04-28-08 Council Meeting Agenda & Packet

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gOU H 8 Community & Economic Development rt > a2 p l -V.- - s-- i--o - -n- - -o f. C:o - m -m - u - n i t V -D e -v -e- l o p -m.e n. t- X865 - -- 1200 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson, South Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830 ♦ Phone 574/235 -9371 ♦ Fax 574/235 -9021 C `qv�04_� N To: Timothy R o u s. e, Common Council President Al K i r s i t s, Zoning and Annexation Committee Chair From: Jeff Vitt0n, City Planner Subject: Cleveland & Lynn wood Annexation Area Date: April 21, 2008 On the evening of April 28, 2008 the Cleveland and Lynnewood Annexation Area will be considered by the Zoning and Annexation Committee and the Common Council. The purpose of this correspondence is to advise you that the Fiscal Plan for the Cleveland and Lynnewood Annexation Area has been amended since its approval by the Board of Public Works on March 24, 2008. After the Board of Public Works Meeting on March 24th the petitioner, Steve Cooreman, his consultant, Mike Danch, the City Engineer, Carl Littrell, and I met to discuss the planned improvements and conditions of annexation. Through this meeting it was determined that the following requirements be established as a condition of annexation: • To the greatest extent possible, the north most entrance and exit on Lynnewood Avenue shall be aligned with the planned entrance and exit on Lynnewood Avenue for the German Township Library. The purpose of this requirement is to reduce vehicular and pedestrian conflict between the exits of both developments. • Curb cuts along Lynnewood Avenue shall be engineered to impede Semi -Truck Trailers from turning north. by constricting the turn - radius to-the necessary- degree. The purpose of this requirement is to reduce the probability of Semi - Trucks Trailers going through the. residential area to the. north. Since Lynnewood is not a thru- street there is not a high probability of this occurring in the first place. • The developer must provide vehicular access to the annexation area from and to the parcels to the east if they are redeveloped for commercial purposes, and must submit a site plan that indicates that the annexation area can accommodate this criterion. This requirement is to ensure that if the land immediately adjacent to the Annexation Area along Cleveland is redeveloped for commercial purposes that the two areas be connected so vehicles going to and fro will not have to exit onto Cleveland. Thereby, reducing congestion on Cleveland. • Each storefront in the planned retail and financial buildings shall have a different fagade, in keeping with new developments referred to as "lifestyle centers " The purpose of this requirement is to ensure the architectural appeal of the development. What We Do Today Makes A Difference!