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REGULAR MEETING JULY 28, 1969 <br />PETITIONS <br />Petition to Amend Zoning Ordinance: <br />(Portage Avenue) <br />We, the undersigned, do hereby respectfully make application and petition the South Bend Common <br />Council to amend the Zoning Ordinance of City of South Bend as hereinafter requested, and in <br />support of this application, the following facts are shown: <br />1. The property sought to be rezoned is located at Portage Avenue, bounded on the north by <br />the Indiana Toll Road, the west by Maple Road and the east by Portage Avenue. <br />2. The property is owned by Virgil A. Place, Helen Scott Place, Robert B. Place, Beverly <br />Place, J. Henry Amt. Janet Amt, Chester R. Waggoner, Anne Waggoner, Cordelia Waggoner <br />and Grant - Holladay Construction Corporation. <br />3. A legal description of the property is as follows: A tract of land in the North 1/2 of <br />Section 27, Township 38 North, Range 2 East, St. Joseph County, Indiana, described as follows: <br />Beginning on a line drawn parallel to and distant 150 feet Southerly of, measured on a line <br />normal to, the centerline of the Indiana East -West Toll Road as shown by plat recorded in the <br />St. Joseph County map records, at a point therein opposite station 4146 + 30; thence Southwesterly <br />in a direct line to a point which is 20.00 feet East of the West line of said Section 27 and <br />580 feet South of the Northwest corner of said Section 27; thence Westerly 20.00 feet to the <br />West line of said Section 27 (being also on the centerline of Maple Road); thence South 000 01'30" <br />West 1417.16 feet along the West line of said Section 27 (being also the centerline of Maple Road) <br />thence South 890 59' 06" East, 2954.21 feet to a point on the centerline of Portage Road; thence <br />South 660 40' 10" West, 30.00 feet; thence Northwesterly to the intersection with a line drawn <br />parallel to and distant 150 feet Southerly of, measured on a line normal to, the centerline of <br />the Indiana East -West Toll Road as shown by plat recorded in the St. Joseph County Map Records <br />at a point 65.00 feet Westerly, measured at right angles to the centerline of said Portage Road; <br />thence Westerly along a line drawn parallel to and distant 150 feet Southerly of, measured on a <br />line normal to, the centerline of the Indiana East -West Toll Road as shown by plat recorded in <br />St. Joseph County Map Records to the point of beginning. Containing + 99.98 acres, subject to <br />legal highways and easements. <br />4. It is desired and requested that the following described portion of the property referred <br />to in the preceding paragraph #3 be rezoned from "A" Residence District to "B" Residence <br />District: <br />A tract of land in the North 1/2 of Section 27, Township 38 North, Range 2 East, St. Joseph <br />County, Indiana, described as follows: Beginning on a line drawn parallel to and distant 150 <br />feet Southerly of, measured on a line normal to, the Centerline of the Indiana East -West Toll <br />Road, as shown by plat recorded in the St. Joseph County map records, at a point therein <br />opposite Station 4146 +30; thence Southwesterly in a direct line to a. point which is 20 feet East <br />of the West line of said Section 27 and 580 feet South of the Northwest corner of said Section <br />27; thence Westerly 20 feet to the West line of said Section 27 (being also on the Centerline <br />of Maple Road); thence South 000 01' 30" West 1417.16 feet along the West line of said Section <br />27 (being also the Centerline of Maple Road); thence South 000 01' 30" West 1417.16 feet along <br />the West line of said Section 27 (being also the Centerline of Maple Road); thence South 890 59' <br />06" East, 2954.21 feet to a point on the Centerline of Portage Road; thence North 230 19' 50" <br />West, 1097.67 feet along the Centerline of Portage Road; thence South 660 40' 10" West 80 feet; <br />thence North 890 59' 06" West, 510 feet; thence North 000 01' 36" East to the intersection <br />with a line drawn parallel to and distant 150 feet Southerly of, measured on a line normal to, <br />the Centerline of the Indiana East -West Toll Road as shown by plat recorded in the St. Joseph <br />County Map Records; thence Westerly along a line drawn parallel to and distant 150 feet Southerly <br />of, measured on a line normal to, the Centerline of the Indiana East -West Toll Road as shown by <br />plat recorded in St. Joseph County Map Records to the Place of'Beginning, containing +93.72 acres, <br />subject to legal highways and easements. <br />It is desired and requested that the following described portion of the property referred <br />to in the preceding paragraph 3 be rezoned from "A" Residence District to "C -1" Commercial <br />District: <br />A tract of land in the North 1/2 of Section 27, Township 38 North, Range 2 East, St. Joseph <br />County, Indiana, described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of a line drawn parallel <br />to and distant 150 feet Southerly of, measured on a line normal to, the Centerline of the <br />Indiana East -West Toll Road as shown by plat recorded in the St. Joseph County Map Records and <br />a line drawn parallel to and 65 feet Westerly, measured at right angles to the Centerline of <br />Portage Road; thence Southeasterly to a point which is 30 feet from the Centerline of Portage <br />Road; thence North 660 40' 10" East, 30 feet to the Centerline of Portage Road at a point which <br />is 628 feet Southeasterly measured along said Centerline of Portage Road from its intersection <br />with the Toll Road Centerline; thence South 230 19' 50" East, 203.48 feet along the Centerline <br />of Portage Road; thence South 660 40' 10" West, 80 feet; thence N. 890 58' 24" West, 510 feet; <br />thence North 000 01' 36" East, to the intersection with a line drawn parallel to and distant <br />150 feet Southerly of, measured on a line normal to, the Centerline of the Indiana East -West Toll <br />Road as shown by plat recorded in the St. Joseph County Map Records; thence Easterly along said <br />Toll Road line to the Place of beginning, containing +6.26 acres, subject to legal highways and <br />easements. <br />5. It is proposed that the property will be put to the following use and the following <br />buildings will be constructed (include number of dwelling units if residential) <br />On property sought to be rezoned "B" Residence, there will be constructed sixteen separate <br />structures containing one, two and three bedroom apartments, or a total of 1680 units; on the <br />