04-09-01 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 9, 2001 to the site is from Brick Road. Water and sewer will be available to the site. The draining has not been addressed by the petitioner. The total site to be rezoned is 7.5 acres. A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no flood hazards, wetlands, or environmental hazard areas are present. A public well is located southeast of the site. The site plan is preliminary. The City Engineer will require a drainage plan at the final site plan stage. The Area Plan Commission, at its Public Hearing held on March 20, 2001, sent this petition to the Council with a favorable recommendation subject to a final site plan that shows access to this site from the `BP" zoned property rather than Brick Road. The proposed rezoning to `BP" Business Park would be in keeping with zoning and allowed uses to the south and west. The `BP" Business Park regulations contain extensive screening and setback requirements which were specially designed to protect adjacent residential areas from any negative effects that might be generated by business use. Mr. Mike Danch, President, Danch, Harper & Associates, Inc., 2422 Viridian Drive, Suite 201, South bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Danch advised that he represents the petitioners, Brick Road L.L.C., who are asking for annexation and rezoning of the homestead property that they own on Brick Road. The homestead is the last portion of the property that was not taken into the City of South Bend when the original annexation was done for their vacant land to the west and to the south of their property. The petitioners would like to annex this land and rezone it to `BP" Business Park District. This is the most restrictive industrial district the City has and requires a one hundred (100) foot set back, or buffer zone, between any `BP" business use and residential areas. The Area Plan Commission asked that the petitioner provide extensive landscaping along the eastern line of this annexation/rezoning which they will do to meet the intent of the `BP" district restrictions. There will be no access onto Brick Road. This area is a part of an overall development that will have access only to Mayflower Road and Cleveland Road. Mr. Danch further noted that the property will most likely be developed with a campus like atmosphere with large lots and probably a few large users. 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 was no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill. Councilmember Coleman noted that the petitioner will be required to submit site plans for this property. Mr. Danch added that they would also be required to go through a subdivision procedure and have that approved by various entities. Mr. Danch stated that this is an umbrella district of the Airport 2010 which requires design review guidelines so there are procedures to make sure that the proper screening will be put in place. Councilmember Coleman made a motion to send this bill, as substituted, to the full Council with a favorable recommendation with third reading set for May 14, 2001. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 13 -01 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ANNEXING TO AND BRINGING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, CERTAIN LAND IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP CONTIGUOUS THEREWITH; SCARBOROUGH DEVELOPMENT, C/O DOUGLAS HAMILTON, 20250 KERN ROAD, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember White reported that the Zoning & Annexation Committee met on this bill and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation with the third reading to be held on May 14, 2001.