know the answer to that question, but I can do a quick search, unless somebody else knows the answer. Councilmember Oliver Davis stated, To my knowledge, no. Councilmember John Voorde stated,No, it is not. Debra McAtee-Jurkowski,New Beginning Properties, 2387 North 350 East, Rolling Prairie, IN, served as the petitioner of this bill. Ms. McAtee-Jurkowski stated that they purchased the property in March, 2017 with the intent of improving the property and flipping it. She stated that they did not know that the property was mixed use until they had attempted to acquire permits to demolish and fix up the property—they were denied the permit to fix up the property by virtue of the property being mixed-use. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. None from the public wished to speak in favor of or in opposition to this bill. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 17-51. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried by a roll call vote of seven (7) ayes. 17-56 A RESOLUTION BY THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL ADDRESSING THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION UTILIZING THE RIVER WEST TIF DISTRICT OF SOUTH BEND FOR THE $25 MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP FINANCE THE DOUBLE TRACKING OF THE SOUTH-SHORE LINE WITH RESPECT TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE ARDMORE NEIGHBORHOOD 8