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South Bend Chocolate Annexation Area 11 <br /> SECTION IV. LAND USE ANALYSIS & DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA <br /> This proposed annexation will add four properties containing commercial and residential <br /> buildings and wooded land to the City of South Bend. The petitioner proposes to develop the <br /> Annexation Area and adjoining parcels for commercial, industrial, and agricultural uses. The <br /> Annexation Area is presently zoned "C" Commercial District and "M" Manufacturing Industrial <br /> District in unincorporated St. Joseph County. A light industrial use zoned "M" Manufacturing <br /> Industrial District and residential uses zoned "R" Single Family District, all in unincorporated <br /> St. Joseph County, are located to the north across US 20. To the east and to the south are <br /> agricultural and wooded parcels zoned "LI" Light Industrial District in the City. To the west are <br /> mostly residential uses zoned "M" Manufacturing Industrial District and "R" Single Family <br /> District in unincorporated St. Joseph County. <br /> The Annexation Area is located just west of the Lincolnway West interchange with the St. <br /> Joseph Valley Parkway. With its proximity to the St. Joseph Valley Parkway and the Indiana <br /> Toll Road, the land may be attractive for light industrial, commercial, and other uses that <br /> require high levels of accessibility. <br /> The petitioner proposes the South Bend Chocolate Company project, a planned mixed-use <br /> development of commercial, industrial, and agricultural uses on a large site that includes the <br /> Annexation Area. The conceptual land use plan indicates that the Annexation Area itself may <br /> include commercial and industrial uses such as a factory, museum, restaurant, retail, and gas <br /> station. <br /> As part of its site planning, the petitioner should preserve, to the extent possible, mature trees <br /> and other natural features of the Annexation Area, especially along the project's perimeter. <br /> Any improvements or future changes must meet the City's applicable building, zoning, and <br /> subdivision ordinances. <br />