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CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK Mike Danch, Danch, Harner & Associates with offices located at 1643 Commerce Drive, stated, I'm representing the petitioners. What I gave you (available in the City Clerk's Office) is a copy of the site plan that was heard before the Area Plan Commission. This is right at the southwest corner of Almond and Notre Dame. What we are trying to do is just Single-Family housing but what I had to do is go through the rezoning process, so we could do zero (0) lot lines as what you see before you. So, what we will actually do, assuming this does get approved by Council, is bring it back through the subdivision process to create six (6) individual Single-Family lots for this. What I gave Council was also a copy(available in the City Clerk's Office), we did meet with the neighborhood association and what you are seeing is a copy of what will be recorded with the written commitments with the neighborhood association. So, we would have one(1) commitment with the City of South Bend, the Council and the Building Department. The commitment is the agreement between the owners of the property and the neighborhood associations. These were reviewed and approved by that neighborhood association. We didn't have anybody show up against us at the Area Plan Commission. We hope the Council approves this. We did do the PUD just south of this one(1). This is similar in nature but, again,this is Single-Family development so there are restrictions that will go with the property as well. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston asked, Can I get a high-five (5) on working with the neighbors? That's what I'm talking about. You are on it. Committeemember Jo M. Broden stated, I have a couple questions. And, I'm sorry, I'm a little bit behind, but in terms of some recommendations that Community Investment had with regard to landscaping and particularly on the southwest corner, at the end of that drive space, including those. I didn't see them in the commitments. Mr. Danch replied,That was part of the approval and under the zoning guidelines,we have to meet that requirement. We will be planting some additional trees on that west side and will work with the neighbor to the west and see if they might want a screening fence between us. We have a paper alley that has never been paved. We are going to incorporate that as part of our driveway. That is why we want to work with that neighbor to the west. We have tried to contact them. If it worked out, we would put a fence up. The alley will be paved and improved. Committeemember Broden followed up, Then, with regard to height, I don't see anything on here. Mr. Danch replied, We received approval for a height variance to a maximum of forty-five (45) feet to the tip of the roof. That was approved. Committeemember Broden stated, That was one (1) of the problems I had in this. There was so much change from the initial petition to the actual staff report. I see the forty-five (45) feet but what is the hardship created of going to that forty-five (45)? Mr. Danch replied, The Plan Commission approved that variance for us. It was working with the architect on the pitch of that roof Because you only have one (1) spot on the building, this is just a house and that is just the tip of the roof They approved that. The reason for that was the church next door, the tip of their roof is over fifty-five (55) feet high. The approval we had for the PUD was also forty-five(45) feet. So, there is consistent height all through that area. EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227W Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f 574.235.9173 I 10574.235 5567 www.southbendin.gov 2