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Staff Report <br />APC # <br />Owner: <br />Location: <br />2698 -14 <br />Cosimo Bumbaca <br />837 Miner Street <br />Jurisdiction: City of South Bend <br />Public Hearing Date: 3/18/2014 <br />Requested Action: <br />3/6/2014 <br />The petitioner is requesting a zone change from SF2 Single Family & Two Family District <br />to MF I Urban Corridor Multifamily District; a special exception use for a group residence <br />for up to 5 unrelated persons; and seeking three variances from the development standards <br />Land Uses and Zoning: <br />On site: On site is a single family home with a detached garage. <br />North: To the north are single family homes zoned SF2 Single Family and Two <br />Family District. <br />East: To the east are several vacant lots and single family homes zoned SF2 <br />Single Family and Two Family District. <br />South: To the south is a medical office building zoned O Office District. <br />West: To the west are single family homes zoned SF2 Single Family and Two <br />Family District. <br />District Uses and Development Standards: <br />The MFI District is established to protect, promote and maintain the development of <br />urban style multifamily dwellings and to provide for limited public and institutional uses <br />that are compatible with a multifamily residential neighborhood. The development <br />standards are designed to promote the establishment of: multifamily dwelling projects <br />(including apartment, townhouse or row house style developments); and, high density two <br />family dwelling developments located along a block face, in developed areas of the <br />community which are served by a full range of public amenities. <br />Site Plan Description: <br />The property is just over 4,000 square feet. The existing house covers 792 square feet and <br />the garage is 400 square feet. Buildings cover 30% of the lot. There are two parking <br />spaces in the garage, and two gravel parking spaces perpendicular to the driveway, <br />accessible from Notre Dame Avenue. Variances are being requested from perimeter and <br />foundation landscaping and paved parking. <br />Zoning and Land Use History And Trends: <br />This property was zoned B Residential from 1996 to 2004. <br />Traffic and Transportation Considerations: <br />Miner Street and Notre Dame Avenue are local streets with two lanes each. <br />Utilities: <br />The site is served by City utilities. <br />Agency Comments: <br />The Department of Community Investment gives the petition an unfavorable <br />APC # 2698 -14 Page I of <br />