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5 Criteria (per IC 36-7-4-603): <br />1. Comprehensive Plan: <br />Policy Plan: <br />City Plan South Bend Comprehensive Plan November 2006 <br />Objective LU 2.2: Pursue a mix of land uses along major corridors and other locations <br />identified on the Future Land Use Map. <br />Objective ED 2: Retain existing businesses and recruit new ones to the city. <br />Rezoning this parcel would meet these objectives. <br />Land Use Plan: <br />The Future Land Use Map shows this area as mixed use. <br />Plan Implementation/Other Plans: <br />Miami Street Commercial Con idor Revitalization Action Plan (2000) <br />This property is in the South Cluster subarea. <br />Appearance Objective: Improve viability of commercial shopping nodes. <br />Business Environment Retention Objective: Keep current businesses successful. <br />2. Current conditions and character: <br />The proposed site is on the southern end of the traditional Miami Street commercial corridor. <br />Small businesses line Miami Street with residential behind it. The library branch was recently <br />expanded. <br />3. Most desirable use: <br />Past uses of the building have been service and small retail, which should continue. <br />4. Conservation of property values: <br />It is the staffs opinion that the surrounding property values should not be adversely affected. <br />5. Responsible development and growth: <br />Allowing Local Business zoning will open up the number of uses allowed at this site. The site is <br />too small to support the more intense uses of Local Business that may be objectionable to the <br />neighborhood. <br />Recommendation: <br />Based on information available prior to the public hearing, the staff recommends that this petition <br />be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation. <br />Analysis: <br />Rezoning to Local Business will support a wider variety of businesses beneficial to the <br />neighborhood, and allow the adaptive re-use of the older commercial space, furthering the <br />reinvestment in the existing building and neighborhood. <br />Women's Outreach Ministry, Inc. <br />#2546-10 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />