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5 <br /> SOUTH' BEND HERITAGE <br /> FOUNDATION <br /> 803 Lwcou,%ni i Wrs7 Sotlrtt BEND, IN 4,6616 <br /> Pt4Qw1S7 �?89-((1Gb Fix;574�28?.45.>p <br /> February 8, 2013 - <br /> Area Board of Zoning Appeals <br /> 125 S. Lafayette Blvd. <br /> Suite 1.00 <br /> South Bend, IN 46601 <br /> South Bend Heritage Foundation <br /> Attn: Patrick Lynch <br /> 803 Lincoln Way West <br /> South Bend, IN 46616 <br /> Phone: (574)289-1066 x 203 <br /> RE. special exception petition for: <br /> 909 West Colfax Avenue <br /> South Bend, IN 46601 <br /> Statement of Variance Request: <br /> We request a special exception to the current SF-2 zoning to remodel an existing non-conforming triplex <br /> into a legal two family dwelling. The strict application of the current terms of the zoning ordinance will <br /> result in practical difficulties in the use of the property because the current"illegal non-conforming" <br /> status prevents the Building Department from issuing a permit for any work on the property. Only a <br /> change to allow the two-family special exception will allow SBHF to renovate the property. We feel that <br /> it is not feasible for a private individual to successfully renovate this property as a single family home. <br /> Standards for Variance: (I.C. 36-7-4-918.4) <br /> 1. Approval of this request will not be injurious to the public health, safety,morals,and general <br /> welfare because it will allow SBHF to plan, permit, and improve the property for two-family <br /> residential use. The property is substandard and in need of substantial rehabilitation. <br /> 2. The use and value of the area adjacent to the property will not be affected in a substantially <br /> adverse manner because we will reduce the number of apartment units from 3 to 2. <br />