9472-03 Rezoning - 3566 Douglas Road

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STAFF REPORT Richard LaFree 2236-03 Location: 3566 Douglas Road City of South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area to "C" Commercial, "A" Height and Area to allow a photography studio for photographing objects. EXISTING LAND USE: The property contains asingle-family home. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north and west is vacant land in South Bend zoned "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area. To the south are single-family homes in the City zoned "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area. To the east are single-family homes in the County zoned "R" Residential. The land directly to the north of this site is pending "C" Commercial, "A" Heigf~t and Area. ACCESS: Access to the site is from Douglas Road. WATER SOURCE/ SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer are not available to the site. DRAINAGE: The drainage has been addressed by the petitioner. SITE DATA: The total site to be rezoned is 3.09 acres. Of that, the buildings will occupy 9,063 square feet, or 6.7 percent of the site. Parking and drives wilt occupy 14,362 square feet, or 10.7 percent of the site. Open space will occupy 2.55 acres, or 82.6 percent of the site. ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no public wells or wetland hazard areas are present. The southern part of this property lies in the 100 year flood plain. The Uniroyal Superfund site is near this property. SITE PLAN: The site plan is preliminary. AGENCY COMMENTS: The City Engineer made the following comments: municipal sewer and water to this property need to be addressed. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Based on information available prior to the public hearing, the staff recommends that this petition be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation subject to a final site plan. In the staffs opinion, given the other commercial uses and zoning in the area, "C" Commercial is appropriate for this site.