Special Exception - 918 Oliver Plow Court & Adjacent to and East of 918 Oliver Plow Ct.

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3 boundary between the shown parcels will have a negative impact on any surrounding property. The sixth Variance is from the minimum required 10 ft. Rear -yard setback along the South property line to 0.10 ft. for an existing accessory warehouse building. This building was permitted to be at the property line when it was constructed several years ago. Based on survey work for the property the warehouse building actually sets 0.10 ft. off the property line. Due to the property lines being reconfigured the Petitioners are required to ask for a Variance from the present standards. The Petitioner would ask for approval of the existing warehouse building to be located to a minimum of 0.10 ft. from the property line. They do not believe approval of this Variance will be detrimental to any adjacent property as the building has existing for the past several years. The last Variance request is from the requirement of a paved outside storage area to existing gravel for a portion of outside storage at the Southeast corner of the site as shown. This gravel storage area has existed for the past several years as shown at the Southeast corner of the Petition site. The Petitioners do not plan to expand the outside storage area or the gravel area, as the rest of the shown outside storage is paved. The Petitioners would ask to be allowed to maintain this existing gravel area, as it has not created any problems with the adjacent properties. The truck facility located adjacent to and West of the gravel area is also gravel as well. The Petitioners do not believe approval of this Variance for a limited area of the site would adversely affect any surrounding property. Concerning Parcel "B" the Petitioners would request approval of a Special Exception as allowed under Section 21 -04 -02 (2) (D) of the City of South Bend Zoning Ordinance to allow for a Public Passive Park. The Petitioners as previously mentioned, desire to transfer Parcel "B" to the City for a Passive Public Park. They would ask the Board Members to agree that approval of the Special Exception to allow for a Passive Public Park as shown on the attached site plan, would not be injurious to the public health, safety, comfort, community moral standards, convenience or general welfare, or injure or adversely affect the use of the adjacent area or property values therein, and that the proposed use will be consistent with the character of the district in which it is located and the land uses authorized therein, and that the proposed use is compatible with the recommendations of the City of South Bend Comprehensive plan, all of which is requested by the South Bend Municipal Code § 21 -09.03 (i). With regards to the Variance requests for Parcel "B ", the first Variance the Petitioners are requesting, is to allow accessory structures, including but not limited to an existing: smoke stack, a trellis, a statue, information plaques, benches and trash containers as shown without a primary structure. This request is due to the fact that