Rezoning - 109 S. St. Louis and 616 E. Washington

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STAFF REPORT February 12, 2001 Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Inc. and Environmental Health Lab. 2054-O1 Location: 109 S. St, Louis Boulevard, and 616 E. Washington City of South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioners are requesting a zone change from "B" Residential, "B" Height and Area to "PHC" Professional/Health Care to allow general offices, fitness center for employees only, storage, and record retention supporting their adjacent corporate offices. EXISTING LAND USE: The property contains a vacant office building and a residential structure. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north are single-family homes and a duplex zoned "B" Residential, "b" height and area; to the east across St. Louis Avenue are single-family homes and an office zoned "B" Residential, "B" height and area; to the south is a single-family residence zoned "B" Residential, "B" Height and Area, and to the west are office buildings zoned "C" Commercial, "E" height and area. ACCESS: Access to the site is from both Washington Street and St. Louis Boulevard. 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 25,265 square feet. Of that, the buildings will occupy 4,601 square feet, or 18 percent of the site; the parking and drives will occupy 16,328 square feet, or 65 percent of the site; and 4,336 square feet or 17 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• AGENCY COMMENTS• PRELIMINARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The site plan is preliminary. 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. It is the staff's opinion that the "PHC" Professional/Health Care zoning for this property would create a buffer between the "C" Commercial zoning district located to the south and west and the residential neighborhood to the north and east.