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April 16, 2010 The Area Plan Commission St..loseph County, 1N 1140 County City Building South Bend, IN 46601 VIA ~VERIiiIGHT DE~.I~R'Y ~~~ ~~ ., n RE: Proposal from Brick Road LLC to rezone property located at the corner of Cleveland Rd. and Mayflower Rd. from O Office District to PUD Planned Unit Development - APC# 2549-10 Dear Commission: Estes Express Lines owns the property located at 5550 W. Cleveland Rd., City of South Bend. Our property is across Cleveland Rd. from the above referenced site and is zoned Light Industrial. We currently lease the site to YRC Inc. who uses the facility as a truck terminal, which is its intended use. If YRC should move out at some point in the future, Estes would operate a truck terninal from this facility, sa the current use would continue. Our property and the other industrial properties surrounding the above referenced parcel along Cleveland Rd. are not a good mix for the proposed development. Industrial traffic mainly consists of large tractor-trailers and heavy dump trucks, straight trucks, etc. We have dealt with noise and traffic complaints in other locales where our terminals are located near residential developments and we foresee this as a problem here. These cross-dock facilities are often open 24 hours, seven days per week. The noise that comes from such a facility would not be conducive to sleeping during the night hours and is generally considered a nuisance by residents during the day-time hours. 3n addition, it is canceming that the proposal includes a pedestrian and bicycle trail an Mayflower Rd. to connect Cleveland Rd. and Brick Road. Cleveland Rd. does not have any sidewalks or traffic signals to currently make it pedestrian or bicycle safe. There is also an industrial business that fronts Mayflower Rd. that will have heavy vehicles coming and going. Mixing pedestrians and bicyclists with heavy industrial traffic along Mayfield and Cleveland roads is highly unsafe. Neither road is appropriate for this type of proposed traffic. In summary, industrially developed areas should not adjoin a residential development to protect the enjoyment of all property owners involved. We oppose the proposal to rezone the property to FUD. The property should remain as O Office District as the uses under this zoning would be amore appropriate buffer and transition from the current residential areas along Brick Road to the Industrial uses along Mayflower and Cleveland. In addition, the traffic along this area of Cleveland Road should continue to accommodate industrial traffic for the safety of all involved. VR 23234-3962 ~ P-0• i3ox 25612, Richmond, VA 23260-5612 3901 W i3rnad St., Richmond, • 6041353-6661•www.estes-expross.cauo ESTE& p; ~6641353~19~6•F.{