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Staff 4/3/2013 Commitments: No commitments are proposed. Criteria to be considered in reviewing rezoning requests, per 1C 36-7-4-603: 1. Comprehensive Plan: Policy Plan: City Plan, South Bend Comprehensive Plan (November 2006) Objective LU 1: Plan for the future of the community's districts, neighborhoods, and corridors. Objective LU 2.2:Pursue a mix of land uses along major corridors and other locations identified 'on the Future Land Use Map. Land Use Plan: The future land use map identifies this area along Western as commercial. Plan Implementation/Other Plans: Western Avenue Commercial Corridor Revitalization Action Plan (June 1999): The Market Development objectives include attracting developers, merchants, and small business owners, and encouraging new development. A Vision Plan for the Commercial Corridor of The Western Avenue of South Bend, Indiana (February 2003): Items in the Mission Statement include improving the business climate and improving the appearance of property and infrastructure on Western. 2. Current Conditions and Character: Western Avenue is a traditional commercial corridor, with a mix of businesses serving the adjacent neighborhoods. 3. Most Desirable Use: The most desirable use along this commercial corridor is a commercial use. 4. Conservation of Property Values: The expansion of the existing business, when properly buffered, should have a minimal effect on surrounding property values. S. Responsible Development And Growth: It is responsible development and grow to allow for a variety of adaptive reuses along a well-established commercial corridor. Staff Comments: This is a combined public hearing procedure, which includes a rezoning, a special exception use and a number of variances from the development standards. The Commission will forward the rezoning and the Special Exception Use to the Council with or without a recommendation, and either approve or deny the variances. The rezoning is from MU Mixed Use District to CB Community Business District. The Special Exception Use is for automobile sales and service. The petitioner is requesting the following variances: 1. From a maximum 4' fence to 7' in the front yards (south and east); 2. From the required Type B landscaping on the north to a 7' high chain fink fence with corrugated metal; 3. From the required 15' parking setback to 5' on the south and east; 4. From the required 20' rear residential bufferyard to 7'; APC#2668-13 Page 2 of 3