06-09-08 Council Meeting Agenda & Packet

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2 deciduous tree at a minimum spacing of 40 feet on-center along the Northern property line to a 0 ft. setback for a proposed storage area and providing no landscaping; 2). A Variance from the requirement of providing a 100-foot wide Side Residential Bufferyard and required perimeter landscaping of one (1) deciduous tree at a minimum spacing of 40 feet on-center along the Western property line to a 20 foot wide setback for a proposed storage area and a Type "B" landscaping containing a double row of evergreen trees as shown. The Petitioner is the owner of the real estate parcel shown on the attached site plan and as shown in the records of the St. Joseph County, Indiana Auditor's office. The Petition property presently has a Zoning classification of "GI" General.Industrial District. The Petitioner has been the owner of the property for the last several years and is in the long-term process of developing the Petition site and the adjacent .properties into an Urban Industrial Park. This was the original site for the Oliver Plow Works. The City of South Bend acquired the property and cleaned up the site and paved Oliver Plow. Court as a Public Street access to the new industrial sites. The Rose Fuel Company came to this Park a few years back and presently has their facility just to the southeast of the Petition site. The City has been working with Underground Pipe and Value, Inc. to re-locate them from their present site south of Sample Street on the east side of Prairie Avenue to the property shown as Parcel "A" on the attached site plan. The Petition property contains approximately 6.47 acres of area, and is sized for the Underground Pipe & Valve new facility and outside storage area. As shown, the new building will contain approximately 36,000 square foot of floor area and will include their corporate offices as well as their processing services. The remainder of the site will contain the parking area for employees and clients which is along the south and east side of the proposed new building. To the west and north of the building will be an outside storage area .for Underground Pipe and Valves inventory of salable merchandise. After discussions with the City Building Department staff, it was determined that in order to develop the site as shown, a Special Exception and a few Variances would be required to be approved. Even though the property has an Industrial classification, a Special Exception is required due to the amount of the property, which will be used for outside storage of inventory product. The City's Ordinances in the General Industrial District limit the outside storage to 50~ of the size of the property. As proposed, the outside storage exceeds that amount of area by approximately 47,000 square foot. Underground Pipe and Valve desires to remain in a downtown location, as they are centrally located to their clientele. The City also desires to keep Underground Pipe and Valve within the City limits, and as stated, close to their °~ clients. The City believes that this site works well for them; and the . ,.