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<br />f <br />Staff Report <br />APC # 2444-07 <br />Owner: Hartman's Douglas Road Trust Agreement and Snelson's Douglas Road Trust <br />Agreement <br />Location: Between 3466 and 17210 Douglas Road and south of 17210 and 17242 Douglas <br />Road and approximately 1,000 feet east of S.R. 23 <br />Jurisdiction: City of South Bend <br />Requested Action: <br />The petitioner is requesting a zone change from CB Community Business District and SF1 Single <br />Family and Two Family District to CB Community Business District to allow uses permitted in <br />the CB Community Business District.. <br />Land Uses and Zoning: <br />On site: On site is vacant property zoned CB Community Business District and SF1 <br />Single Family and Two Family District. <br />North: To the north across Douglas Road is the Memorial Home Care building zoned <br />CB Community Business District. <br />East: To the east are two buildings used for dance and photography zoned LB Local <br />Business District. <br />South: To the south are residential lots zoned R Single Family District and vacant land <br />zoned SF1 Single Family and Two Family District. <br />West: To the west are single family houses and woods zoned R Single Family District. <br />District uses and development standards: <br />The "CB" Community Business District is established to provide a location for high volume and <br />high intensity commercial uses. Activities in this district are often large space users which may <br />include limited amounts of outdoor sales or outdoor operations. <br />Site plan description: <br />The site is approximately 12.13 acres. The site plan shows six (6) proposed retail buildings, <br />totaling approximately 110,000 square feet. Those building will cover 21% of the site. Four (4) <br />smaller retail buildings are located on the northern part of the site. Two (2) large retail buildings, <br />accounting for approximately 91,000 square feet of the total development, are located on the <br />southern portion of the site. Parking and drives consist of 55% of the site. With the remaining <br />24% of the site consisting of landscaping and open space. The development consists of 492 <br />parking spaces, including 10 handicap accessible spaces. The site has one (1) access point off of <br />Douglas Road. A residential buffer yard is required along the western and southern property <br />lines. <br />Zoning and land use history & trends: <br />A portion of this site went through a previous rezoning in September of 2005 from SF1 Single <br />Family and Two family District and OB Office Buffer to CB Community Business, with written <br />commitments. <br />Traffic and transportation considerations: <br />Douglas Road is proposed to be widened from two to four lanes. Elkins Street is a narrow two <br />lane road. No access is being proposed from this street. <br />Utilities: <br />The site will be served by municipal sewer and water. <br />Hartman's Douglas Road Trust Agreement and Snelson's Douglas Road Trust Agreement <br />#2444-07 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />