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September 8, 2026
Aubrie Thornton
Amilliman94@gmail.com
RE: Alley/Street Vacation – First N/S Alley West of Cushing St. between 908 and 912 W. Oak St.
(Preliminary Review)
Dear Aubrie:
At its September 8, 2026 meeting, the Board of Public Works reviewed comments by the
Engineering Division, Community Investment, Fire Department, Police Department. The following
comments and recommendations were submitted:
Per IC 36-7-3-13, the vacation would not hinder the growth or orderly development of the
unit or neighborhood in which it is located or to which it is contiguous. The vacation would
not make access to the lands of the aggrieved person by means of public way difficult or
inconvenient. The vacation would not hinder the public’s access to a church, school or other
public building or place. The vacation would not hinder the use of a public right of way by the
neighborhood in which it is located or to which it is contiguous.
Therefore, the Board of Public Works submitted a favorable recommendation for the vacation of
this alley subject to removal of drive approach. If you still wish to pursue this alley vacation, please bring this
BPW Recommendation Packet to the City Clerk’s Office, located on the 4th floor of the County-City
Building. Alley/Street vacations require a presentation to the Common Council, approval of an ordinance,
and certification of the ordinance from the Mayor. The property then must be recorded with the Recorder’s
Office to ensure that your 50% ownership of the property is appropriately transferred to your name. If you
have any questions about how the alley vacation will affect your property taxes, please contact the Auditor’s
Office.
In its Ordinance, the City of South Bend Common Council included the Board of Public Works’
requirement that you eliminate the alley approach by hiring a private contractor bonded with the City to
tear out the approach, replace with curb, and establish a tree lawn in accordance with City standards and
specifications. These updates should be made within ninety (90) days of final approval from the Common
Council. Please notify us when this work is complete.
Sincerely,
/s/Hillary Horvath
Hillary Horvath, Clerk
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
DATE: July 20, 2026
TO: Kyle Ludlow, Public Works
Abigail Magas. Engineering
Zach Hurst, Engineering
Chris Dressel, Community Investment
Derek Erquhart, Fire Department
Brad Rohrscheib, Police Department
FROM: Hillary Horvath, Clerk (hhorvath@southbendin.gov)
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATIONS – ALLEY VACATION
APPLICANT: Aubrie Thornton
LOCATION: 912 & 908 W Oak St
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE INSERT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE APPROPRIATE FIELD BELOW, BASED ON THE
FOLLOWING I.C. 36-7-3-13 CRITERIA:
1. The vacation would/would not hinder the growth or orderly development of the unit or
neighborhood in which it is located or to which it is contiguous.
2. The vacation would/would not make access to the lands of the aggrieved person by means of public
way difficult or inconvenient.
3. The vacation would/would not hinder the public’s access to a church, school or other public building
or place.
4. The vacation would/would not hinder the use of a public right-of-way by the neighborhood in which
it is located or to which it is contiguous.
PUBLIC WORKS/ENGINEERING: Favorable Recommendation with removal of drive approach.
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT: Favorable recommendation.
FIRE: Favorable recommendation
POLICE: Favorable recommendation
V. 2024-07-30
STREET/ALLEY VACATION BPW APPLICATION
City of South Bend -Board of Public Works
215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. Blvd
Su ite #400
South Bend , IN 46601
Date: 7-1'5-Z(p Phone#: f57 L/ 6 }5 57 IL/
Name: A ulo V I e__ Th or n-1-ol/\ E-mail : 0.. M j I / ,' VVLNtlq lJ ~1140 / /
Property Address: 9 I 2 ""V\ d. q 0 ~ uJ O:;;Jt-, 6+ ;:S outh ~ IN 42'(
Applicant property information: @esidential D Commercial D Industrial
Describe the generaJ street/alley location with boun da ries (Ex : 1st Eas t/W est Alley, w est of St. Peter St and
north of Howard St): --
Describe the reason for the request, proposed use, and any changes made t
preliminary review:
The following MUST be attached to this application:
• $300 payment (check or mone y order)
• Prel i minary re vi ew form wit h staff comments
Offrce Use Only
Fee Paid Date: _______ _
Check/Money Order#: _____________ _
BPW Recommendation: D Favorable D Not Favorable
Eli zabeth A. M aradik , Presiden t Jos eph R. Molnar, Vice President
Gary A. Gilot, Member Breana N. Micou , Member
Murray L. Miller, Member H illary R. Horvath, Clerk
This application expires 90 days from the BPW meeting date, which is _________ _
7/20/2026
CK#092664257
December 7, 2026
Phone #:
Email:
Yes No
Yes No
Does the existing alley provide garage access to other property owners?
Yes No
Is your property adjacent to the street/alley of interest?
Do any property owners currently access the street/alley?
Is there a future property development plan associated with this request?
Describe the reason for this vacation request and proposed use :
STREET/ALLEY VACATION PRELIMINARY REVIEW
City of South Bend – Board of Public Works
227 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Ste. 1316
South Bend, IN 46601
Preliminary Staff Comments:
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Date:
Name:
Property
Address:
Applicant property information: Residential Commercial Industrial
Describe the general street/alley location with boundaries (Ex: 1st East/West Alley, west of St. Peter St and north of Howard St):
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?
Is this the only midblock connection?
Is the block length greater than 600'?
Will the vacation result in: dead end alley, interference with bike route, violations of
minimum traffic safety standards?
Are there public or private utilities in the alley?
v. 2024-07-30