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~~ STAFF REPORT August 13, 2001 Indiana Trust & Investment Manag ement Coinpanv Trustee of the_Unified 2093-01 Location: 3915 Portage Road City of South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioners are requesting a zone change from "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area to "C" Commercial, "A" Height and Area to allow retail uses, a financial use, and a restaurant with a drive-thru. EXISTING LAND USE: The property is currently vacant land. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north are single-family homes in the County zoned "R" Residential; to the east across Portage Road is a single-family home and a vacant residential structure in the County zoned "R" Residential and multi-family dwelling units zoned "B" Residential, "A" Height and Area in the City; to the south are commercial businesses zoned "C" Commercial; and to the west are industrial business zoned "D" Light Industrial, "A" height and area. ACCESS: Access to the site is from Portage Road. WATER SOURCE/SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer will be available to the site. DRAINAGE: The drainage has not been addressed by the petitioner. SITE DATA: The total site to be rezoned is 8.71 acres. Of that, the buildings will occupy 1.32 acres, or 15 percent of the site; the parking and drives will occupy 5.18 acres, or 60 percent of the site; and 2.21 acres or 25 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 has commented that the acceleration lane shall be extended to meet the widened road section to the south. Providing a warrant analysis of a passing blister for northbound traffic and for the signal is also desired. The City Engineer will also 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 to "C" Commercial would be an extension of the established commercial district to the south. In the staff`s opinion, the proposed zoning and use is reasonable for this site.