9975-09 Rezoning - 4526 S. Fellows St. - District 5

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Staff Report APC # 2536-09 ®wner: Dr. Terrill Stoller Location: 4526 S. Fellows Street Jurisdiction: City of South Bend Requested Action: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from SFl Single Family and Two Family District to UB Office Buffer District to ailow parking for a proposed dentist office. Land Uses and Zoning: On site: On site is vacant. North: To the north is a single family home and vacant lot zoned OB Office Buffer District. East: To the east is a church zoned SF 1 Single Family and Two Family District. South: To the south is additional parking for the adjacent church use zoned SF1 Single Family and Two Family District. West: To the northwest is a dry cleaners zoned OB Office Buffer District. To the west and southwest across Fellows Street are single family homes zoned SF1 Single Family and Two Family District. District uses and development standards: The OB -Office Buffer District is established to promote the development of small scale office, professional, business, governmentat and quasi-governmental uses. Since the types of permitted uses in the OB District are typically less commercial in appearance and are architecturally more harmonious with residential structures, this district can serve as a buffer between residential districts and more intense commercial or industrial districts. The OB District may also serve as a gradual and reasonable transition between major thoroughfares and residential districts. The OB District development standards are established to assure small scale developments. Site plan description: ' The total area is 15,072 square feet. No building is proposed on this lot. A 4,700 square foot dentist office is proposed on the adjacent vacant lot. A total of 20 parking spaces are provided, covering 7,605 square feet of 51 % of the site. The remaining 49% is open space and landscaping. Zoning and land use history & trends: In 1993, the property to the northwest had petitioned to be rezoned to C Commercial for an auto service facility. That petition was withdrawn. Traffic and transportation considerations: Fellows Street is two lanes. According to maps on the Major Moves US 31 website, Fellows Street will be extended over the St. Joseph Valley Parkway as part of the US 31 project. Utilities: The site as developed needs no utilities, but they are available in Fellows Street. Dr. Terrill Stoller #2536-09 Page l of 1