03-11-74 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 11, 1974 MEETING - RECONVENED (CONTINUED) gallons of water because 25 gallons per minute were required to be used in that area and the engine met that requirement. He also stated that the viaducts were there longer than the fire station, and he stated that he also would like to see another engine but the area was low in fire calls com- pared to other sections of the city. Councilman Kopczynski again stated that he felt his area was not adequately covered and the professional studies and surveys made did not show everything that should have been considered. Councilman Parent asked if the fire protection in the southwest part of the city was equal to other parts, and Chief Bland stated that he felt there was equal fire pro- tection throughout the entire city. He stated that rivers, by- passes, etc. always create some additional problem. Miss Virginia Guthrie, Executive Secretary of the Civic Planning Association, wondered about acquiring the property on Olive Street for the new fire station. Chief Bland stated that that area belonged to Model Cities and would have to be purchased. Miss Guthrie was of the opinion that that had been taken care of last year when a presentation had been made by Mr. Lennon. She felt that matter should be checked into. Councilman Parent stated that the plans were started by the Redevelopment Department. He felt the Planned Neighborhood Development owned the land. Mr. James Roemer, City Attorney, stated that the property is in one of the agencies the city was to acquire and probably would be donated by the Redevelopment Department. He stated that the plans were drawn by employees of the Redevelopment Department. Council President Nemeth thanked Chief Bland for his presentation. (PETITIONS TO AMEND ZONING ORDINANCE I (We), the undersigned, do hereby respectfully make application and petition the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of South Bend as hereinafter requested, and in support of this application, the following facts are shown: 1. The property sought to be rezoned is located at 4201 South Main Street (51 feet wide from Main Street to Lafayette Street). 2. The property is owned by Hudson and Dorothy M. Firestone. 3. A legal description of the property is as follows: Fifty -one (51) feet taken off of and from the entire length of the North side of Lot Numbered One Hundred Fifty -nine (159) as shown on the Recorded Plat of Myers and Funk's Third Plat of Chippewa Heights Addition to the City of South Bend, in the Northwest Quarter (NW;) of Section 25, Township Thirty -seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East. 4. It is desired and requested that the foregoing property be rezoned from "A" Residential Use and "A" Height and Area District to "E" Light Industrial Use and "A" Height and Area District. 5. It is proposed that the property will be put to the following use and the following building(s) will be constructed (include number of dwelling units if residential): One House 30' x 40' which will still be used as a dwelling. One 25' x 35' cement block building, to be made into a print shop. 6. Number of off - street parking spaces to be provided: Four off - street parking spaces with more made as they are needed: 7. Attached is a copy of (a) an existing plot plan showing my property and other surrounding properties; (b) names and addresses of all the individuals, firms or corporations owning property within 300 feet of the property sought to be rezoned; (c) site development plan. Petition Prepared by Hudson D. Firestone s/ Hudson D. Firestone s/ Dorothy M. Firestone Signatures of Petitioners 4201 South Main Street I (We), the undersigned, do hereby respectfully make application and petition the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of South Bend as hereinafter requested, and in support of this application, the following facts are shown: 1. The property sought to be rezoned is located at: A 20.69 acre tract bounded on the east by Ironwood Drive, on the north by the South Bend City Water Works and other property and on the west and south by sections of Scottsdale Addition, in the City of South Bend, Centre Township, Indiana. 2. The property is owned by Place and Company, Inc. 3. A legal description of the property is as follows: A part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 30, Township 37 North, Range 3 East, Centre Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, bounded by a line running as follows, viz: Beginning 354.93 feet North of the Southeast Corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 30; thence North