Rezoning - 110 South Hill Street , 109 S. St. Louis Street, and 616 E. Washington Street

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STAFF REPORT September 10, 2001 J & J Leasing A K A Environmental Health Laboratories and Memorial Health Svstems, Inc. 2104-01 Location: 110 South Hill Street and 109 South St. Louis Street City of South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioners are requesting a zone change from "C" Commercial, "E" Height and Area and "PHC" Professional/Health Care to "A-3" Mixed Use Multifamily Residential and Commercial, "G" Height and Area to allow professional office uses including laboratory testing. EXISTING LAND USE: The property currently contains professional offices and laboratory testing. SURROUNDING LAND USE A ND ZONING: Located to the north are single-family homes and a duplex zoned "B" Residential, "B" Height and Area and a commercial business zoned "C" Commercial; to the east across St. Louis Avenue are single-family homes and an office zoned "B" Residential, "B" Height and Area; to the south are single-family homes and a storage building zoned "C" Commercial, "E" Height and Area; and to the west is a parking lot zoned "A-3" Mixed Use, "G" Height and Area. ACCESS: Access to the site will be from Washington Street, St Louis Avenue and South Hill Street. WATER SOURCE/SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer are available to the site. DRAINAGE: The drainage has been addressed by the petitioner. SITE DATA: The total site to be rezoned is 1.14 acres. Of that, the buildings will occupy 33,301 square feet, or 67 percent of the site; the parking and drives will occupy 11,554 square feet, or 23 percent of the site; and 4,635 square feet or 10 percent of the site will remain as open space. ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no public wells, flood hazards, wetlands or environmental hazard areas are present. SITE PLAN: The site plan is preliminary. AGENCY COMMENTS: The City Engineer requires that the final site plan shows a solution to access issues. 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 use would be an expansion of an existing office and ~i`~~ ~~ ~~~~'F; ~ ®ft~G~' laboratory facility and would be in keeping with the "° development for the East Bank Area. It is the Staff's opinion that "A-3" Mixed Use zoning is appropriate for ~~~ ~ 6 ~~~'~ this site. max,;.