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~bILEC Anneratiur~ .-1 rea 9 The incorporation of the Annexation Area will not effect the provision of other services currently provided to this property on acounty-wide basis. The St. Joseph County Health Department, the St. Joseph County Public Library, the Area Plan Commission and the St. Joseph County/South Bend Building Department are some of the county-wide agencies and their services that will continue to provide the same type and level of services to the Annexation Area. County-wide services will continue to be supported by the County and Township tax rates that will remain in effect. SECTION IV. LAND USE ANALYSIS & DEVELOPiVIENT CRITERIA As with any ne~v development, the proposed use and development of this site becomes important relative to its relationship with the existing, surrounding uses. City Plan, South Bend's draft comprehensive plan, notes that pedestrian movement/safety and vehicular site access are important elements to be addressed in developments of all kinds. City Plan also expresses a need to consider how buildings relate to the street. Building design that is sensitive to massing, shape, scale and finishes will ensure that private development will enhance and reinforce the City's commitment to development and design of the highest quality. The Annexation Area is an approximately 8.8 acres in size. Adjacent land is zoned "LI" in the City of South Bend and "A" Agriculture in unincorporated St. Joseph County. Intersection roadway improvements are either planned or in process for Olive Road and Nimtz/Old Cleveland Road. Significant light industrial development is occurring nearby the annexation area. Additional industrial development and residential uses are anticipated in the future. Resultingly, traffic volume is anticipated to increase and vehicular patterns will be altered. In consideration o2 pedestrian safety and proper vehicular movement, it should be required as a condition of annexation that the Developer give very careful consideration to vehicular access and circulation as we'a as pedestrian movement for 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. Building plans and other information to satisfy these requirements must be finalized beriveen the Developer and the City before the annexation is effective. ~3~ ~ ~1~r~a'~ Q~'rtC~ Jul ~ 4 200 3os;ti ~ccacs CftY CLERK, ~~~. E~~.D, IN.