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Portage Road Unincorporated Triangle Annexation Area 9 <br />SECTION IV. LAND USE ANALYSIS & DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA <br />As with any new development, the proposed use and development of this site <br />becomes important relative to its relationship with the existing, surrounding, and <br />planned uses. City Plan's Future Land Use Map identifies the parcels adjacent to <br />Portage Road between Cleveland and the Corporate' Limits to be developed for <br />commercial purposes with the exception of the site of the Hurwich Farms Apartments. <br />As such, this annexation and rezoning request is consistent with City Plan, South <br />Bend's comprehensive plan. <br />The Annexation Area is an approximately 0.85 acres in size and is completely <br />surrounded by the City of South Bend. Adjacent land in South Bend to the north is the <br />site of the proposed Sonic Restaurant. To the west is zoned "CB" Community Business <br />and the East is zoned "MF2" Multi - Family. Significant commercial development has <br />occurred, and is expected to continue, at the Cleveland and Portage Road commercial <br />node. <br />Spacing, style, massing, height, entry, fenestration, materials, accessory buildings, <br />landscape buffering and lighting should be given additional review during the <br />development review process to achieve development and design of the highest <br />possible quality. Sidewalks will be required along Portage to ensure a continuous <br />pathway to the buildings to the north that have a pre- existing sidewalk. Building plans <br />and other information to satisfy the requirements noted above must be submitted by <br />the developer to the City as part of the development review process. Failure to <br />comply with all the conditions may result in the City's repeal of annexation. <br />