12-12-11 Council Agenda & Packet

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Additional information:(Agency comments) The Board of Zoning Appeals, at its November 2, 2011 meeting, gave a favorable recommendation for a Special Exception to allow the continued use of Parcel A as athletic fields. The Special Exception will be heard before the Common Council at the same meeting as the rezoning. The City Engineer would like to see the number of driveway openings reduced to two and a public sidewalk installed. S Criteria(per IC 36-7-4-603): 1. Comprehensive Plan: Policy.,Pism City Plan-South Bend,Con , hensiv_e Plan(November 2006) Imo. Objective.ED I.:Stimulate the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of property in the city. Policy ED 1.2: Encourage reuse of abandoned and underutilized land and structures. Objective LU 6: Focus development efforts within the..Service Area Policy LU 6.2 Provide incentives for development utilizing existing infrastructure inside ` -the city limits. Land Use Plan: The Future Land Use Map show this area as Light Industrial and Mixed Use. 2. Current conditions and character: With-the exception of the YMCA,the remainder of this block is vacant or underutilized. 3. Most deslrable.u'se: The most desirable use would be to allow a development that would still protect the existing community assets. 4 4. Conservation of property values: Due to the mixed use of this area,surrounding property values should not be negatively impacted, 5. Responsible development and growth: It is responsible development and growth to allow the reuse of an underutilized building that is compatible with surrounding uses. Recommendation: Based on information available prior to the public hearing the staff recommends that the petition be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation. Analysis: The rezoning and adaptive reuse of these parcels best captures an effort to develop an underutilized building while being compatible with the surrounding uses. YMCA of Michiana, Inc, et al #2612-11 Page 2 of 2