Special Exception - Properties located at 1307 & 1311 Hickory Rd

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2 2) . A Variance from the required 20 ft. Side Yard Setback for non-residential uses along the South property line to a minimum of 15 feet and from the required 20 ft. Side Yard Setback for non-residential uses along the North property line to a minimum of 0 feet. 3) . A Variance from the requirement of providing a screening hedge of plants along the south 20 ft. wide Side Residential Bufferyard of the proposed parking area consisting of shrubs 3 ft. on-center along the length of the parking area to no additional screening. The Petitioners are the owners of the real estate parcels shown on the attached site plan and as shown in the records of the St. Joseph County, Indiana Auditor's office. The Petitioners have been approached by an adjacent owner, who desires to purchase the real estate shown on the attached site plan. That owner would like to take a portion of the front of the property and create an additional parking area that would be used by their employees and for their patrons who use the adjacent commercial center located at the Southwest corner of Hickory road and Edison Road. The Petitioners representatives have had discussions with the Building Department and Area Plan Commission staffs concerning this project. Based on those discussions it decided that the best option was to request a Special Exception Use for the proposed parking area as permitted under the "SF1" single "family and Two Family Residential Zoning District classification. This approach would allow for the parking area and also allow for the two existing single-family homes to remain. Those two homes are presently occupied. The Petitioners and contingent purchaser would like to have those homes remain for the present time. Based on the proposed layout of the parking area, a few variances are required to be approved. These variances would allow for the proposed parking to be in line with the adjacent parking on the commercial center property and would allow for an interior access driveway to connect the parking areas together. This would help to reduce the number of driveway openings onto Hickory Road. Based on the proposed plan the Petitioners would ask for the following Special Exception Use and Variances: The Petitioners are asking for approval of a Special Exception Use for Parcel "A" shown on the attached site plan, which is proposed for off-site parking for the adjacent commercial center located north of the petition site. The request for approval of the Special Exception Use is due to the fact that these properties are presently zoned "SF1" Single family and Two Family Residential District. The Ordinance states that parking lots are allowed on such property if approved as a Special Exception Use. This would also keep the property zoned as "SF1" instead of changing the zoning to a more intense use classification. More