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REGULAR MEETINGOCTOBER 252010 , BILL NO. 47-10 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ANNEXING TO AND BRINGING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN CLAY TOWNSHIP CONTIGUOUS THEREWITH; COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT #4, STADIUM PLACE DEVELOPERS, LLC, JEAN C. JOHNSON TRUSTEE FOR THE JEAN C. JOHNSON REVOCABLE TRUST, ROBERT A. HOWLAND, JR. AND GLENN & KAYE BLOSSOM (PETITIONERS), 54700 BLOCK OF BURDETTE STREET, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Kirsits, Chairperson, Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that this committee met this afternoon on this substitute bill and sends to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. th Derek Spier, Staff Member, Area Plan Commission, 11 Floor County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, presented the report from the Area Plan Commission. Mr. Spier advised that the petitioner is requesting an annexation and zone change from R Single Family District (County) and PUD Planned Unit Development District (South Bend) to PUD Planned Unit Development District (South Bend) to allow a residential planned unit development which will allow more than two unrelated persons per unit. On site are three existing apartment buildings and two single family residences. To the north is an undeveloped parcel zoned R Single Family District and a multi-family townhome development (Irish Crossings) zoned PUD Planned Unit Development District, both in the County. To the east is a single-family home zoned R Single Family District in the County. Across Willis Avenue is an automobile retail and service business zoned C Commercial in the County and a multifamily townhome development zoned MF2 High Density Multifamily District in the City. To the south across Vaness Street are apartment’s zoned MF2 High Density multifamily District and a multi-tenant retail center zoned CB Community Business District both in the City. To the west across Burdette Street is a multi-family townhome development zoned MF1 Urban Corridor Multifamily District in the City. The Planned Unit Development (PUD) District is designed and intended to: encourage creativity and innovation in the design of developments; provide for more efficient use of land; permit special consideration of property with outstanding natural or topographical features; facilitate use of the most appropriate construction techniques in the development of land, and, provide for any individual land use not otherwise specified elsewhere in this Ordinance. The PUD District encourages imaginative uses of open space, promotes high standards in design and construction, and furthers the purposes of the Comprehensive Plan. The PUD District is not intended for the development of residential subdivisions or other developments which are provided for as a matter of right within any district of this Ordinance. The 3.66 acre site includes three existing three story apartment buildings. One additional three story apartment building is proposed. The four buildings will contain 111 dwelling units and will cover 42,300 square feet or 28% of the site. The overall density is 30 dwelling units per acre. The paved areas will cover 80,100 square feet or 54% of the site. The remaining 28,753 square feet or 19% of the site will be open space and landscaped areas. The number of parking spaces as proposed does not meet the current standards of the South Ben Zoning Ordinance for multifamily residential, which is two spaces per unit. A total of 173 parking spaces are provided for the 111 dwelling units, which equals 1.56 spaces per dwelling unit. In 2006, the site was proposed to be developed as a 60 unit condominium hotel. All the units were proposed to be individually owned. In November 2008, the City Council passed a rezoning and annexation for a portion of the subject property from R Single Family District (County) and MU Mixed Use District (City) to the PUD Planned Unit Development District (South Bend) to allow for the construction of three apartment buildings. Vaness Street, Willis Avenue and Burdette Street are two-lane roads. The site 9