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gaming facility to the center and in•2002 (APC #2131-02) to add a day care facility and banquet <br /> hall to the center. Both of these petitions were withdrawn. <br /> Traffic and transportation considerations: <br /> Bendix Avenue is a four lane road and Ardmore Trail is a two lane road. Both have center turn <br /> lanes. The nearest traffic counts taken in 2010 along Bendix Drive south of Ardmore Trail and <br /> along Ardmore Trail east of Bendix Drive reveal an AADT of 6,343 and 2,531,respectively. <br /> Utilities: <br /> The site will be served by municipal sanitary sewer and water. <br /> Additional information: (Agency comments) <br /> The Department of Engineering&Public Construction commented that the existing utilities in <br /> the vacated Kentucky Street must be kept in service, resulting in their relocation. <br /> The Department of Community and Economic Development commented that the proposed <br /> rezoning is consistent with the LaSalle Square Area Redevelopment Plan, would have a positive <br /> effect on the area's appearance, and would represent the next step in the revitalization of a wider <br /> area. <br /> S Criteria(per IC 36-7-4-603): <br /> 1. Comprehensive Plan: <br /> Policy Plan: <br /> City Plan. City_qf Sauth Bend. Indiana Wovember 2006 <br /> Objective H 1: Ensure that an adequate supply of housing is available to meet the needs, <br /> preferences, and financial capabilities of households now and in the future. <br /> Policy H 1.4: Encourage the development of a variety of housing types and care choices for <br /> seniors and disable persons. LU 2.3: Ensure coordination of land uses among adjacent <br /> area-specific plans. <br /> This proposed rezoning meets all these objectives and policies. <br /> Land Use Plan: <br /> The Future Land Use Map within City Plan shows that the area included within this <br /> rezoning petition and the adjacent LaSalle Square shopping center as mixed use. <br /> Plan Implementation/Other Plans: <br /> The.LaSalle Square Area Red elo ment Plan J& tember 2Q0& <br /> The public participation process which occurred prior to the drafting of this plan revealed <br /> that of all types of residential land uses, senior housing was the most preferred type of <br /> housing. The public also identified sidewalks as the number one infrastructure need for the <br /> area. These desires led to the following recommendation within the five year outlook plan. <br /> Recommendation.#3: Work with a senior housing developer to come into the Square. This <br /> development seems ideally suited to be situated in the vacant parcel to the immediate east <br /> of LaSalle Library,which will preserve the frontage on Bendix Drive to be used for retail <br /> development. Bringing in a new development will quickly add residents, improving the <br /> likelihood of new retail development for the area. Another strategic approach goal and <br /> objectiye recommends to increase the interior and exterior connectivity through <br /> reintroducing:streets, sidewalks and trails within the site. <br /> The propose rezoning meets all these stated recommendations, goals and objectives. <br /> Ramadan A. &L Tan ilyn Salameh <br /> #2596-11 <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />