Fiscal Plan for Eddy Street - Edison Road Annexation Area in Portage Township

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EddyStreet-Edison Road Annexation Area 1 p The plans that have been unveiled represent the collaborative efforts of the City of South Bend, the University of Notre Dame, the residents, businesses and organizations of the Northeast Neighborhood. It is anticipated that significant residential, commercial and mixed-use development will occur on the site and areas directly to the south of the annexation area. It is further anticipated that roughly 13 acres of the annexation area will be used for the development of a research park. The proposed research park may contain several multi-story buildings of significant square footage for research and business related purposes. Resultingly, daily traffic volume is anticipated to increase and vehicular patterns will be altered. Moreover, additional demands from the development will be placed on City of South Bend infrastructure. Intersection roadway improvements as well as modifications to the City's water and sewer network will be required to accommodate the development. By 2010, traffic movement and safety on State Road 23 from Eddy Street to Edison Road is expected to be improved through widening and traffic calming enhancements. In consideration of pedestrian safety and proper vehicular movement, it is required as a condition of annexation that the developers give very careful consideration to vehicular access and circulation as well as pedestrian movement for the developments within the annexation area. If possible, the site should include open space that could be linked in the future to other areas nearby as part of a larger open space network. It should also be required that neo-traditional building/site design elements be included in terms of context, setback, orientation, spacing, style, massing, height, entry, fenestration, materials, accessory buildings, landscape buffering and lighting that achieve development and design of the highest possible quality. It is required that the annexation area integrate harmoniously with the surrounding residential areas. Conceptual plans unveiled to date appear to satisfy most of the aforementioned requirements. Preliminary designs show mixed-use buildings that feature small retail stores on the first floor and apartments on the second and third floors. Town homes, row houses and villas with rear alley access and centralized parking have also been presented. Pure retail buildings and a small hotel may also be part of the mix of land uses. Buildings in the Research Park may mimic large structures currently found on the University of Notre Dame campus. The building materials, set- backs and other site elements and amenities for the proposed developments within the annexation area appear to honor neo-traditional design fundamentals. Building plans and other information to satisfy these requirements must be finalized between the Developer and the City before the annexation is effective.