Zoning - 721, 723 & 725 Howard St

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r r t Y •f t a iccr AREA PLAN COMMISSION RICHARD S. JOHNSON OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, IN Executive Director Room 1140 County-City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 (219) 284-9571 June 17, 1992 The Honorable Common Council City of South Bend County-City Bldg. - 4th Floor South Bend, IN 46601 RE: A proposed ordinance and site development plan of the Religious Order of St. Matthew to zone from "A"Residential, "A" Height and Area to "B" Residential, "A" Height and Area, property located at 721, 723, and 725 Howard Street, City of South Bend - APC #1453-92 Dear Council Members: The above referenced ordinance and site development plan of Religious Order of St. Matthew was legally advertised June 4, 1992 and June 6, 1992. The Area Plan Commission at its public hearing on June 16, 1992, took the following action: Upon a motion by Joseph Zappia, being seconded by Joseph Serge and carried, the proposed ordinance and site development plan of the Religious Order of St. Matthew to zone from "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area to "B" Residential, "A" Height and Area, property located at 721, 723, and 725 Howard Street, City of South Bend is sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation, subject to a final site development plan. The Commission normally recommends that rezoning decisions be based on land use and the appropriateness of the site for the requested zoning district and not on the organization or individual requesting the rezoning. The rezoning of this site, together with the recent rezoning for the nearby Pandora's Bookstore, whose customers will also park on the street, will no doubt cause on-street parking problems. However, while granting this petition will result in a further intrusion into this single-family residential neighborhood and the proposed use may result in a more intensive use of the property than has occurred in the recent past, the uniqueness of the structure located on the subject site gives cause for treatment different from similarly situated sites within the neighborhood. Therefore this rezoning, if approved, along with the recent rezoning of the bookstore site should not be used to persuade the Common Council to rezone additional land (some of which is vacant) within this neighborhood. Serving: South Bend, Lakeville, New Carlisle, North Liberty, Roseland & St. Joseph County, IN