8511-94 Zoning - 112, 118 & 1122 Ironwood Dr

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R_ STAFF REPORT May 9, 1994 John Powell, M.D. , et al 1599-94 Location: 1112, 1118 and 1122 Ironwood Drive City of South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioners are requesting a zone change from "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area to "B" Residential, "B" Height and Area to allow a medical clinic. EXISTING LAND USE: The property is currently vacant. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north, east, and west are single family homes zoned "A" Residential; and to the south is a restaurant zoned "C" Commercial and "B" Residential, and single family homes zoned "A" Residential. ACCESS: Access to the site is from Ironwood Drive and Pleasant Street. WATER SOURCE/SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer are available to the site. DRAINAGE: The drainage has been addressed by the petitioner. SITE DATA: The total site to be rezoned is 27,225 square feet. Of that, the buildings will occupy 5,586 square feet, or 21 percent of the site; the parking and drives will occupy 12,614 square feet, or 46 percent of the site; and 9,025 square feet or 33 percent of the site will remain as open space. ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no public wells, wetlands, flood or environmental hazard areas are present. SITE PLAN: The site plan is final. AGENCY COMMENTS: Variances from the required front yard setback of 25 feet along Pleasant Street to 5 feet for parking, and from the required side yard setback of 16.5 feet along the north property line to 10 feet were granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals on April 21, 1994. This site has been the subject of four rezoning petitions in the past. The first was approved for a retail shopping center in 1978. The second, for a 7-11 convenience store, was denied in 1979. The third and fourth attempts were approved for medical offices but were never developed, and in each case the zoning reverted to "A" Residential.