Rezoning - Vacant property lying South and adjacent to 4122 South Main Street

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STAFF REPORT October 7, 2002 C-B Realty 2166-02 Location: vacant property lying south of and adjacent to 4122 South Main Street City of South Bend RE UESTED ACTION: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area to "C" Commercial, "A" Height and Area to allow the expansion of the existing building and additional parking for an existing commercial business. EXISTING LAND USE: The property is currently being used for parking. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north is a single-family home zoned "A" Residential, "A" height and area; to the east are commercial businesses zoned "C" Commercial, "A" height and area; to the south is an off-street parking facility associated with the commercial business to the east zoned "A" Residential, "A" height and area; and to the west is an office zoned "C" Commercial; "A" height and area. ACCESS• Access to the site is from Main Street. WATER SOURCE/SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer are available to the site. DRAINAGE: The drainage has not been addressed by the petitioner. SITE DATA• The total site to be rezoned is 16,473 square feet. Of that, the buildings will occupy 1,386 square feet, or 8 percent of the site; the parking and drives will occupy 14,767 square feet, or 90 percent of the site; and 320 square feet or 2 percent of the site will remain as open space. ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no public wells, wetlands, flood or environmental hazard areas are present. SITE PLAN• The site plan is preliminary. AGENCY COMMENTS: The City Engineer will require a drainage plan at the final site plan stage. .PRELIMINARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on information available prior to the public hearing, the staff recommends that this petition be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation, subject to a final site development plan. The proposed rezoning of this property would allow for the expansion of the existing commercial business to the east. In the staff's opinion, the proposed zoning and use is reasonable for this site.