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3 <br />have approved a Special Exception for outside storage and for variances <br />from developmental standards of the "LI" Light Industrial District to <br />allow flexibility in screening of said storage areas and the use of <br />gravel instead of pavement. <br />More specifically, the Petitioners are requesting approval of a <br />Special Exception as allowed under Section 21-04.01 (2)(E) of the City <br />of South Bend Zoning Ordinance to allow for an outside storage area of <br />186,600 square feet which exceeds the maximum allowed outside storage <br />area of 10,812 square feet (i.e. 20~ of the existing building area of <br />54,059 square feet) for the petition site. Ziolkowski Construction as <br />part of their construction business has a need for outside storage of <br />their construction equipment and construction trailers as well as <br />construction materials. The "LI" industrial District limits this outside <br />storage to 20~ of the existing building square footage. This amount of <br />area would not allow for enough room for their equipment and materials. <br />The amount of outside storage for Ziolkowski varies, depending on the <br />number of projects and which equipment is needed on the construction <br />site. They believe approval of this Special Exception along with their <br />proposed screening of the outside storage would not be detrimental to <br />any surrounding property. <br />The Petitioners and contingent purchasers would ask the Board Members <br />to agree that approval of the Special Exception to allow for additional <br />outside storage as shown on the attached site plan, would not be <br />injurious to the public health, safety, comfort, community moral <br />standards, convenience or general welfare, or injure or adversely affect <br />the use of the adjacent area or property values therein, and that the <br />proposed use will be consistent with the character of the district in <br />which it is located and the land uses authorized therein, and that the <br />proposed use is compatible with the recommendations of the City of South <br />Bend Comprehensive plan, all of which is requested by the South Bend <br />Municipal Code ~ 21-09.03 (i). <br />With regards to the Variance requests for Parcel "A", the first <br />Variance the Petitioners are requesting, is to be allowed to use a <br />gravel surface for the shown outside storage areas and adjacent drives <br />instead of pavement. The Petitioners and contingent purchaser would <br />state that using gravel allows for flexibility in placement of materials <br />and access to the materials. The truck vehicles that deliver the <br />materials and their associated weight would require that the outside <br />storage areas and drives be paved with an extra heavy-duty pavement <br />which requires an increase in pavement thickness as well as an increase <br />in base material. This is an extremely high cost for an industry that is <br />very sensitive to items that increase the cost of the final product and <br />services provided to their clients. The contingent purchaser has been <br />using gravel for a large portion of the existing outside storage areas <br />at their present facilities, and has found that they can maintain the <br />areas easily and that it allows for better site drainage and it keeps <br />their maintenance costs down. This keeps any excessive costs from being <br />