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STAFF REPORT September 9, 2002 <br />Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. 2165-02 <br />Location: 103 North St. Louis Ave., 615 <br />and 619 East Washington Street <br />City of South Bend <br />RE VESTED ACTION: The petitioner is requesting a zone change <br /> from "B" Residential, "B" Height and Area to <br /> "A-3" Mixed Use Multi-Family Residential and <br /> Commercial District, "G" Height and Area to <br /> allow an off-street parking facility. <br />EXISTING LAND USE: The property is currently vacant land. <br />SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north are single-family homes <br /> and a multi-family dwelling unit zoned "B" <br /> Residential, "B" height and area; to the east <br /> across St. Louis Avenue are single-family <br /> homes, a multi-family dwelling unit and an <br /> office zoned "B" Residential, "B" height and <br /> area; to the south across Washington Street is <br /> an office zoned "A-3" Mixed Use, "G" height <br /> and area; and to the west is a commercial <br /> business zoned "C" Commercial, "E"'height and <br /> area. <br />ACCESS: Access to the site will be from the alley west <br /> of the site. <br />WATER SOURCE/SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer are available to the site. <br />DRAINAGE: The drainage has been addressed by the <br /> petitioner. <br />SITE DATA: The total site to be rezoned is 10,890 square <br /> feet. Of that, the parking and drives will <br /> occupy 9,827 square feet, or 90 percent of the <br /> site; and 1,063 square feet or 10 percent of <br /> the site will remain as open space. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no <br /> public wells, flood hazards, wetlands or <br /> environmental hazard areas are present. <br />SITE PLAN: The site plan is preliminary. <br />AGENCY COMMENTS: A petition to rezone a portion of this site <br /> from "B" Residential, "B" height and area to <br /> "A-3" Mixed Use, "G" height and area was <br /> approved by the Common Council on May 13, 2002 <br /> to allow an off-street facility, however a <br /> final site plan has not been approved to <br /> finalize the zoning. (APC 2135-02) <br />PRELIMINARY <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on information available prior to the <br /> public hearing, the staff recommends that this <br /> petition be sent to the Common Council with a <br /> favorable recommendation subject to a final <br /> site development plan. This site will serve <br /> as an off-street parking facility for the <br /> office and laboratory facility to the south. <br />