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Area Board of Zoning Appeals -- April 7, 2010 <br />t~vill hurt is the sort of marginal housing where housing developed for single families is converted into <br />student housing. We're hoping that goes away. <br />MR. URBANSKI: Because the key before us, south of South Bend Avenue, and I know it's going late but I <br />think it's an issue, south of South Bend Avenue, I think we're seeing appears from St. Louis Street a young <br />man came here, the house was the grandparents, parents and he owns it and I think there were 13 houses on <br />that block from South Bend Avenue going south and out of 13 houses l0 were rentals. They were multi <br />family, I mean duplexes and we sent it with an unfavorable recommendation. It's kind of rough on both <br />sides of the issue for the people out there, okay and 1 know what's happened with Eddy Street Commons is <br />fantastic, I know the plan to get housing was at one time the old woods, which is where it sits at, the ' <br />gentleman in the back of the room, but to put apartments there and clean up the rental properties from <br />Michigan Street to I forget where it was, okay. And I don't know if that's ever going to happen. Ironic <br />someone just passed a photo here in opposition, showed one of the vehicles parked there was a Hummer II, a <br />big four door Hummer lI. You might have seen that today? <br />MR. HAKANEN: I did. Guess who owns that vehicle? A student. <br />MRS. ERIN RYAL: I live at I I05 N. St. Peter Street a little bit further down the street but not too far. I'm <br />here on behalf of myself: My neighbor took the time to write a letter, I took the time to come down here just <br />to voice the opposition to this. They said pretty much everything I wanted to say. We made a big <br />investment to move into this neighborhood. We have seven children and I just really feel Iike everything <br />what ever they said is how we feel, how our neighbor feels but I do have her Ietter. And I really don't have <br />anything to add. Everybody did such a great jab, I just wanted to let you know ai-ter sitting here all this time, <br />I just wanted to say something. <br />MR. FEDDER: Is that a letter frarn your neighbor? <br />MRS. RYAL PRESENTED THE BOARD WITH A LETTER AT THIS TIME <br />MR. URBANSI~I: We have two letters. We have one from Jill Bodensteinex, Associate Athletics Director <br />at the University of Notre Dame. She owns a house at 920 St. Peter, for the reasons set forth in the attached <br />letter submitted by the University of Notre Dame, I oppose the following petition. And Greg you were here <br />and gave the views. There's also a letter to the Board members from the University of Notre Dame. The <br />second one which is signed by Greg Hakanen. The third letter we received is from Brian Levey, 91$ N. St. <br />Peter St., I am writing to oppose the above referenced petition. And I could read through them but they're <br />basically what everyone has said. With the public portion closed, Terry or Pat Matthews if you have any <br />rebuttal. <br />I~EBUT'TAL: <br />MR. LANG: We're not going to stand up here and say this neighborhood was perfect before we got here. <br />The history of the reiterated by all of the residents here. The fact that we've cleaned the neighborhood up <br />with what we have done to it. Remember the number of Code Enforcement complaints have gone from 54 to <br />0, I think says a lot far the character of the owner of the property. I did happen to talk with him with regards <br />79 <br />