03-25 Amending the Zoning Ordinance for Property Located at 4022 Old Cleveland Road

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Staff Report-PC#0240-25 1/21/2025 Variance(s) 4zilv The petitioner is seeking the following use variance(s): 1) To allow a Group Residence State statutes and the Zoning Ordinance require that certain standards must be met before a variance can be approved. The standards and their justifications are as follows: (1) The proposed use will not be injurious to the public health, safety, comfort, community moral standards, convenience or general welfare. The proposed use should not be injurious to the general welfare of the community. The Group Residence should have a lower density and impact than other uses, such as a stacked flats building type, which are allowed by right in the S2 Suburban Neighborhood 2 zoning district. The Group Residence use will accommodate the programming necessary for the proposed project. (2) The proposed use will not injure or adversely affect the use of the adjacent area or property values therein. The use and value of adjacent properties should not be adversely impacted by the proposed use as a Group Residence. The S2 Suburban Neighborhood 2 zoning district allows for other uses such as a stacked flat building type that operate at a higher density and intensity. The large size of the site should be able to accommodate a Group Residence without adversely impacting adjacent properties and will allow for implementation of the proposed programming. (3) The proposed use will be consistent with the character of the district in which it is located and the land uses authorized therein. The proposed use will be compatible with the mix of uses, some of higher impact, in the surrounding area, which features residential uses, light industrial uses, and large scale facilities such as the South Bend Organic Resources facility and the South Bend Community Re-Entry Center. (4) The proposed use is compatible with the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed use is consistent with City Plan (2006), Objective H1.5: Support existing transitional housing providers and shelters that offer a continuum of care to move people toward self-sufficiency. The petitioner is seeking the following development variance(s): 1) From a required building type to no building type State statutes and the Zoning Ordinance require that certain standards must be met before a variance can be approved.The standards and their justifications are as follows: (1) The approval will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community. The approval of the variance should not be injurious to the general welfare of the community. The development will meet all other zoning standards, but the services and programming of the development drives the design of buildings. The programming does not fit well within the building types defined in the zoning ordinance. (2) The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be affected in a substantially adverse manner. SOUTH BEND PLAN COMMISSION Page 4 of 5