18-04 Special Exception for Property 2602 Mishawaka Ave

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PETITION FOR VARIANCE and/or SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE PROPERTY INFORMATION: The property Tax Key Number(s)is/are: 71-09-17-126-001.000-026 71-09-17-126-002.000-026 71-09-17-126-005.000.026 The property address: Address: 2602& 2614 Mishawaka Ave South Bend, IN 46615 If the application only includes a portion of the property I isted above, provide the Legal Description for the petition area and the total site area: VARIANCE INFORMATION: 1)Special Exeption Use (existing bank drive through to be used as the Biggby Coffee Shop drive through) 1. From the required Mbninnni 30'Front Setback to Won the North and 5'on the east; 2. Front the required Minimum 15'F ront Parking Setback to 0 3. From the required Mininnln120'Side Residential Bu ffelyard to 10' 4. From the required Type B Residential 131 ffelyard Landscaping to none; 5. From the required Foundation Landscaping oil the north to none; 6 Front the required Parking Area Screening to none; 2)A statement on how each of the following standards for the granting of variances is met: (a) The approval will not be injurious to the public health,safety,morals and general welfare of the community: The vacant bank will be converted to a Biggby Coffee Shop. Biggby is a top-ranked coffee shop company knotivlt for excellent community support and involvement in each town that they open in.A coffee shop is not known to cause any public health, safety, morals or general welfare issues. (b) The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be affected in a substantially adverse manner;and: Replacing a vacant bank building tiviih a vibrant coffee shop creates jobs for people in the area and provides a community gathering place that brings positive energy and discourages crime. The new owner of the building plans to invest over 5200,000 into the property and that investment will have a veiy positive effect oil nearby property owners values cis it adds an attractive anteni fy to the area. The City of South Bend has offered the new owner a grant to improve file exterior of the properly cis it is located in the Mishawaka Ave improvement area and fits the South Bend Plan lvell. (c) The strict application of the terms of this Ordinance would result in practical difficulties in the use of the property: The building is already in place and is established in the neighborhoocl. The drive ihrough window has been therefor decades. This is a very good fit for the Biggby Coffee Shop operator. To be required to adhere to current zoning setbacks would be impossible and cause the building to be deniolished and rebuilt. The Biggby operator•rrolld not cotiskler this building ij'iluit were the case or if' the drive Through window ivas not allowed.