10-17 Rezoning at 1905 E. Goodson

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REQUESTED VARIANCES: Filed in Clerk's Office EMA 2 22017 KAREEIViAH FOWLER CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IN 1). From the minimum 30 ft. Front Residential Bufferyard and 20 ft. Side Residential Bufferyard to 5 ft. for parking. 2). From the required landscaping of required residential bufferyards with Type `B" Landscaping to allow 6 ft. high solid screening fence on the south and a 6 ft. high chain link fence on the west; 3). From the required minimum of 380 parking spaces for the proposed Event Center to a minimum of 110 parking spaces; 4). From the minimum allowed parking aisle width of 24 ft. to a minimum of 22 ft.; 5). From the required 1 loading space for buildings containing 10,000 sq.ft. but less than 100,000 sq.ft. to providing no loading space; 6). From the required landscaping of required perimeter yards to none; 7). From the required foundation landscaping to no foundation landscaping; 8). From the required off -street parking screening adjacent to residential to no screening along the west property line and to a proposed 6 ft. high solid screening fence along the south property line as shown. The owners of the shown real estate desire to take the existing old Auction Center and storage building and convert it into an Event Center for group gatherings. The building shown has existed for decades and is located in an area of mixed uses. The uses range from residential homes to the south, a city retention basin on the west, the Conrail Railroad and commercial uses along Lincolnway East on the north and commercial and industrial uses to the east. The owners had discussions with the Building Department and it was determined that the property would need to be rezoned from the present industrial zoning classification to the CB Community Business District zoning classification to allow for the Event Center. Since the property was being rezoned and the use of the building was changing, the zoning ordinance also requires that the proposed use meet all the development standards for the CB Community Business District. Due to the fact that this project would be a reuse and renovation of an existing building located in an urbanized area of South Bend, the owners would ask for approval of variances from certain developmental standards of the CB Community Business District. Those Variance requests are as follows: The first Variance request is from the minimum 30 ft. Front Residential Bufferyard and 20 ft. Side Residential Bufferyard to 5 ft. for parking. This property is located in a limited area between the railroad tracks and an alley and enlarged alley called Goodson Court. The properties' front yard was determined to be the south property line which also was determined to create a Front Residential Bufferyard. Even though this area was used for parking previously, the proposed change in use restricts this area to open space and Type `B" landscape screening. The owners desire to organize the property to create an efficient parking area to service the Event Center. The site plan shows that a new screening fence will be installed to screen the parking from the rear of the residential homes and the existing 14 ft. wide public alley. This is more screening that what previously existed. The owners do not believe approval of this variance request would be detrimental to surrounding properties. r- ` , MAR oG,201