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JOANN SPORLEDER: In the area immediately surrounding the basketball court, where <br />you are planning on expanding, is there any landscaping of any kind other than grass? <br />MATTHEW BARRETT: There is grass and there are shrubs partially along the outer <br />area. <br />JOANN SPORLEDER: I guess the nature of the question is: would any of these <br />landscaping elements need to be removed in order to do the expanding? <br />MATTHEW BARRETT: Some further shrubbery will need to be removed. <br />JOANN SPORLEDER: The second question I have is a question that you may or may <br />not be able to answer. In some areas, and I think in South Bend, has a total paving area <br />per lot requirement percentage -wise. Have you checked to see whether or not the <br />increased paving would in fact be allowable under another ordinance having nothing to <br />do with preservation? <br />MATTHEW BARRETT: I am not aware of any ordinance that I can think of that <br />pertains to this. <br />KAREN HAMMOND -NASH: I think I can answer that for you. There is a drawing that <br />the applicant submitted with his application that shows this area. This drawing does <br />show how the existing and proposed lot, house, and garage break up. It appears from the <br />drawing that while the proposed enlarged basketball court will be large, it will still be less <br />than forty percent of the total lot area that was proposed. <br />MATTHEW BARRETT: Stated what he thought the total size of his property lot was. <br />KAREN HAMMOND -NASH: I think that the building code requires that not more than <br />forty percent of the lot be paved. So, I think that you would be ok on that one. <br />MATTHEW BARRETT: We have a double lot and the basketball court is located at the <br />back of the lot. <br />JOHN OXIAN: I have several questions. I remember when we made this area into an <br />historic district; because, I was on the Standards Committee when this paved area was <br />there. What does the neighborhood think or what does the Liaison Committee or any of <br />them think about you expanding this? Have you talked to any of your neighbors about <br />this yet? <br />MATTHEW BARRETT: I have not talked to any of them yet. <br />JOHN OXIAN: I think that should be one thing that you should do. Is the light pole that <br />you are planning to have installed, a new light pole? <br />