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v. 2024-07-30 ,O4SpUTH . FU d: ,.\PEACE al e 1865 STREET/ALLEY VACATION PRELIMINARY REVIEW City of South Bend - Board of Public Works 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Ste. 1316 South Bend, IN 46601 Date: 10-15-24 Gerald Frye Name: Phone #: 574-404-0170 Email: clrw1976@gmail.com Property 524 Columbia Address: Applicant property information: Residential ❑ Commercial ❑ Industrial Describe the general street/alley location with boundaries (Ex: Ist East/West Alley, west of St. Peter St and north of Howard St): E-W Alley within the block bounded by Fellows, Monroe, South, and Columbia Is your property adjacent to the street/alley of interest? ❑ Yes ❑No Do any property owners currently access the street/alley? ❑ Yes ❑■ No Is there a future property development plan associated with this request? ❑ Yes [E No Describe the reason for this vacation request and proposed use: Request to use alley as a driveway This is a request for preliminary review of alley or street vacation with regard to Board of Public Works basic criteria. Staff will review the information provided and give feedback to the applicant. OFFICE USE ONLY: Do less than 50% of properties on the full block have direct street access? ❑ Yes ❑ No Is this the only midblock connection? ❑ Yes ❑ No Is the block length greater than 600'? ❑ Yes ❑ No Will the vacation result in: dead end alley, interference with bike route, violations of ❑ Yes ❑ No minimum traffic safety standards? Are there public or private utilities in the alley? ❑ Yes ❑ No Preliminary Staff Comments: The staff reccomendation is unfavorable. The vacation will result in a dead end wlley. Use as a driveway not possible even with a vacation. The applicant does not own the parcel on the north side of the alley, only the south.