Laserfiche WebLink
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. 2135-02 <br />Location: 103 North St. Louis Avenue, <br />and 619 East Washington Street <br />City of South Bend <br />REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioners are requesting a zone change <br /> from "B" Residential, "B" Height and Area to <br /> "A-3" Mixed Use Multi-family Residential and <br /> Commercial, "G" Height to allow a parking lot. <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 single-family <br /> home zoned "B" Residential, "b" height and <br /> area and a commercial business zoned "C" <br /> Commercial, "e" height and area. <br />ACCESS: Access to the site will be from St. Louis <br /> Avenue. <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 8,580 square <br /> feet. Of that, the parking and drives will <br /> occupy 7,620 square feet, or 89 percent of the <br /> site; and 960 square feet or 11 percent of the <br /> 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: <br />PRELIMINARY <br />STAfiF 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-site parking facility for the office <br /> and laboratory facility to the south. With <br /> proper buffering for the surrounding <br /> residential uses through the use of screening, <br /> as currently shown on the site plan, it is the <br /> staff's opinion that the proposed use is <br /> reasonable for this site. However, the staff <br /> would recommend that the parking lot be made <br /> available for public use after hours of <br /> operation. <br />