Zoning & Special Exception - Property Located at 605 North Hickory Rd

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PETITION FOR A COMBINED HEARING Citt (South Bend Indiana 1(we) the undersigned make application to the City of South Bend Common Council to amend the zoning ordinance to grant a Special Exception as herein requested and to the Area Plan Commission to grant the following variance(s): 1) The subject property is located at: 605 North Hickory Road, South Bend, Indiana 46615 2) The property Tax Key Number(s) is /are: Key # 1: 18 -5201 -7736 3) Name and address of property owner(s) of the petition site: Henry Walters Holdings LLC 600 East 84`x' Avenue Merriville, Indiana 46410 574- 234 -7870 E -Mail Address N/A 4) Name and address of contingent purchaser(s), if applicable: TEJProperties Attn: Tom Johnson 4014 Gunn Highway Tampa, FL 33618 813- 340 -1307 E -Mail Address N/A 5) It is desired and requested that this property be rezoned: From: CB Community Business District To: GB General Business District 6) This rezoning is requested to allow the following use(s): Mini- Warehousingfacility with outside storage. 7) If applicable, a detailed description and the purpose of the variance(s) being requested: The Petitioners, Henry Walters Holdings LLC have been the owners of the real estate at 605 North Hickory Road for the past few years as shown in the records of the Auditor's office. They have been approached by TEJ Properties who would desires to purchase the property and operate a Mini - Warehousing facility with outside storage at the site. The contingent purchasers would renovate the existing buildings to turn the structures into a climate controlled warehousing facility with outside storage. They would also be performing additional maintenance on the exterior of the existing structure. Also shown on the site plan are possible future buildings that may be added as demand for their facility increases. Based on discussions with the Building Department and Area Plan Commission staffs, in order to be allowed to operate the proposed Mini - warehousing facility with outside storage as shown, the property would be required to be Rezoned, a Special Use would be required to be approved for the use under the GB General Business zoning classification. A few Variances would be needed to be approved as well, to bring the existing improvements on the property into compliance with the developmental standards under the GB General Business zoning standards.