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Staff Resort <br />APC # 2397-06 <br />Owner: St. Joseph County 4H Fair, Inc. <br />Location: 5117 South Ironwood Drive <br />Jurisdiction: City of South Bend <br />Requested Action: <br />The petitioner is requesting a zone change from "SF1" Single Family and Two Family to "OB" <br />Office Buffer to allow the conversion of an existing house into office space. <br />Land Uses and Zoning: <br />On site: On site is asingle-family house zoned "SF1" Single Family and Two Family. <br />North: To the north is asingle-family house zoned "SF1" Single Family and Two <br />Family. <br />East: To the east across Ironwood Drive is the Staffordshire Estates residential <br />subdivision zoned "SF1" Single Family and Two Family. <br />South: To the south is the St. Joseph County 4H fairgrounds zoned "SFI" Single Family <br />and Two Family. <br />West: To the west is the St. Joseph County 4H fairgrounds zoned "SF1" Single Family <br />and Two Family. <br />District uses and development standards: <br />The "OB" Office Buffer District is established to promote the development of small scale office, <br />professional, business, governmental and quasi-governmental uses. Since the types of permitted <br />uses in the "OB" District are typically less commercial in appearance and are architecturally more <br />harmonious with residential structures, this district can serve as a buffer between residential <br />districts and more intense commercial or industrial districts. <br />Site plan description: <br />The site is 0.83 acres (36,107.14 square feet). The existing house is 2,452.32 square feet covering <br />7% of the site. The four parking spaces and paved area cover 19% of the site. Open space- <br />landscaping cover 74% of the site. The property will be accessed from the existing curb cut on <br />Miami Highway. The property will utilize residential landscaped buffer screening along property <br />lines. <br />Traffic and transportation considerations: <br />Ironwood Drive and Jackson Road are two lanes roads. <br />Utilities: <br />The property will be served by municipal water and sewer. <br />5 Criteria (per IC 36-7-4-603): <br />1. Comprehensive Plan: <br />Policy Plan: <br />Objective C: Develop quality business areas to meet the retail and service needs of the <br />planning area. <br />The rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive economic objective. <br />St. Joseph County 4H Fair, Inc. <br />#2397-06 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />