9631-05 Rezoning 1640 South Bend Ave. & property between 1612 & 1640 South Bend Ave. - District 4

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Staff Report APC # 2337-OS Owner: John C. Derda. Et al Location: 1640 South Bend Avenue, and property between 1612 and 1640 South Bend Avenue located on the southeast side of South Bend Avenue(State Road 23) south of Edison Road Jurisdiction: City of South Bend Requested Action: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from "SFI" Single Family and Two Family to "OB" Office Buffer for Lots 32 and 33, and "LB" Local Business for Lot 31 to allow law office and additional restaurant parking. Land Uses and Zoning: On site: On site is vacant undeveloped land zoned "SF 1" Single and Two Family Residential. North: To the north is a small retail center and a tavern zoned "LB" Local Business. East: To the east is a restaurant zoned "LB" Local Business. South: To the south are single family homes zoned "SF1" Single and Two Family district. West: To the west are single family homes zoned "OB" Office Buffer and "SF1" Single and Two Family Residential. District uses and development standards: The "OB" Office Buffer District is established to promote the development of small scale office, professional, business, governmental and quasi-governmental uses. Since the types of permitted uses in the "OB" District are typically less commercial in appearance and are architecturally more harmonious with residential structures, this district can serve as a buffer between residential districts and more intense commercial or industrial districts. The "LB" Local Business District is established to provide for small business groupings located outside of the village style mixed use concept and which provide for the full range of convenience uses necessary to meet the daily needs of nearby residential neighborhoods. Permitted uses within the "LB" Districts are regulated in character to assure harmonious development with the nearby residential districts served and are limited in size and scale to promote pedestrian access. Site plan description: A two story, 4,500 square foot building is proposed for construction on the west side of the site. Access will be from an existing curbcut (no new curbcuts are proposed). Residential bufferyard landscaping is shown along the entire southern border of the property. Twenty-Eight (28) parking spaces are shown on the eastern two-thirds of the property. Roughly 51% of the site will be pavement and concrete, 40% will be open space, and the remaining 9% will be the building footprint. Dimensional variances will be required for parking within 15 feet of the right-of--way and for parking within the required side yard setback. Zoning and land use history & trends: Lots 32 and 33 have been rezoned to "C-1" Commercial on two different occasions (1988 and 1993) and then reverted back to residential both times. The parcel to the west of the petition area that is currently zoned "OB" Office Buffer vas rezoned to "C-1" Commercial in 1991 and was limited to professional office uses. John C. Derda. Et al #2337-OS