10202-12 Zoning - Requesting a Special Exception Property located 2222 W Washington

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Staff Comments: This is a combined public hearing, which includes a rezoning,a special exception use and nine variances from the development standards. The Commission will forward the rezoning and the Special Exception Use to the Council with or without a recommendation, and either approve or deny the variances. The petitioner is requesting the following 9 variances: 1)from the required 393 parking spaces to a minimum of 194 parking spaces; 2)from the 20 foot front yard Residential$ufferyard setback to 0 feet for parking; 3)from the 10 foot side yard setback to 0 feet for parking; 4)from the required 14 interior landscape islands to 13; 5)from the required landscape screening for parking spaces along public streets to no landscape screening; 6)from the required minimum 24 foot wide aisle way in a parking area to a minimum of 22 feet; 7) from the required foot wide foundation landscape area along Washington Street to no foundation landscape area; 8) from the required perimeter landscaping, at a rate of one(1) tree every 40 feet, along the site perimeter to providing said trees only along the improved portion of the site along Washington Street as shown;and 9) from the maximum height of 4 feet for a fence to allow the existing 7 foot high chain link fence with security wire along frontage of Washington Street and Olive Street. State statutes and the South Bend Zoning Ordinance require that certain standards must be met before a variance or Special Exception Use can be approved. These standards are attached and made part of the Staff Report. Commitments: No commitments are proposed. 5 Criteria(per IC 36-7-4-603): 1. Comprehensive Plan: Policy Plan: City Plan,South Bend Comprehensive Plan(November 2006) ED 1.2 Encourage reuse of abandoned and underutilized land and structures. Land Use Plan: The Future Land Use Plan identifies this area as light industrial. Plan Implementation/Other Plans: There are no other plans in effect for this area. 2. Current conditions and character: Many of the lots, houses, and businesses north of Washington Street are vacant. The railroad tracks separate this property from the more industrial uses to the south. 3. Most desirable use: The most desirable use is the adaptive reuse of this building. Manuel Villegas, et.al. #2649-12 Page 2 of 3