Amending the Zoning at the North side of the 2000 block of East Ireland Rd

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STAFF REPORT June 11 , 1990 Aileen H. Perkins 1341-90 Location: north side of the 2000 block of E. Ireland Road City of South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioners are requesting a zone change from "C"Commercial , "A" Height and Area to "C" Commercial , "A" Height and Area to allow construction of a retail grocery store EXISTING LAND USE: The property is currently vacant . SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north is vacant land zoned "A" Residential; to the east is a retention area zoned "A" Residential and a building supply store zoned "C" Commercial; to the south, across Ireland Road, is a single-family home and vacant land in the County, zoned "R" Residential ; and to the west are a car wash and dry cleaners, which are currently under construction, zoned "C" Commercial . ACCESS: Access to the site is proposed from Ireland Road. 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 8.65 acres. Of that , the buildings will occupy 55,300 square feet , or 15 percent of the site; the parking and drives will occupy 4 acres, or 47 percent of the site; and 3.35 acres or 38 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 City Engineer made the following comments: Drainage retention at 30 gallon per 100 square feet of impervious surface will be required; drive aproaches should be concrete and to City standards; parking adjacent to the west curb cut is unsafe and should be removed.