18-04 Special Exception for Property 2602 Mishawaka Ave

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SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE INFORMATION(if the petition does not include a Special Exception Use,please skip to next section): 1) The Special Exception Use(s)being requested : Coffee Shop with Drive Up Window. 2) A statement on how each of the following standards for the granting of a Special Exception Use is met: (a) The proposed use will not be injurious to the public health,safety, comfort,community moral standards, convenience or general welfare: Professior)ally)•uti coffee shops dire co))siderecl to be ve)y positive neighborhood anchors, especially when occupying a Cu)Tendly vacant building. Cg ffee SIt01)S are not kno►v)t to have negative effect on public health, safety, contort or Community/)!oral slandaidS. (b) The proposed use will not injure or adversely affect the use of the adjacent area or property values therein: Biggby Coffee shops have been awarded community inywovemeni awards and conununity apprecialion awards in several of the markets they open in. Converting a vacant building into a vibrant business is known to create a ve)y positive effect to the nearby property values as it creales an allraclive amenity for the neighborhood and can raise nearby home values as a result. (c) The proposed use will be consistent with the character of the district in which it is located and the land uses authorized therein; and: The operator will maintain the character of the building and the neighborhood. The cgffee shop will Mend in►veil with the conanerc•ial and residential surroundings. (d) The proposed use is compatible with the recommendations of the City of South Bend Comprehensive Plan. The South Bend Ecortontic Developnnen! 'Team has been helpfid i))providing a grant opportunity for exterior building in)proveme)tts. The staff members that we lalked io►were genuinely ertthiisiastic about a Biggby Coffee Shop considering opening there cis it fit their lVishawaka Avenue Redevelopment Plan very well. * in the case of a Special Exception Use,the petitioner shall be held to the representations made on the Preliminary Site Plan included with this petition.