9679-06 Rezoning East of 5909 Nimtz Parkway - District 1

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Staff Report APC # 2370-06 Owner: South Bend Redevelopment Authority Location: East of 5909 Nimtz Parkway Jurisdiction: City of South Bend Requested Action: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from "LI" Light Industrial and "CB" Community Business to "CB" Community Business to allow a hotel, restaurant, and pub. Land Uses and Zoning: On site: On site is vacant land zoned "CB" Community Business and "LI" Light Industrial. North: To the north are offices and vacant land zoned "O" Office. East: To the east is Blackthorn Golf Course zoned "LI" Light Industrial. South: To the south is Blackthorn Golf Course zoned "LI" Light Industrial. West: To the west is Blackthorn Golf Course zoned "LI" Light Industrial and the Blackthorn Golf Course proshop and parking lot zoned "O" Office. District uses and development standards: The "CB" Community Business District is established to provide a location for high volume and high intensity commercial uses. Activities in this district are often large space users which may include limited amounts of outdoor sales or outdoor operations. Site plan description: The irregulazly shaped site is 4.5 acres in size. The proposed County Mayo Irish Inn and Pub building should cover 0.5 acres or 12% of the site. Parking areas make up just under 2 acres or 42% of the site. Open space will account for just over 2 acres or 46% of the site. There are 150 parking spaces shown. All required landscaping is shown. There is one driveway on Nimtz Parkway in the northeast corner of the property. The main hotel entrance and drive-thru is located on the south side, and the outdoor dining patio is located on the western side. Zoning and land use history & trends: In 1990, 489 acres bounded by Olive Road on the west, the regional airport on the east, U.S. 20 on the south and old Cleveland on the north was rezoned from "A" Residential to "D" Light Industrial. In 2004, with the passing of the new zoning map, most of the petition azea was rezoned from " I" Light Industrial to "CB" Community Business. A large area to the north and to the east was rezoned from "LI" Light Industrial to "O" Office at that time as well. In 2005, seven parcels on the north and west side of Nimtz were rezoned from" Office to "LI" Light Industrial. Traffic and transportation considerations: F.J. Nimtz Parkway has four lanes. In 2003, the Michiana Area Council of Government (MACOG) counted 4,842 cars per day on Nimtz Parkway east of the Indiana Toll Road entrance. Utilities: The site is served by City of South Bend municipal water and sanitary sewer. South Bend Redevelopment Authority #2370-06 Page 1 of 3