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•CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE O F T H E CLERK Committee Chair Dr. Oliver Davis asked if there were questions or comments from the Council. Seeing none, he then opened the floor to the public to speak in favor or in opposition of Bill No. 19-50 to come forth. Seeing none,Committee Chair Dr. Davis moved back to the Council. Gavin Ferlic made a motion to send Bill No. 19-50 to the full Common Council of the City of South Bend with a favorable recommendation. The motion was seconded by all Councilmembers and carried by a voice vote of nine(9) ayes. Bill No. 19-19-1510 and 1520 Washington Street and 1636 Circle Avenue. Shawn Kline, with the St. Joseph County Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth with offices on the 11th floor of the County-City building stated,The petitioners are requesting a change from LI (Light Industrial)to MU (Mixed Use) for the area outlined in red. To the north of the site across Washington Ave. is old landmark God of Holiness in Christ and St. Augustine Churches in the Mixed-Use District. To the east is New Testament Baptist Church and two (2) single family home dwellings zoned as sub two (2) Single Family and Two (2) Family district as well as industrial uses zoned Light Industrial. To the south our industrial zone use is Light Industrial. To the west are also industrial uses zoned Light Industrial. Currently on the site are three (3) vacant lots. The site plan shows a development on the site for a two (2) story, twenty (20) unit multi- family residential building. Parking would be located to the rear of the building. The development would need to meet the standards of the Mixed-Use District. The Department of Community Investment offers a favorable recommendation. They note that the proposed rezoning is consistent with the future land use plan of the 2006 comprehensive plan which calls for higher density residential in this location. The City Engineer's Office recommends approval as the infrastructure to support this use is already in place. This petition comes to you from the Area Plan Commission and the Zoning and Annexation Committee with no recommendation. Pam Meyer, Director of Neighborhood Development with the City of South Bend Community Investment Department with offices on the 14th floor of the County-City building stated, The Department of Community Investment and our partner, The South Bend Heritage Foundation are requesting the zoning change from Light Industrial to Mixed Use to allow the land to be used for a multi-family dwelling. The zoning change that promotes use of the land is consistent with criteria to be considered with a zoning request. It meets the City plans housing objective to offer an adequate supply of housing to meet the financial needs and capabilities of people in the City that need to be housed. As you heard, it matches the future land use plan showing this site is high density. Residential.is consistent with the character of the area. The multi-family designation is the most desirable use for the site, and the down zoning doesn't negatively affect the value of the other surrounding zoning uses. While the user in this project is not the technical zoning issue, we want to address the fact that in the history of dealing with the need to address chronic homelessness,this opportunity was brought to us and this proposal addresses the recommendation. It's the single largest push to provide more permanent supportive housing units in the community. As has been discussed previously, based on the continual and the dynamic coordinated entry process of serving and assessing homeless individuals on the streets, the list of over one hundred (100) is reflective of the need for this type of development. I wanted to make a couple of other clarifications. I know that it's been said now two (2) or three (3) times, but the proposed development is for an apartment building and not for a homeless shelter. I wanted to clarify that. Relative to public participation and input I want to call your attention to the number of letters both EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f 574.235.9173 TT D 574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 6