9649-06 Rezoning Parkway, Crescent Circle, Nimtz Pkwy - District 1

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s Staff Report APC # 2353-OS Owner: The City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment, et al Location: 3747, and 5661 Nimtz Parkway; 3801, 3907, 3919 and 3920 Crescent Circle, and the property located immediately east of 5661 Nimtz Parkway Jurisdiction: City of South Bend Requested Action: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from "O" Office to "LI" Light Industrial to allow corporate printing, professional sales and distribution and research and development. Land Uses and Zoning: On site: On site is vacant undeveloped land and two flex office buildings zoned "O" Office. North: To the north is I-80 Indiana Toll Road. East: To the east are office buildings zoned "O" Office, Indiana Toll Road right-of- way, and Blackthorn Golf Club zoned "LI" Light Industrial. South: To the south are office buildings zoned "O" Office and Blackthorn Golf Club zoned "LI" Light Industrial. West: To the west is the Indiana Toll road right-of--way. District uses and development standards: The "LI" Light Industrial District is established to provide for development of office/warehouse, warehouse/distribution, wholesale, assembly and manufacturing or processing facilities which are clean, quiet, free of hazardous or objectionable elements such as noise, odor, dust, smoke, or glare. Permitted uses in this district tend to generate heavy traffic, require extensive community facilities, and may require limited amounts of outdoor storage. The LI District is also intended to function as a transitional district between the more intense general industrial districts and other less intense districts. Srte plan description: The site is approximately 37 acres in size and currently has two buildings on it. The buildings and infrastructure are in place and ready for tenants. The site is accessed from Crescent Circle. Zoning and land use history & trends: Blackthorn Industrial Park was rezoned Light Industrial prior to the adoption of the zoning ordinance in 2004, which reclassified the petition area and areas to the south "O" Office. This petition would take the area back to how it existed prior to May 7, 2004, when the new Zoning Ordinance took effect. Traffic and transportation considerations: F.J. Nimtz Parkway has four lanes. Crescent Court has two lanes. In 2003, the Michiana Area Council of Government (MACOG) counted 4,842 cars per day on Nimtz Parkway east of the Indiana Toll Road entrance. Utilities: The site is served by City of South Bend sanitary sewer and municipal water. The City of South Bend. Department of Redevelopment, et al #2353-OS Page 1 of 3