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STAFF REPORT August 10, 1992 Douglas S. Taelman 1464-92 Location: 2017 Lincolnway West City of South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from "B" Residential , "A" Height and Area to "C-1" Commercial , "A" Height and Area to allow a hair salon to operate out of an existing . single-family residence. EXISTING LAND USE: The property contains a single-family residence. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north is a single-family home zoned "A" Residential ; to the east is a two-family residence zoned "H" Residential ; to the south is a two-family dwelling and single-family homes zoned "B" Residential , and to the west is a single-family home zoned "B" Residential . ACCESS: Access to the site is from Lincolnway West. 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 site to be rezoned is 6,060 square feet . Of that , the buildings will occupy 1 ,024 square feet , or 17 percent of the site; the parking and drives will occupy 1,477 square feet , or 24 percent of the site; and 3,560 square feet or 59 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 preliminary. AGENCY COMMENTS: The Zoning Ordinance allows, as a Special Exception, a residential dwelling to be located on the upper floor of a "C" Commercial structure, but not in the "C-1" District . The intent of this provision is to allow older buildings that were built with apartments upstairs to be used in that manner. This petition proposes to use both floors as a residence.