Fiscal Plan for Portage Road Unicorporated Trinagle Annexation Area German Township

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