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Staff Report 5/9/2013 <br /> APC# 2670-13 <br /> Owner: Parwinder Kaur& Singh Harjinder <br /> Location: 3527 and 3529 Western Avenue <br /> Jurisdiction: City of South Bend <br /> Public Hearing Date: 5/21/2013 <br /> Requested Action: <br /> The petitioner is requesting a zone change from MU Mixed Use District to LB Local <br /> Business District; a Special Exception Use to allow a gasoline service station; and eleven <br /> variances. <br /> Land Uses and Zoning: <br /> On site: On site is an existing convenience store and a single family home. <br /> North: To the north, across the alley, are single family homes and a church zoned <br /> SF2 Single Family and Two Fancily District. <br /> East: To the east is a vacant house with a business front zoned MU Mixed Use <br /> District. <br /> South: To the south, across Western Avenue is a parking lot zoned LB Local <br /> Business District. To the southwest is a vacant commercial business zoned <br /> MU Mixed Use District. <br /> West: To the west is a convenience store zoned LB Local Business District. <br /> District Uses and Development Standards: <br /> The LB Local Business District is established to provide for small business groupings <br /> located outside of the village style mixed use concept and which provide for the full range <br /> of convenience uses necessary to meet the daily needs of nearby residential <br /> neighborhoods. Permitted uses within the LB Districts are regulated in character to assure <br /> harmonious development with the nearby residential districts served and are limited in <br /> size and scale to promote pedestrian access. <br /> Site Plan Description: <br /> The total area of the two lots is approximately 1/4 of an acre. There is an existing 1,733 <br /> square foot convenience store building covering I7%of the site. Gasoline pumps and <br /> nine parking spaces are proposed. Foundation landscaping is proposed for the west side of <br /> the building. There will also be two street trees along Kenmore, with approval from the <br /> City Forester, and evergreen screening.around the dumpster. Paving will cover 73%of the <br /> site. <br /> Zoning and Land Use History And Trends: <br /> The property at the northeast corner of Western and Wellington,approximately one block <br /> to the west, was rezoned to CB Community Business District for automotive related uses <br /> in 2010. Prior to the reap change in 2004 the north side of Western Avenue, from <br /> Chicago to Meade, was all zoned C Commercial. <br /> APC # 2670-13 Page I of 4 <br />