Special Exception - 2335 Shields Drive

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Request Justification The Office of Air Quality of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management conducts ambient air quality monitoring across the state at over 100 sites. A monitoring station in South Bend, located on the corner of Angela Blvd. and Eddy St. has been collecting data over thirty years. The data from this site are used to determine attainment or nonattainment of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for several pollutants, determine pollutant trends, and provide health information to the public regarding daily levels of pollution using the Air Quality Index (AQI). Due to the relocation of Angela Blvd. and renovations and construction by Notre Dame, the current site no longer meets siting criteria for air monitoring. In addition, Notre Dame asked that the site be relocated due to their construction. IDEM has surveyed the area and found the site located behind Maple Lane School, newly assigned address of 2335 Shields Dr., to meet its needs for relocation. The site is open, accessible, relatively close to the existing site, and able to be secured with a chain link fence. Parameters to be measured at this site include; ozone, nitrogen dioxide, PM10 (particulate matter less than 10 microns in size), PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size), wind direction, wind speed, outdoor temperature, relative humidity, and solar radiation. With this site IDEM will be able to continue to provide the air quality information needed by the State of Indiana, the City of South Bend, and the public to make informed and proper decisions regarding health and regulatory issues. In order to locate the air monitoring station on this property, IDEM is requesting a Special Exception for Utilities.