05-24-76 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MAY 24, 1976 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING (CONTINUED Council Member Adams-made a motion to change the height requirement from "G" to "E ", seconded by Council President Parent. Council Member Miller said it was already established that they could not go over three stories. The motion was defeated by a roll call vote of six nays (Council Members Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Dombrowski and Horvath) and three ayes (Council Member Kopczynski, Adams and Parent). Council President Parent made a motion to amend this ordinance to include the recommendations made by Area Plan, as follows; All outdoor lighting at the site must be directed entirely away from the South Bend Avenue -- Wooded Estates residential area. All signs signifying, identifying or advertising the Motor Inn and /or related interests and activities must be of a size and nature compatible with a residential area and must be positioned on Edison Road out of vision of South Bend Avenue and Wooded Estates. No curb cuts are permitted on South Bend Avenue or on the north- ward extension of Twyckenham Drive. Clear vision areas must be provided at the intersections of Twyckenham Drive with State Road #23 and Edison Road. The parking facility facing-, South Bend Avenue and the-:new extension of North Twyckenham Drive must be screened with a good quality woode fence no less than four feet in height and with a 6' or 8' visual screen of densely planted com- pact hedge, fronted with 'good quality flowering bushes, or other comparable planting. The re- quired dedication and construction of North Twyckenham Drive, to be done at developer's expense, must be in conformity to normal design speeds and standard street widths as projected for North Twyckenham Drive southward from State Road #23. The motion was seconded by Council Member Adams. The motion was defeated by a roll call 'vote of five nays (Council Members Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor and Dombrowski) and four ayes (Council Members Kopczynski, Adams, Horvath and Pare A roll call vote was taken on Council Member Miller's motion to recommend this ordinance to the Council favorably. The motion carried with a roll call vote of six ayes (Council Members Serge, Szymkowiak Miller, Taylor, Kopczynski and Dombrowski) and three nays (Council Members Adams, Horvath and Parent). Council Member Kopczynski made a motion to recess, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried and.: the meeting of the Committee of the Whole was recessed at 10:05 p.m., and reconvened at 10:25 p.m. There being no further business to come before the Committee of the Whole, Council Member Taylor made a motion to rise and report to the Council, seconded by Council Member Kopczynski. The mot carried. ATTEST: City Clerk REGULAR MEETING — RECONVENED ATTEST: aJCa� Chairman it) . >n Be it remembered that the regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of South Bend reconvened in the Council Chambers at 10:27 p.m., Council President Parent presiding, and nine members prese t. REPORT FROM THE SUB - COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your sub - committee on the inspection and supervision of the minutes would respectfully report that it has inspected the minutes of the May 10, 1976 meet- ing of the Council and found them correct. The sub - committee, therefore, recommends that the same be approved. /s/ Mary Christine Adams /s/ Roger Parent Council Member Taylor made a motion that the report be accepted as read, placed on file and the minutes be approved, seconded by Council Member Kopczynski. The motion carried. REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Council Member Kopczynski made a motion to waive the reading of the report of the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The motion carried by a roll call vote of nine ayes (Council Members Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Kopczynski, Adams, Dombrowski, Horvath and Parent) . REPORT--FROM AREA PLAN May 19, 1976 The Honorable Common Council City of South Bend County -City Building South Bend, IN 46601 In Re: A proposed ordinance initiated by Roger Parent, a City Councilman, amending Ordinance No. 5565 -73 (Historic Preservation Commission), which amends zoning Ordinance No. 4990 -68, City of South Bend Gentlemen: The attached ordinance initiated by Roger Parent was legally advertised May 8, 1976 and May 15, 1976. The Area Plan Commission gave it a public hearing on May 18, 1976, at which time the following action was taken: