68-17 Rezone- 403 South Parry Street

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2 The proposed development as shown will require approval of a Special Exception Use and Variances as listed above. More specifically the reason for the Special Exception Use is as follows along with the approval standards: Special Exception Use request: a). Special exception for the parking of company vehicles which use includes outdoor storage in excess of twenty(20)percent of the gross floor area of all buildings on the lot. The reason for the Special Exception Use is to be allowed to place Company vehicles on the Petition site. The Petitioners need additional area for their Company vehicles and would prefer to store them at a location close to the main office where the site can be secured and watched with the Company's other stored equipment. At present, there is not another site adjacent to the main company property available for the requested use. The Petitioners plan to screen the parking area from the adjacent properties with a solid fence and along the Parry Street frontage they propose using a solid fence along with evergreen plantings to mitigate the view directly into the parking area. As the Company has been a part of this neighborhood for the past several decades, they believe the small addition to allow for vehicle parking will not impact the adjacent mixed uses. APPROVAL STANDARDS: Special Exception Use: i. The proposed use will not be injurious to the public health, safety, comfort, community moral standards, convenience or general welfare. As mentioned above, the Petitioners company has been in operation in the neighborhood for the past several decades. The impact of the proposed minimal expansion for a small vehicle parking area should not have a negative effect on the surrounding area with the proposed improvements to visually screen the use from adjacent properties. ii. The proposed use will not injure or adversely affect the use of the adjacent area or property values therein. As stated above with the proposed fencing and landscaping there should be no adverse effects of surrounding properties or their values. iii. The proposed use will be consistent with the character of the district in which it is located and the land uses authorized therein. The surrounding uses area mixed with a small amount of residential, a mix of commercial and industrial uses. The addition of a small parking area that is screened would be consistent with other uses in the neighborhood. iv. The proposed use is compatible with the recommendations of the City of South Bend Comprehensive Plan. The proposed use is not specifically shown in the city's comprehensive plan. The proposed use was designed to have the least amount of impact on the mixed neighborhood uses. Requested Variances: 1). From the required 100 feet of lot width and frontage to 47 feet. The property as shown has existed with the shown lot dimensions for the past several decades. The Petitioners did not create the existing lot size,but are required to meet the standard based on the zoning ordinance. As this P `� 71'i 7