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STAFF REPORT April 7, 1997 Patricia J. Adler 1762-97 Location: 17924 State Road 23 City of South Bend REOUESTED ACTION: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from "A" Residential, "A Height and Area to "O" Office to allow an office. EXISTING LAND USE: The property contains a single family home. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north are commercial buildings zoned "B" Business and "C" Commercial; to the east are single family homes zoned "R" Residential; to the south are single family homes zoned "R" Residential; and to the west are commercial buildings zoned "C" Commercial, "A" Height and Area in the City of South Bend. ACCESS: Access to the site is from State Road 23. WATER SOURCE/SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer are not available to the site. DRAINAGE: The drainage has not been addressed by the petitioner. SITE DATA: The total site to be rezoned is 3, 761 square feet. Of that, the building will occupy 932 square feet, or 24 percent of the site; concrete walks will occupy 234 square feet, or 6 percent of the site; and 2,595 square feet or 69 percent of the site will remain as open space. ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no public wells, wetlands, flood or environmental . hazard areas are present. SITE PLAN: The site plan is preliminary. AGENCY COMMENTS: PRELIMINARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on information available prior to the public hearing, the Staff recommends that this petition be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation. In the past, the Staff has opposed several rezonings along State Road 23; however, this site is bordered by commercial zoning to the west and north and residential zoning to the east. The "O" office zoning district has uses which are required to be compatible with residential areas and contains development controls to limit its impact on the surrounding area. The