10-11-99 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 11, 1999 South Bend, Indiana, presented the report from the Commission. Mr. Byorni advised that the'petitioner is requesting a zone change from "C" Commercial, "D" Height and Area to "A -1" Residential, "D" Height & Area to allow one and two family homes. Mr. Byorni further advised that the property currently contains single family homes and a commercial building converted for residential use. Access. to the site is from Phillipa Street and the total site to be rezoned is twenty thousand four hundred (20,400) square feet. Further, based on information available prior to the Area Plan Commission public hearing, the staff recommends that this petition be sent to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Although the staff would not normally recommend zoning single family homes to "A -1 ", the surrounding area is zoned for multi - family use and the commercial building will be used as a duplex. The proposed zoning is less intensive than the existing zoning. Additionally, the Area Plan Commission at its Public Hearing held on September 21, 1999, sends this petition to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Ms. Joan Godmilow, 125 West Marion Street, #527, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this Petition on behalf of property owners Mary and Raymond Ball, 706 S. Phillipa; John & Clara Dlugosz, 614 S. Phillipa and Aloysius and Lorraine Petraszewski, 618 S. Phillipa Street, South Bend, Indiana. Ms. Godmilow stated that the property in question is a two (2) story brick building at 702 South Phillipa Street that once was an' eighbothood store. However, the building has not been used for commercial purpose's for fifteen (15) y "ears. It is her intention to rent the top floor and convert the bottom floor to a loft apartment. The residents next door and across the street are also zoned commercial and it was suggested by the Area Plantomni ssion that they join in this bill to bring all the properties into this rezoning to bring them all into 'the "A -1" Residential zoning. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Th&6 being r o one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Council member Hosinski made a'niotion for favorable recomimeridation to full Council concerning this bill as substituted.. Councilmember Sniadecki seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 63 -99 A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON LOTS 1, 6 AND 7 LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE 900TH BLOCK OF MADISON STREET IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilinerriber Kelly made a motion to accept the substitute version of this bill. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes.. Councilmember Hosinski reported that the Zoning & Annexation Committee met on this bill and sends it to the Council with an unanimous favorable 'recommendation as substituted. Mr. John Byorni, Assistant Director, Area Plan Commission, Room 1140 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, presented the report from the Commission. Mr. - Byorni advised that the petitioner is requesting a zone change from "B" Residential, "B" Height & Area to "C" Con'ffiercial, "C" Height and Area to allow ari ambulance garage, living quarters and parking. Access to the site is from Madison Street. The property is currently vacant. The total site to be rezoned is nineteen thousand six hundred seven (19,607) square feet of which the buildings will occupy fifteen per cent (156/o) Of the site, parking and drives will occupy fifty -five per cent (55 %) of the site and thirty per cent (30 %) of the site will remain as open space.