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<br />Jerry and Marauerv Macri, et al 2132-02 <br />Location: the 17,185 and 17,240 block of <br />Douglas Road <br />City of South Bend <br />REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioners are requesting a zone change <br />from "R" Residential (County Zoning) to "O" <br />Office, and "C" Commercial, "A" Height and <br />Area to allow commercial uses consistent with <br />a typical small strip shopping development <br />including uses with a drive-thru window and <br />office uses. <br />EXISTING LAND USE: The property is currently vacant land. <br />SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north and west are <br />single-family homes zoned "R" Residential; to <br />.the east is vacant land in the City of <br />Mishawaka zoned "S-2" Planned Unit Development <br />for commercial facilities; and to the south <br />across Douglas Road are single-family homes <br />zoned "R" Residential and a single-family home <br />and vacant land in the City of South Bend <br />zoned "A" Residential, "A" height and area. <br />ACCESS: Access to the site is from Douglas Road. <br />WATER SOURCE/SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer will be 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 8 acres. Of <br />that, the buildings will occupy 1.5 acres, or <br />19 percent of the site; the parking and drives <br />will occupy 4.1 acres, or 51 percent of the <br />site; and 2.4 acres or 30 percent of the site <br />will remain as open apace. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no <br />public wells, flood hazards or wetlands are <br />present. The Douglas Road/Uniroyal Superfund <br />site is located northeast of the site. <br />SITE PLAN: The site plan is preliminary. <br />AGENCY COMMENTS• <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. It is the staff's <br />opinion that proposed development is <br />consistent and compatible with the recently <br />approved office complex to the south across <br />Douglas Road, as well as, with the established <br />land uses to the east in the City of <br />Mishawaka. The proposed "O" Office zoning for <br />the western portion of the site would act as a <br />buffer for the residential uses to the west <br />from the proposed commercial uses to the east. <br />