Zoning - Southeast Cornor of Meadow and Lombardy 64+ or less Acre Site

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Staff Report APC # Owner: Location: 7/3/2014 2712 -14 R & T Land Holdings, Inc. On the east side of Lombardy Drive, approximately 200' south of Meadow Lane Jurisdiction: City of South Bend Public Hearing Date: 7/15/2014 Requested Action: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from LI Light Industrial District to GI General Industrial District and seeking the following five variances: 1) from the required minimum lot frontage of 150' to 0'; 2) from the required hard surface for outdoor storage to unpaved; 3) from the required Type C: Full Screening on the north to a 6' high berm and a 100' buffer of existing mature trees; 4) from the required Type C: Full Screening on the south to none; 5) from the required Type C: Full Screening on the west to a 6' high berth and Type B: Partial Screening for the southern 350'. Land Uses and Zoning: On site: On site is a vacant field. North: To the north are single family homes in the Belleville Gardens subdivision zoned SF2 Single Family and Two Family District. East: To the east is vacant land zoned LI Light Industrial District. South: To the south is the Grand Trunk Western Railroad and a wooded lot zoned A: Agricultural District (County). West: To the west is Belleville Park zoned SF Single Family and Two Family District and The Arbors at Belleville Park apartments zoned MF 1 Urban Corridor Multifamily District. District Uses and Development Standards: The GI General Industrial District is established to provide for development of manufacturing and processing facilities or facilities which may require substantial amounts of outdoor storage or outdoor operations. Permitted uses in this district tend to generate heavy traffic and require extensive community facilities. Permitted uses in this district may require extensive amounts of outdoor storage or outdoor operations. The permitted uses provided for in this district should be separated from residential districts or low intensity commercial / mixed use districts by less intense industrial districts. Site Plan Description: The total area is 62 acres. Based on the site plan dated 7/1/14, a manufacturing building and approximately 400 parking spaces are proposed. A large portion of the site will contain outdoor storage, limited by ordinance to not more than 50% of the total acreage. The petitioner is requesting this outdoor storage area be unpaved. As an alternative to Type C: Full Screening, on the north, a 6' high berm will be built 100' south of the existing residential district, preserving the existing mature trees. On the west, a 6' high berm will be built with Type B: Partial Screening (2 evergreens every 25') planted in the southern 350' across from the Arbors at Belleville apartments. The storage area will be fenced. Access will be from an extension of Sheridan Street on the east of the site. This access APC # 2712 -14 Page 1 of 3