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Recommendation: Based on information available prior to the public hearing the staff recommend this petition be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation subject to a final site plan showing the following: 1) The addition of 7 evergreens for a total of 21, along the north and west property lines of Phase 1,meeting the requirements of Table 21-07.01-B:Mhdmurn Size at Time of Planting, 2) The landscaping area on the south line of Phase 1 needs to conform to the South Bend Zoning Ordinance based on the type of uses ultimately.developed in Phase;2, 3) The height of the multifamily buildings be limited to 40'or 3-stories,and 4) If Phase 2 develops as multifamily, landscaping along the west property line, must at a minimum, meet the Type A: Open requErements :as defined in the South Bend Zoning Ordinance,with the possible addition of evergreens trees. Analysis: This PUD allows the property to be"developed with multiple options.If the property develops at a higher residential density, it would serve as``a buffer between the commercial development to the east and the residential area to the west. Additional'landscaping on the west,and reducing the height of the buildings;will further buffer the adjacent single family. If the property develops commercially,-the resulting development would be the same as if it were developed under the present zoning. Additional landscaping on the north aad west of'Phase l will further buffer the self storage units from the adjacent single family homes. The Staff would not normally support a PUD with such a wide range of uses on a relatively small parcel. However the Staff recognizes the difficulty of developing an infill property such as this one. The development must still be sensitive to the existing residential neighborhood to the west and across McKinley to the south, hence the additional recommendations relative to the screening, landscaping and height restrictions. Earth Designs Real Estate, LLC #2547-11 Page 3 of 3