9506-04 Rezoning - Southeast Intersection of Ironwood Road and Inwood Road

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STAFF REPORT Extendicare Health Services, Inc. 2258-04 Location: the southeast comer of Ironwood Road and f nwood Road Ciry of South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area and "B" Residential, "B" Height and Area to "B" Residential, "B" Height and Area to allow a senior living campus. EXISTING LAND USE: The property contains vacant land. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north is an office zoned "PHC" Professional Health Care and a retirement center zoned "B" Residential, "B" Height and Area. To the south is a single family home zoned "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area and vacant land zoned "B" Residential, "B" Height and Area. To the east is an apartment complex zoned "B" Residential, "B" Height and Area. To the west are single- family homes zoned "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area. ACCESS: Access to the site is from Ironwood Drive. 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 19.6 acres. Of that, the buildings will occupy 1.42 acres, or 7.4 percent of the site. Parl~ing and drives will occupy 3 acres, or 15.6 percent of the site. Open space will occupy 1 ~.2 acres, or 77 percent of the site. 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 preliminary. AGENCY COMMENTS: The Ciry Engineer made the following comments: they had concerns about drainage and the number of access points onto Ironwood Dr. The petitioner has contacted their office and made changes to the site plan to address these concerns. In 1997, this site received a favorable recommendation from the APC and was approved by the Council for a rezoning to "B" Residential for a senior campus and independent/assisted living. That rezoning has expired. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Based on information available prior to the public heazing, the staff recommends that this petition be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation, subject to a final site plan. This site is bordered on three sides by multi-family zoning, and a similar use (St. Paul's Retirement Community) is. across Inwood Road. In the staffs opinion, this is an appropriate location for `` this zoning and use in the City.