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Staff Report 12/5/2012 Criteria to be considered in reviewing rezoning requests, per IC 36-7-4-603: I. Comprehensive Plan: Policy Plan: City Plan, South Bend Comprehensive Plan (November 20061 Objective ED 1.2: Encourage reuse of abandoned and unterutilized land and structures. Objective ED 2.3: Create opportunities for manufacturing companies to locate in the community. Land Use Plan: The Future Land Use Map identifies this corner as Mixed Use. Plan Implementation/Other Plans: The Rum Village Neighborhood Action Plan identifies this area as a commercial opportunity. 2. Current Conditions and Character: This area, located just to the southwest of Ignition Park, is a mix of uses, reflected by the zoning pattern. Many of the surrounding houses have been demolished in the past few years. 3. Most Desirable Use: The most desirable use is to support the expansion of the existing business. 4. Conservation of Property Values: Since many surrounding properties are vacant, this rezoning should not affect property values. 5. Responsible Development And Growth: It is responsible development and growth to allow vacant, unused parcels to facilitate the expansion of an existing business. Staff Comments: This is a combined public hearing which includes a rezoning and eleven variances. The Commission will forward the rezoning to the Council with or without a recommendation, and either approve or deny the variances. The petitioner is requesting the following I I variances: I)from the requirement of providing perimeter trees at a minimum rate of one over-story deciduous tree for every forty feet along the all property lines to providing a minimum of two trees along Kemble Street and a minimum of two trees along Indiana Avenue as shown; 2) from the requirement of providing a minimum 24 foot driveway in the parking area along the south side of the building to a minimum of 0 feet as shown; 3) from providing a loading area with adequate maneuvering space on site to no loading area and having a maneuvering area for vehicles and trucks as shown; 4) from the required 50 foot side residential buffer yard along the north property line to a minimum of 32 feet for a proposed building addition; 5) from the required 50 foot side residential buffer yard along the west property line to a minimum of 15 feet for a proposed building addition; 6) from the requirement of providing a minimum of 7 parking spaces to three spaces as shown; 7) from the 25 foot front yard setback for parking to a minimum of 13 feet along the Indiana Avenue as shown; 8) from the 25 foot front yard setback for parking to a minimum of 9 foot along the Kemble Street and Indiana Avenue as shown; 9)from the requirement of providing Type"C"full screening along the North, South and West APC# 2657-12 Page 2 of 3