9736-07 Annexation & Rezoning Vaness & Willis & Burdette - District 4

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Y ~ Staff Report APC # 2403-06 Owner: Carmine & Maria Martino Location: 54759 Willis Avenue; 18301, and 54759 Burdette Street Jurisdiction: City of South Bend 18349, and 18369 Vaness Street; 54723, 54748 Requested Action: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from R Single Family Residential District (County) to MU Mixed Use District (Parcel I) and MF 1 Urban Corridor Multifamily District (Parcel II) to allow athree-story condominium hotel facility and single family attached residential villas. This is in conjunction with an annexation into the City of South Bend and a special exception request from the Board of Zoning Appeals to allow a hotel. Land Uses and Zoning: On site: On site are three single family houses and undeveloped property zoned R Single Family District. North: To the north are two single family houses zoned R Single Family District. East: To the east across Willis Avenue is an automobile retail and service business zoned C Commercial. South: To the south across Vaness Street are apartments zoned MF2 High-Density Multifamily District and amulti-tenant retail center zoned CB Community Business District. West: To the west across Burdette Street are two single family houses zoned R Single Family District. District uses and development standards: The MU Mixed Use District is established to promote the development of a dense urban village environment. The regulations are intended to encourage all the elements of a traditional urban village, including: storefront retail; professional offices; and, dwelling units located either in townhouse developments or in the upper stories of mixed-use buildings. The development standards in this district are designed to encourage a pedestrian oriented design throughout the district, and maintain an appropriate pedestrian scale, massing and relationship between buildings and structures within the district. The MF 1 Urban Comdor Multifamily District is established to protect, promote and maintain the development of urban style multifamily dwellings and to provide for limited public and institutional uses that are compatible with a multifamily residential neighborhood. The development standards are designed to promote the establishment of multifamily dwelling projects (including apartment, townhouse or row house style developments) and, high density two family dwelling developments located along a block face, in developed areas of the community which are served by a full range of public amenities. Site plan description: The rezoning totals 2.69 acres. A three story condominium hotel is proposed on 1.83 acres located on the north side of Vaness Street east of Burdette Street and west of Willis Avenue. It will cover 29,500 square feet, or approximately 37% of the site. The paved area covers 28,487 square feet, or 36% of the site. Open space-landscaping covers 21,728 square feet, or 27% of the site. Seventy four (74) parking spaces are proposed though only 62 spaces are required; however, the Board of Public Works must approve 21 on-street parking spaces on the north side of Vaness Street. A parking variance for nine spaces from the Board of Zoning Appeals will be needed for Carmine & Maria Martino #2403-06 Page 1 of 4