9436-03 Rezoning - 1881 North Ironwood Dr.

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Dunn Road Development LLC 2207-03 Location: 1881 North Ironwood Drive City of South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from "C" Commercial, "a" Height and Area to "C" Commercial, "a" Height and Area to allow gasoline dispensing and a related facility. EXISTING LAND USE: The property contains a vacant office building. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north is multi-family zoned "R" Residential in the County; to the south and west is a shopping center zoned "C" Commercial, "a" Height and Area; to the east are single family homes zoned "R" Residential, an office zoned "B" Business, and a video store zoned "C" Commercial and "B" Business. ACCESS: Access to the site is from the north off of Dunn Road and from the south through the existing parking lot. WATER SOURCE/ SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer are available to the site. DRAINAGE: The drainage has not been addressed by the petitioner. SITE DATA: The total size to be rezoned is 34,258 square feet. Of that, the buildings will occupy 177 square feet, or .6 percent of the site; Parking and drives will occupy 26,804 square feet, or 78 percent of the site; Open space will occupy 7,277 square feet, or 21 percent of the site. ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no public wells, wetlands, or flood areas are present. The Ritschard Brothers inactive dump is located at Ironwood Road and State Route 23. SITE PLAN: The site plan is preliminary. AGENCY COMMENTS: The City Engineer states that a drainage plan is required at the final site plan stage. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Based on information available prior to the public hearing, the staff recommends that this petition be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation subject to a final site development plan. This facility is becoming a consistent feature at supermarkets like Martin's, and it is close to a major commercial intersection.