Special Exception - 1401 S. Lafayette Blvd.- Transpo Cell Tower

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BARNES &THORNBURG LLP Michael D. Hard~~ (574) 237-1233 mike.h~ardyC~btla~~~.com VIA HAND DELIVERY Area Board of Zoning Appeals c/o Carolyn A. Henry, Executive Secretary 125 South Lafayette Blvd., Suite 100 South Bend, Indiana 46601 600 1st Soutce Bank Center 100 North 1`lichigan South mend, IN 46601.163? U.S.A. (574) ?33-1171 Fax (574)237-112 wwm.btla~~'.a~m August 10, 2010 RE: South Bend Public Transportation Corp. Petition for Special Exception and Waiver (New Transpo Facility / 1401 South Lafayette Blvd., South Bend, IN) Dear Ms. Henry: We are pleased to enclose this letter as a "Petition for Special Exception Use and Waiver" on behalf of our client, South Bend Public Transportation Corp. ("Transpo"), for consideration by the Area Board of Zoning Appeals (the "Board"). This Petition is filed to request a special exception use to allow the construction and operation of a 180 foot telecommunications tower in a "GI" General Industrial District. Further, Transpo is requesting certain waivers of the development standards as follows: (a) from a tapering monopole construction to afree-standing lattice-style tower to allow Transpo to relocate and reuse the tower currently in use at the Northside Blvd. location and (b) from four (4) evergreens every thirty (30) feet tab landscaping as indicated on the site plan. In support of this Petition, we are pleased to provide the following information in accordance with the South Bend Zoning Ordinance and the Board's filing instructions: 1. Information Re ag rding Petition. A. Identification of Petitioner. The Petitioner's name, address and telephone number is: South Bend Public Transportation Corp. ("Transpo") 901 East lv'orthside Blvd. South Bend, Indiana 46617 Telephone: (574) 239-2307 ATTN: Rick Brown, General Manager B. Location of Property. The property upon which the telecommunications tower would be built is legally described as Lot 2 of Transpo Minor Subdivision, Although currently under construction, the property will be the location of the Atlanta Chicago Dela~eare Indiana 1~4ichigan A~linneapolis Ohio Washington, D.C.