19-26 Amending the Zoning Ordinance for the Unaddressed Parcels at the Southern Terminus of South Glen Street and South Dorothy Street

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Staff Report-PC#0302-26 4/20/2026 Site & Context Land Uses and Zoning: On site: Park land zoned S1 Suburban Neighborhood 1 North: Undeveloped forest zoned S1 Suburban Neighborhood 1 East: One unit dwellings zoned U1 Urban Neighborhood 1 South: Park land zoned OS Open Space West: Undeveloped forest zoned S1 Suburban Neighborhood 1 District Intent: The OS District is established to promote the development of a range of public shared open spaces dispersed through the City. Site Plan Description: These properties are part of Rum Village Park. The petitioner wishes to rezone these properties to bring them under the same zoning designation as the rest of the park. Zoning and Land Use History and Trends: The land appears to have been cleared and reforested a few times since the early-to-mid 1900s, but has never been formally developed and has been forested since about the 1980s. Traffic and Transportation Considerations: The properties cannot be accessed directly by a vehicle, as they are internal to a large park. They can be accessed by foot and potentially by bicycle. Users can get to these properties by first passing through the property to the south, which is located on S Gertrude St. This is a 27' wide two-way street that runs north and south with one lane of traffic going in each direction. Agency Comments Agency Comments: No comments at this time. Staff Comments: No additional comments at this time. Criteria for Decision Making Rezoning Per State Law, the Plan Commission and Common Council shall pay reasonable regard to: 1. Comprehensive Plan: Policy Plan: In the city's comprehensive plan, Objective LU 8 calls upon the city to "preserve green space land uses." More specifically, policy LU 8.2 says to "encourage the retention of open spaces for recreational purposes." Land Use Plan: These properties fall within the Rum Village neighborhood. In the 2022 neighborhood plan, the future zoning map shows them as remaining S1. Plan Implementation/Other Plans: Strategy 2.4 in the Rum Village neighborhood plan outlines a plan to "complete park improvements following a park master planning process," which is currently being implemented by the city's Venues, Parks, and Arts department. 2. Current Conditions and Character: These properties are surrounded by undeveloped, forested park land to the south, west, and north. To the east, there are one-story residential structures fronting on S Gertrude St. SOUTH BEND PLAN COMMISSION Page 3 of 4