Special Exception - Property located at 2221 Prairie Ave

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Area Board of Zoning Appeals No. Filed: January 11, 2013 Notified: Hearing: February 6, 2013 Applicant: City of South Bend, Attn:John Engstrom, 235-5933 &Steve Cox, 235-7553 Address: 1316 County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601 Property Address: 2221 Prairie Avenue, South Bend, IN 46614 Present Zoning: "MU" Mixed Use District Consultant: MPA Architects, 218 South Francis Street, South Bend, IN 46617, 288-0629 Nature of Appeal: Special Exception Request Approval of a Special Exception to allow the demolition and reconstruction and operation of Fire Station #5 on the existing property. Variance Requests: 1. From the minimum setback of 5'along Prairie Avenue to 3'. 2. From the required 50% building facade within the setback to 37%along Prairie Avenue. 3. From the minimum setback of 20'to 30' along Ewing Avenue. 4. A variance to allow parking in front of the maximum setback along Ewing Avenue. 5. From the required Type B landscaping along Ewing Avenue to no landscaping. 6. From the required Type A landscaping along Prairie Avenue to no landscaping. 7. From the required parking landscaping along Ewing Avenue to no landscaping. Standards for Special Exception: The proposed use of this property will be the same as it has been for a number of years as Fire Station #5. This use will in no way be injurious to the public health, safety, comfort, community moral standards, convenience or general welfare. The new Fire Station will not injure or adversely affect the use of adjacent property values or adjacent area therein. The proposed use will be consistent with the character of the district in which it is located and the land uses