9665-06 Rezoning 1045 West Washington St - District 2

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Staff Report APC # 2361-06 Owner: South Bend Heritage Foundation Location: 1045 West Washington Street Jurisdiction: City of South Bend Requested Action: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from "MF 1" Urban Corridor Multifamily to "O" Office to allow an office. Land Uses and Zoning: On site: On site is the vacant Hansel Neighborhood Center zoned "MF1"Multifamily. North: To the north are single-family houses zoned "SF2" Single Family. East: To the east is an apartment building zoned "MF1" and single-family houses zoned "SF2". South: To the south is the vacant Natatorium and single-family houses zoned "SF2". West: To the west is a vacant lot and single-family houses zoned "SF2". District uses and development standards: The "O" Office District is established to promote the development of: general office uses and complexes; professional health care uses and complexes; limited public and semi-public uses; and, other uses which are generally compatible in physical appearance and service requirements to office uses. The potential for the development of multifamily dwellings is also provided. Site plan description: The site plan shows the existing two-story building covering 7,158 square feet or 21 % of the 0.77 acre site. The property is accessed from Washington Street and the north alley. There are 25 parking spaces and pavement covers 34% of the site. Open space-landscaping covers 55% of the site. There is a brick-iron fence along the front property line and asix-foot masonry wall along _....... v, .... ,. -:::the north,-east;..and-west -property°lines. ~ ~_ .__ ._ -: .. -:~_ _- .: ,,..~ ~__.... , .: ~..~ . <-:- -..:~--_. Zoning and land use history & trends: Prior to August 13, 1991, this property vas zoned "B" Multifamily Residential. However, with the passage of the West Washington -Chapin Development Area rezoning on August 13, 1991, the property was rezoned to "A" Single Family Residential. The 2004 City zoning map designated the property "MF1"Multifamily District. In December 2005, the Common Council denied a petition to rezone the Catholic Worker property located at 1126 W. Washington from "SF2" Single-Family to "MF1" Multi-Family. Traffic and transportation considerations: Washington Street is a two lane residential street at this location. No traffic counts are available at this location. Utilities: The site will be served by municipal water and sanitary sewer. Additional information: (Agency comments) The City Engineer- noted that the alley must be paved if used for access. The petitioner has applied for variances to bring the non-conforming building structure into compliance with the "O" Office zoning standards. South Bend Heritage Foundation #2361-06 Page 1 of 1