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Staff Report <br />APC # 2616 -11 <br />Owner: South Bend Heritage Foundation, et. al. <br />Location: Northeast corner of South Bend Avenue and Georgiana Street, extending north to <br />Napoleon Street and extended east to the east side of Duey. <br />Jurisdiction: City of South Bend <br />Requested Action: <br />The petitioner is requesting a zone change from PUD Planned Unit Development District, SF2 <br />Single Family and Two Family Districts, GB General Business District, MF1 Urban Corridor <br />Multifamily District and MF2 High Density Multifamily District to PUD Planned Unit <br />Development District to allow a single family residential development. <br />Land Uses and Zoning: <br />On site: On site is mostly vacant land with the exception of two houses. <br />North: To the north is a residential component of the Eddy Street Commons <br />development, currently planned for townhomes. <br />East: To the east are the South Bend Avenue Apartments zoned MF2 High - Density <br />Multifamily District. <br />South: To the south is a restaurant zoned MU Mixed Use District and several homes <br />zoned MF 1 Urban Corridor Multifamily District. <br />West: To the west is a largely vacant block with two houses. <br />District uses and development standards: <br />The Planned Unit Development (PUD) District is designed and intended to: encourage creativity <br />and innovation in the design of developments; provide for more efficient use of land; permit <br />special consideration of property with outstanding natural or topographical features; facilitate use <br />of the most appropriate construction techniques in the development of land; and, provide for any <br />individual land use not otherwise specified elsewhere in this Ordinance. The PUD District <br />encourages imaginative uses of open space, promotes high standards in design and construction, <br />and furthers the purposes of the Comprehensive Plan. <br />The PUD District is not intended for the development of residential subdivisions or other <br />developments which are provided for as a matter of right within any district of this Ordinance. <br />Site plan description: <br />The total area to be rezoned is 12.14 acres. Fifty three lots are proposed for single family homes, <br />at a density not to exceed 7.5 units per acre. Each lot will be at a minimum of 4,000 square feet. <br />The front setback has been set at 15'. Two new open areas are proposed: in the right -of -way of <br />Burns Street, and in the southwest corner of the site (Outlot A). Parking will be provided in the <br />garages, driveways and on the street. Streets will be wide enough to allow two lanes of traffic <br />and one lane of parking. Duey Avenue will turn to meet up with Talbot Street. A new street, <br />parallel with South Bend Avenue, is proposed. The project will closely replicate traditional urban <br />neighborhoods with the houses close to the street and garages to the rear. <br />Zoning and land use history & trends: <br />Prior to 2004, this area was primarily zoned A Residential, with a few exceptions along South <br />Bend Avenue. <br />South Bend Heritage Foundation, et. al. <br />#2616 -11 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />