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Staff Report 6/12/2019 <br /> APC # 2896-19 <br /> Owner: Xaris Properties, LLC <br /> Location: 3102 Mishawaka Avenue <br /> Jurisdiction: City of South Bend <br /> Public Hearing Date: 6/18/2019 <br /> Requested Action: <br /> The petitioner is requesting a zone change from OB Office Buffer District to MU Mixed <br /> Use District. <br /> Land Uses and Zoning: <br /> On site: On site is a single-family home with a parking area located on the south <br /> side of the property. <br /> North: To the north, across Mishawaka Avenue, are business zoned MU Mixed <br /> Use District. <br /> East: To the east are homes zoned MF1 Urban Corridor Multifamily District. <br /> South: To the south are single-family homes zoned SF2 Single Family&Two <br /> Family District. <br /> West: To the west, across 31st Street, is are businesses zoned MU Mixed Use <br /> District. <br /> District Uses and Development Standards: <br /> The MU Mixed Use District is established to promote the development of the a dense <br /> urban village environment. The regulations are intended to encourage all the elements of <br /> a 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 home, which will be used as a two-family dwelling, and <br /> parking to remain. The proper landscaping will be added on the west side of the property. <br /> Bumpers will be installed along the west edge of the parking lot to separate the sidewalk <br /> from the parking area. <br /> Zoning and Land Use History And Trends: <br /> Mishawaka Avenue has consistently been developed as a mixed-use corridor. <br /> Traffic and Transportation Considerations: <br /> Mishawaka Avenue is two lanes, with bike lanes and on-street parking. 31st Street,which <br /> the site will be accessed from, is two lanes with on-street parking. <br /> Utilities: <br /> The site is on municipal water and sewer. <br /> APC# 2896-19 Page 1 of 3 <br />