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REGULAR MEETING February 25, 2019
<br /> At 9:23 p.m., Councilmember Oliver Davis made a motion to recess. Councilmember Jo M.
<br /> Broden seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes.
<br /> Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend reconvened in the Council
<br /> Chambers on the fourth floor of the County-City building at 9:35 p.m. Councilmember John
<br /> Voorde presided with nine(9)members present.
<br /> 02-19 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDNANCE
<br /> AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR
<br /> PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2307 EDISON
<br /> ROAD, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 4 IN
<br /> THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
<br /> Councilmember Oliver Davis, chair of the Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that they
<br /> met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation.
<br /> Councilmember Tim Scott made a motion to accept the Substitute version of Bill No. 02-19.
<br /> Councilmember Jake Teshka seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of nine(9) ayes.
<br /> Jordan Wyatt, Planner for the Area Plan Commission with offices located on the 11th floor of the
<br /> County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Mr. Wyatt stated, The
<br /> petitioner is requesting a zone change from CB, Community Business District to MU, Mixed-Use
<br /> District in the area outlined in red(referencing a presentation which is available in the City Clerk's
<br /> Office) on your screen. To the north are businesses zoned CB, Community Business District. To
<br /> the east is a funeral home zoned CB, Community Business District. To the south, across Edison
<br /> Road,is a CVS Pharmacy zoned LB, Local Business District.And,to the west,is a business zoned
<br /> CB, Community Business District. On site,currently,is a vacant business and parking lot. The site
<br /> plan shows the development of a new three (3) story building with retail, office and residential
<br /> space. Off-street parking will be provided. The development will need to meet the development
<br /> standards of the MU, Mixed-Use District. The Department of Community Investment offers a
<br /> favorable recommendation saying the area would be appropriate for an urban neighborhood center.
<br /> They recommend the planning of future vehicular connections for access to adjoining lots on the
<br /> north end of the site to help reduce the need for curb cuts, allowing for street frontages to be fully
<br /> developed and more walkable.This comes to you with a favorable recommendation from the Area
<br /> Plan Commission. I would be happy to answer any questions.
<br /> Councilmember Oliver Davis stated, Like I said with our position that was shared, can you just
<br /> talk about how they mitigated that situation?
<br /> Mr. Wyatt replied,Yeah, sorry. So,the property owner directly to the east of the funeral home was
<br /> concerned about users of this site parking on his property. That was mitigated by the fact that a
<br /> fence was going to be installed completely around the site. That divides the parking lot up. Right
<br /> now, it's currently just paved.
<br /> Councilmember Oliver Davis asked, So, that fence will help separate it?
<br /> Mr. Wyatt replied, Yeah, and I'm sure the petitioner can speak more to that.
<br /> Councilmember Oliver Davis stated, I appreciate that.
<br /> Leonard Connaughton, 18512 Summer Wind Lane, South Bend, IN, stated, I'm the Vice President
<br /> of Beach House LLC. We purchased the property in November. The existing building is one (1)
<br /> story and it was currently used as a honey-baked ham shop when we purchased it. We would like
<br /> to demolish that building and build a new 10,000 square foot building with 3,500 square feet of
<br /> retail space on the first(1St) floor, 3,500 square feet of office on the second (2nd) floor and one(1)
<br /> residential apartment. We think it's an improvement and a benefit to the area. Hopefully, we get
<br /> your approval.
<br /> Councilmember Tim Scott asked, Do you have any businesses for the office or for the retail space
<br /> below?
<br /> Mr. Connaughton replied, No, we didn't talk about any of the leasing until we went through this
<br /> procedure.
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