01-22-01 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING will be held on February 26, 2001. JANUARY 22, 2001 Mr. John Byomi, Assistant Director, Area Plan Commission, Room 1140 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, presented the report from the Commission concerning the zoning portion of the petition. Mr. Byorni advised that the petitioners are requesting a zone change from "R" Residential, County zoning, to "IP" Industrial Park District to allow industrial uses. The property is currently vacant land. Located to the north and east is vacant land zoned "IP" Industrial Park and to the south and west is farmland and single family homes zoned "R" Residential. Access to the site is from Olive Road through the property to the east. Water and sewer will be provided to the site. The drainage has not been addressed as part of this petition. The total site to be rezoned is 4.72 acres. There are no public wells, flood hazards, wetland or environmental hazard areas present. The site plan is preliminary. The Area Plan Commission, at its Public Hearing held on January 16, 2001 sent this petition to the Council with a favorable recommendation subject to a final site development plan. The proposed rezoning would be an extension of the recently annexed property to the north which was not included in the original annexation. Mr. Dan Akin, Vice President of Engineering, Danch, Harper & Associates, Inc., 2422 Viridian Drive, Suite 201, South Bend, Indiana, informed the Council that he is present on behalf of the owners of the property. The property in question is a small strip of ground that was omitted in the original annexation that was previously approved. The bill addresses the rezoning of the property as well. Mr. Akin noted that this property is going to be used for the same purposes as the adjacent property. 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 Coleman made a motion that this bill go forward favorably with third reading to be held on February 26, 2001. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 99 -00 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE 10 FOOT WIDE ALLEY LYING NORTH OF, AND ADJACENT TO LOT 1, THE 10 FOOT WIDE ALLEY LYING SOUTH OF, AND ADJACENT TO LOT 47 AND THE 12 FOOT WIDE ALLEY LYING EAST OF, AND ADJACENT TO LOTS 1 THROUGH 5 INCLUSIVE ALL WITHIN AND A PART OF HARTMAN AND MILLER'S PLAT IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Coleman made a motion to strike this bill from the agenda. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 6 -01 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: A PORTION OF GREENLAWN AVENUE FROM THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MISHAWAKA AVENUE TO THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WALL STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF 561.5 FEET, MORE OR LESS, BEING A PART OF WHITCOMB & KELLER' S 6TH SUNNYMEDE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA Councilmember Coleman made a motion that this bill be continued until the February 26, 2001