9654-06 Rezoning 505 E. Ireland, 4412 Fellows, and 4422 Fellows St. - District 5

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5 Criteria (per IC 36-7-4-603): 1. Comprehensive Plan: Policy Plan: Goal 2: Objective B: Locate employment uses in such a manner that conflicts with residential land uses are minimized. Goal 2: Objective B: Policy I: Fashion a land use plan that ensures physical separation and/or buffering between employment and residential uses. The petition is in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan. Land Use Plan: The petition area is designated as a Commercial Growth Area by the Land Use Plan. The petition.is_consistent_with the Land_Use. Plan.- - - 2. Current conditions and character: The petition area is adjacent to an established single family residential neighborhood. 3. Most desirable use: The most desirable use would be for those uses allowed in the "OB" Office Buffer or "O" Office district in order to buffer the residential neighborhood from the commercial areas to the south and west. 4. Conservation of property values: Residential property values could be adversely affected should the rezoning be approved. ~. Responsible development and growth: It is not responsible development and growth to allow a residential neighborhood to be intruded upon by a zoning designation that allows such a high intense incompatible retail land use. Recommendation: Based on information available prior to the public hearing the Staff recommends that this be sent to the Common Council with an unfavorable recommendation. Analysis: This rezoning would conflict with Goal 2, Objective B of the Comprehensive Policy Plan. The rezoning allows high intensity commercial uses that would be in conflict with the northern established single-family neighborhood. This residential neighborhood would be better protected by either leaving the property zoned single-family or zoning it to one of the office zoning districts. City of South Bend Redevelopment Commission, et al #2356-OS Page 2 of 3