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Staff Report 10/5/2018 <br /> APC# 2879-18 <br /> Owner: Matthews 121 Tutt LLC <br /> Location: 121 E. Tutt Street <br /> Jurisdiction: City of South Bend <br /> Public Hearing Date: 10/16/2018 <br /> Requested Action: <br /> The petitioner is requesting a zone change from LI Light Industrial District to MU Mixed <br /> Use District and seeking a Special Exception Use. <br /> Land Uses and Zoning: <br /> On site: On site is a warehouse and a parking lot. <br /> North: To the north are vacant parcels zoned LI Light Industrial District. <br /> East: To the east are vacant parcels zoned LI Light Industrial District. <br /> South: To the south, across Tutt Street, is a manufacturing business zoned LI Light <br /> Industrial District. <br /> West: To the west is a temple and businesses zoned MU Mixed Use District and <br /> GB General Business District. <br /> District Uses and Development Standards: <br /> The MU Mixed Use District is established to promote the development of a dense urban <br /> village environment. The regulations are intended to encourage all the elements of a <br /> traditional urban village, including: storefront retail;professional offices; and, dwelling <br /> units located either in townhouse developments or in the upper stories of mixed-use <br /> buildings. The development standards in this district are designed to: encourage a <br /> pedestrian oriented design throughout the district; and,maintain an appropriate pedestrian <br /> scale, massing and relationship between buildings and structures within the district. <br /> Site Plan Description: <br /> The site plan shows the existing structures and parking to remain,with the addition of the <br /> required landscaping. <br /> Zoning and Land Use History And Trends: <br /> The properties along Michigan Street to the west were rezoned with the adoption of the <br /> MU Mixed Use District in 2004. A parcel to the west was rezoned to GB General <br /> Business District in 1987. <br /> Traffic and Transportation Considerations: <br /> Tutt Street is two lanes. <br /> Utilities: <br /> The site is served by municipal water and sewer. <br /> Agency Comments: <br /> The Department of Community Investment and City Engineering offer a favorable <br /> recommendation. <br /> APC# 2879-18 Page 1 of 3 <br />