9793-07 Rezoning Wayne St. & Notre Dame Ave

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Traffic and transportation considerations: Notre Dame Avenue and Wayne Street have two lanes with on-street parking on both sides. Utilities: - The site will be served by municipal sewer and water. 5 Criteria (per IC 36-7-4-603): 1. Comprehensive Plan: Policy Plan: City of South Bend -City Plan, November 2006 Housing Policy H 1.1 Encourage residential development to contain a mix of housing types, densities, price ranges, and amenities. City of South Bend -City Plan, November 2006 Land Use Policy LU 2 Encourage a compatible mix of land uses in the community. The rezoning is consistent with the comprehensive plan's Land Use and Housing policies. Land Use Plan: City of South Bend -City Plan, November 2006 The Future Land Use Map identifies this area as Medium Density Residential. The rezoning is consistent with the Future Land Use Map. 2. Current conditions and character: The site currently consists of two (2) homes. The area is a mixture of residential and business uses. 3. Most desirable use: The most desirable use for this site is residential. 4. Conservation of property values: The surrounding property values should be conserved with the rezoning. 5. Responsible development and growth: It is responsible development and growth to allow infill housing development on under utilized property, and to allow additional pazking spaces to help alleviate on-street parking problems. Recommendation: Based on information available prior to the public hearing, the staff recommends that this petition be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation. Analysis: The existing 19 foot strip to be zoned MU Mixed Uses District will be used for those vehicles associated with the adjacent commercial business. It is highly unlikely that the MU Mixed Use District zoned lot could be used for another use based on the size of the lot. The rezoning of the remaining six (6) lots to SF2 Single Family and Two Family District will help to develop an under utilized residential area with a new housing product. Kendall Weiss, LLP #2449-07 Page 2 of 3