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South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Me Ling - July 6, 1979 7. PROGRESS REPORTS (continued) b. co tinued.....(.Monroe /Sample Project) Th project area encompasses approximately 69 ac es of usable land (excluding streets and alleys) and contains multiple uses as follows: Residential 24.5 acres (35.5 %) Institutional 2.2 acres ( 2.2 %) Commercial 11.4 acres (16.5 %) Light Industrial 8.7 acres (12.6 %) Undeveloped (vacant) 22.2 acres (32.3 %) Th residential area has declined to the worst st to toward the east portion of the area and the li ht industrial use has begun to develop at the so th portion of the area near the railroad and Sample St eet. Commercial development exists mainly at th western portion of the project area although so a commercial exists at Lincolnway East and at th interior of the area. Th soils present are Oshtemo and Tyner which indi ca a the presence of a water table lower than six fe t below grade and few limitations for structures. Ut'lities are available and extend through the pr ject area with general locations as follows: Electric and Telephone - Alleys Gas, Water and Sewer - Main Streets Ex sting streets are generally fair to good with an unusually high percentage of the streets being br ck pavement. Existing streets are generally tr a lined with the general quality of the trees being good. St uctures exist which, to varying degrees, are "a chitecturally significant ". Board 6 indicates an evaluation relative to stylistic family purity, or amentation and detailing. The structures are fu ther categorized as to building physical condition. It should be noted that the majority of the architec- tu ally significant structures are located east and we t of St. Joseph Street between Monroe and Br nson Streets. -17-