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Staff ReDort <br />APC # 2544 -10 <br />Owners City of ,South Bend Board of Public Works, et ai <br />Location- Parcel A: bounded by Chapin Street, the Norfolk Southern Railroad; Laurel <br />Street and Western Avenue; Parcel. B: bounded by Pine Street, Western avenue, <br />the first east /west alley north of Western Avenue, and a line 40 feet west of the <br />east line of Lot 10, Ruckman's Subdivision of Bank Outlot 75. <br />Jurisdiction: City of South Bend <br />Requested Action: <br />The petitioner is requesting a zone change from GB General Business District, MF2 High Density <br />Multifamily District, and MU Mixed Use District to PUD Planned Unit Development to allow <br />Community Center and assembly space for religious use. Community Center uses includes <br />gymnasium, performance auditorium for religious gatherings, swimming pool, and classrooms. <br />Outdoor uses include on and off-site parking and potential playground.. <br />Land Uses and Zoning- <br />On site: Parcel A (Phase 1) is Oliver Park. Marcel B (Phase II) is vacant. <br />North: To the north across Western Avenue is vacant land zoned CB Community <br />Business District. <br />East: To the east, across Chapin Street, is multi-family housing zoned MF2 High - <br />Density Multifamily District. To the northeast is a multi - tenant commercial <br />center, zoned CB Community Business District. <br />South: To the south are railroad tracks (unzoned) with an industrial park zoned GI <br />General Industrial District south of the tracks. <br />West: To the west, across Laurel Street, are apartments zoned MFI Urban Corridor <br />Multifamily District. To the northwest is a billboard, the Elks Club and a church <br />zoned MU Mixed Use District. <br />District uses and development standards: <br />The Planned Unit Development (PUD) District is designed and intended to: encourage creativity <br />and innovation in the design of developments; provide for more efficient use of land; permit <br />special consideration of property with outstanding natural or topographical features; facilitate use <br />of the most appropriate construction techniques in the development of land; and, provide for any <br />individual land use not otherwise specified elsewhere in this Ordinance. The PUD District <br />encourages imaginative uses of open space, promotes high standards in design and construction, <br />and furthers the purposes of the Comprehensive Plan. <br />Site playa description. <br />The site plan shows a 72,310 square foot community center building covering 16% of the site. <br />Open space, which include athletic fields and a playground comprises 205,083 square feet or 46% <br />of the site. There are 254 parking spaces on -site, and an additional 51 parking spaces across <br />Western Avenue. These paved areas cover 39% of the site. The perimeter, foundation, and <br />interior off-street area landscaping as presented is similar to the City of South Bend landscaping <br />requirements. <br />Zoning, and land use history & trends: <br />In 1966, both sides of Chapin were rezoned multifamily for housing (APC# 36 -66). <br />City of South Bend Board of Public Works, et at <br />#254-4- -10 <br />Page I of I <br />