Substitute Bill 02-19 Rezone: 2307 Edison Road

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Area Plan Commission RECEIVED County-City Bldg. 4th Floor South Bend, IN 46601 FEB 1 3 201,i February 13, 2019,via email AREA PLAN COMMISSION Dear Commissioners and Staffers: In reference to Rezoning request of 2307 Edison Rd.,SB, IN APC# 2887-18, please consider my objections to the following concerns: 1) Inadequate Parking. I am the owner of the property behind this property in part to the North, and next door to this property to the East,both operated by McGann Hay Funeral Homes, University Chapel and the American Cremation Society. Please see the attached highlighted copy of their site plan showing my land. Having been the adjacent property owner here since 19841 have known both Pizza Hut then Heavenly Hams to occupy the proposed property asking for rezoning. In that time parking has ALWAYS been insufficient for the business being operated and their customers have ALWAYS overflowed on a daily basis into my parking lots being the closest parking lots to park in when their lot is full. Moreover,an ingress and egress for the new building, as suggested in the staff recommendations,would require their traffic in addtioion to Edison Rd. driveway to enter/exit at the rear and cut across my property,to cut down on traffic on Edison Rd., which there is no easement for. 2) Hidden in the back of this proposed large three story building are the only six (6) parking spaces (two per floor). With the proposed hidden parking being,and all so those drivers pulling into their property will see that it is much easier to just pull into my parking area which is much more visible from the street. When entering and exiting onto Edison it really must be a pretty quick turn to avoid traffic which is often backed up in the westbound lanes at red light often 200-300 feet to the east of this properties existing driveway. There is no middle turn lane on this part of Edison Rd.,which is a very heavily travelled street with the nearby intersection with Ironwood. 3) The placement of the building is proposed to be very close to the front Right of Way,although it may be allowed within the new zoning requirements it is far from the best placement of this three story building on the property as an undersized lot. There are no other even two story buildings in the commercial area near this intersection of Edison and Ironwood and would seem to me to be very out of place for the area. 4) Semi Trucks,heavy trash and delivery trucks will have a very difficult time gaining access to this building as it has in the past. Often blocking the very heavy traffic as they attempt to back up off of Edison into a lot where it is impossible to turn around. So,what ends up happening is the trucks approach off my parking lots, often even driving over my concrete parking bumpers. The heavy weight of these truck cause damage to my asphalt and bumpers. Therefore, I respectfully request resolutions to these issues or a rejection of this rezoning request. Very truly yours, J. P. McGann j. Patrick McGann, President McGann Hay Funeral Homes McGann Investment Co.