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REGULAR MEETING June 24, 2019 been familiar with those plans for many years, even prior to when my family decided to build a home in the triangle. We look forward to the future development and I support this project. Thank you. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to send Bill No. 12-19 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Dr. Oliver Davis seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. 13-19 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3102 E MISHAWAKA AVENUE, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 3 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Dr. Oliver Davis, chair of the Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Jordan Wyatt, Planner for the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth with offices located on the 11th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Mr. Wyatt stated, The petitioner is requesting to rezone the area in red on your screen (referencing a slide in a presentation which is available in the City Clerk's Office)from OB,Office Buffer District to MU, Mixed-Use District for a Two (2)-Family dwelling. To the west and north are businesses zoned MU, Mixed-Use District. To the east are duplexes zoned MF-One(1), Urban Corridor Multi-Family District. To the south are Single-Family homes zoned SF-Two (2), Single- Family and Two (2)-Family District. Here is a view of the property from Mishawaka Avenue. The parking lot will be to the south. The site plan shows the placement of the required perimeter landscaping in the tree lawn. There will also be a physical separation of the parking lot from the sidewalk, per DCI's recommendation. This comes to you with a favorable recommendation from the Area Plan Commission. Dayle Nunez, 1628 Portage Avenue, South Bend, IN, served as the petitioner for this bill. Ms. Nunez stated, We are petitioning to rezone 3102 East Mishawaka Avenue from Office Buffer to Mixed-Use. Our application was evaluated and supported by the Department of Community Investment with two (2) requests. One (1) being the landscaping with two (2) trees, and the other being the use of parking bumpers in the parking lot to avoid encroachment onto the sidewalk. We agree with both requests and look forward to working with the City to implement them. The rezoning of 3102 East Mishawaka Avenue was unanimously passed by the Area Plan Commission. I would be happy to answer any questions. Councilmember Jo M. Broden asked, In terms of your implementation of the recommendations made by our Planning Department, can you speak to the impact on your as a developer, in general terms? Generally speaking, what are the financial impact or hardship, or non-hardship? Ms. Nunez replied, I don't see any hardship. Actually, I think it would add to the community to have some healthy shade trees on 31' Street. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There were none. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to send Bill No. 13-19 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Dr. Oliver Davis seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of nine(9) ayes. 14-19 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE, ARTICLE 1 BASIC 9