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STAFF REPORT March 10, 2003 <br />Initiated by the Area Plan Commission 2194-03 <br />Location: on the south side of Jackson <br />Road, west of Finch Drive and east of <br />Walden Court <br />City of South Bend <br />REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioner is requesting a zone change <br />from "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area to <br />"B" Residential, "A" Height and Area to allow <br />duplexes and single-family condominiums <br />EXISTING LAND USE: The property contains duplexes and single <br />family condominiums <br />SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north is a school and <br />associated athletic fields zoned "A" <br />Residential, "A" height and area; located to <br />the west are single family homes zoned "A" <br />Residential, "A" height and area; located to <br />south are single family homes zoned "A-1" <br />Residential, "A" height and area; and to the <br />east are single family homes zoned "B" <br />Residential, "A" height and area <br />ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no <br />public wells, wetlands, flood or environmental <br />hazard areas are present. <br />SITE PLAN• A site plan is not required for rezonings <br />initiated by the Area Plan Commission. <br />PRELIMINARY <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on information available prior to the <br />public hearing, the staff recommends that this <br />petition be sent to the Common Council with a <br />favorable recommendation. This area has <br />recently been annexed into the City. This <br />rezoning is intended to bring the zoning into <br />conformance with what the previous County <br />zoning was and to what the current land use <br />is. <br />