ROW Vacation-710 & 718 Napoleon Street

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315 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, IN 46601 • 574.232.8700 abonmarche.com January 20, 2026 Attn: City of South Bend, Indiana Board of Public Works 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Ste. 1316 South Bend, Indiana 46601 From: Chris Godlewski Abonmarche Consultants 315 West Jefferson Boulevard South Bend, Indiana 46601 C/O: Dave & Jennifer Ludwig (applicant) 718 Napoleon Street South Bend, Indiana 46617 Re: 710 & 718 Napoleon St. - Right of Way Vacation Dear South Bend Board of Public Works , The applicant has developed plans to subdivide their lot at 718 Napoleon St. into a corner lot with a home facing St. Peter St. and a lot with a home facing Napoleon St. Construction of zoning compliant, single -family homes would commence upon completion of all required permitting. Please see Attachment 1 - Site Drawings of the proposed lots and home footprints. Related to this planned development project please accept this updated request, along with the City Staff report, for a Right of Way (ROW) Vacation on Napoleon St. between St. Peter St. and St. Louis Boulevard. The proposed vacation is 3.70’ in width and extends the length of the applicant’s property at 718 Napoleon St. and the property of the adjoining church, Greater Holy Temple Church of God in Christ Inc. The purpose for this request is twofold: • To relocate the Napoleon St. sidewalk such that the resultant tree lawn mimics the tree lawns immediately north and east of the property. • To increase the 718 Napoleon St. lot size by approximately 6% to facilitate the subdivision of the lot into two lots that each accommodate a newly constructed home. The relocation of the sidewalk and ROW vacation have the combined effect of a more fitting and aesthetically pleasing sidewalk location in relation to the planned locations and footprints of the new homes.