12-13-99 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 13, 1999 has seen the neighborhood go up and down. He indicated that there is a constant din of something running at the South Bend Medical Foundation. The neighbors on Park Avenue and LaMonte Terrace are hearing this noise which he believes is from some type of air handling units that are getting louder and louder. Mr. Radziwill noted that this expansion will ruin the neighborhood as there is construction going on all the time and there is constant noise. He stated that he was advised that this noise is caused by the generators but generators do go off. The neighbors have complained and no one has done anything. In rebuttal, Mr. Randolph stated that he believes Mr. Radziwill is referring to the generators which are exercised on Tuesdays. He informed the Council that he has been the plant manager for six and one -half (6 %z. ) years and has never spoken to Mr. Radziwill. He further stated that he has done decimal readings on the property. He did note that about three (3) years ago they did have a power outage and had to run outside generators. In conclusion, Mr. Randolph stated that The South Bend Medical Foundation has been a part of this community for eighty -seven (87) years. Council President Coleman asked Mr. Randolph what steps were taken to protect the neighborhood from the noise. Mr. Randolph indicated that they are planning to build a canopy on the south side of the building that would allow them to build an enclosure so they can house the generator within that enclosure. He intends to do some baffling for air intake and exhaust and install screening walls which will direct the sound through air baffling. They will be removing the mechanicals from the generators to keep down mechanical noise. Also, the generators are currently on the third floor roof and they intend to bring them down to the first floor level. In conclusion, he stated that they are working hard to reduce any noise. Councilmember Aranowski inquired whether or not Mr. Randolph went into the neighborhood to check the noise level with the decimal reader. Mr. Randolph responded that he did go about one and one -half (1 %2) blocks out but picked up a lot of neighborhood noise. There being no one else wishing to speak to the Council either in opposition to or in favor of this bill, Council President Coleman made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill as substituted. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. President Coleman stated that he hopes the South Bend Medical Foundation is on the right path in cutting back on the noise. Councilmember Aranowski asked Mr. Radziwill to please call him if the noise persists. BILL NO. 83 -99 A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 407 -409 LINCOLNWAY WEST IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Pfeifer reported that the Zoning & Annexation Committee met on this bill and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. 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 "D" Light Industrial, "F" Height and Area to `B" Residential, "F" Height and Area to allow multi - family and extend on -site parking. Mr. Byorni further noted that the property currently contains a multi - family dwelling. Access to the site is from Lincolnway West. The total site to be rezoned is nine thousand seven hundred two (9,702) square feet. Of that, the buildings will occupy thirteen percent (13%) of the site, the parking and drives will occupy twenty -two per cent (22 %) of the site and sixty -three per cent (63 %) of the site will remain as open space.