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STAFF REPORT July 9, 2001 <br />Sean Pierre Trotter 2083-01 <br />Location: 1528 Liston Street, 1620 and <br />1621 Circle Avenue <br />City of South Bend <br />REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioners are requesting a zone change <br /> from "R" Residential, "A" Height and Area to <br /> "C" Commercial, "A" Height and Area to allow <br /> an existing restaurant and barber shop/beauty <br /> salon. <br />EXISTING LAND USE: The property currently contains a restaurant <br /> and barber shop/beauty salon. <br />SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north is a church and <br /> single-family homes zoned "A" Residential, "A" <br /> height and area; to the east is a multi-family <br /> dwelling unit and a church zoned "A" <br /> Residential, "A" height and area; to the south <br /> across Washington Aveune are industrial <br /> buildings zoned "D" Light Industrial, "E" <br /> height and area; and to the west across Circle <br /> Avenue is an industrial business zoned "D" <br /> Light Industrial, "E" height and area. <br />ACCESS: Access to the site is from Circle Avenue. <br />WATER SOURCE/SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer are available to the site. <br />DRAINAGE: The drainage has not been addressed by the <br /> petitioner. <br />SITE DATA: The total site to be rezoned is 22,424 square <br /> feet. Of that, the buildings will occupy <br /> 3,757 square feet, or 17 percent of the site; <br /> the parking and drives will occupy 13,670 <br /> square feet, or 61 percent of the site; and <br /> 4,997 square feet or 22 percent of the site <br />- 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: The City Engineer will require a drainage plan <br />at the final site plan stage. <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. The proposed rezoning ., <br />is not out of character with the surrounding _ <br />- area, and will allow for the expansion of an-->~~ <br />existing local business. -.• <br />