12-09-02 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 9, 2002 Avenue are single family homes and duplexes zoned `B" Residential, `B" Height and Area. Access to the site is from both Wayne Street and Notre Dame Avenue. Water and sewer are available to the site. The drainage has not been addressed by the petitioner. The total site to be rezoned is thirty -five thousand four hundred thirty -two (35,432) square feet. Of that, the buildings will occupy twenty -nine per cent (29 %) of the site, the parking and drives will occupy sixty -six per cent (66 %) of the site and five per cent (5 %) of the site will remain as open space. A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no public wells, flood hazards, wetlands or environmental hazard areas are present. The site plan is preliminary. The Area Plan Commission, at its Public Hearing held on November 19, 2002, sent this petition to the Council with a favorable recommendation subject to a final site development plan. The proposed rezoning to "A -3" Mixed Use represents a down zoning and will be more compatible with the residential area to the north and west than the industrial uses that could be developed under the existing "D" Light Industrial zoning. However, it must be noted that many changes and improvements may need to be made to the site plan prior to final site plan approval. At this point, Mr. Myers presented photos and maps of the area. Mr. Pat McGraw, 306 S. Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. McGraw advised that this rezoning is being requested in order to be able to put a residence and an office on the same site. It was zoned industrial originally because the history of the area was industrial. However, the area is now more residential and office. He noted that this is a prime infill site in South Bend and believes the direction will be to go to residential and /or office for this site. 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 being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Varner made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill as substituted. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 95 -02 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 2 -117 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF SOUTH BEND COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MILITARY TOUR OF DUTY Councilmember Coleman made a motion to postpone the hearing on this bill until the January 13, 2003 meeting of the Council at the request of the petitioner. Councilmember White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 96 -02 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 2 -121 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ENTITLED CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES Councilmember Aranowski advised that the Personnel and Finance Committee held a meeting this afternoon but due to the lack of a presenter for this bill, it comes to the Council with no recommendation. M