09-18 Rezoning for Property at East side of Olive Street between Calvert Street and Delaware street

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Staff Report 3/12/2018 evidence presented at a public hearing,that: (1)The proposed use will not be injurious to the public health, safety, comfort, community moral standards, convenience or general welfare; The proposed use,which has currently existed on the site,will have no impact on the public health, safety and, general welfare of the community. (2) The proposed use will not injure or adversely affect the use of the adjacent area or property values therein; The current use,which will continued to be allowed by the approval of this special use, and adoption of the written commitment to limit uses to those found in the LI: Light Industrial District plus wrecker service will not have any additional adverse affect on the use and value of the adjacent properties. (3) The proposed use will be consistent with the character of the district in which it is located and the land uses authorized therein; The use will be consistent with the industrial nature of the Olive Street Corridor. (4) The proposed use is compatible with the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan. The use is consistent with City Plan, South Bend Comprehensive Plan(November 2006) Policy ED 7.3: Support neighborhood-economic opportunities as identified in area-specific plans. The petitioner is seeking the following variance(s): 1) from the required 30'minimum front yard and building setback to 0' 2)from the required 100'minimum side residential bufferyard to 0' 3) from the required screening of outdoor storage to none 4)to allow barbed wire on a fence located between the front fagade of the primary building and the front lot line 5)to allow a fence and storage area within the minimum 10' clear sight area 6) from the required landscaping of required perimeter yards and residential bufferyards to none 7)from the required foundation landscaping to none 8)from the required parking area screening to none 9) from the required 11 parking spaces to 0 State statutes and the Zoning Ordinance require that certain standards must be met before a variance can be approved. The standards and their justifications are as follows: (1)The approval will not be injurious to the public health, safety,morals and general welfare of the community; The proposed variances will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community. (2) The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance APC# 2862-18 Page 3 of 4