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5 Criteria (per IC 36-7-4-603): 1. Comprehensive Plan: Policy Plan: Goa12. Objective C: Develop quality business areas to meet the retail and service needs of the planning area. The rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan economic policy. Plan Implementation/Other Plans: The Rum Village Neighborhood Association support the rezoning. 2. Current conditions and character: The intersection of Prairie Avenue, Dubail Avenue, and Oliver Street is a mixture of automobile . repair and sales, undeveloped property, vacant buildings, and single family houses. 3. Most desirable use: The most desirable land use at the intersection of these three streets is commercial. 4. Conservation of property values: The property values of the adjacent single family houses may not be conserved with the rezoning. 5. Responsible development and growth: It is responsible development and growth to allow appropriate and compatible re-use of vacant buildings. The property was previously used for an automobile-related use. Recommendation: Based on information available prior to the public hearing, the staff recommends that the petition be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation. Analysis: The Rum Village Neighborhood Association supports the rezoning. The rezoning is compatible with the surrounding business and mixed use zones. It allows a vacant building located at the visible intersection of three streets to be redeveloped. The landscape requirements of the Zoning Code will help beautify the paved, unlandscaped site. On August 14, 2006, the Common Council supported a similar rezoning request at the southwest corner of Prairie Avenue and Dorothy Street from LB Local Business District to CB Community Business District to allow a vacant building to be used for an automobile repair business. Richard D. Fox #2406-06 Page 2 of 3