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STAFF REPORT February 7, 2000 <br />Housing Development Corporation of St Joseph Countv 1976 00 <br />Location: 1601 Kemble Street <br />City of South Bend <br />REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioner is requesting a zone change <br /> from "C" Commercial, "A" Height and Area to <br /> "B" Residential, "E" Height and Area to allow <br /> a two-story, four apartment building. <br />EXISTING LAND USE: The property currently contains a vacant <br /> commercial building. <br />SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north and west are businesses <br /> and single family homes zoned "C" Commercial, <br /> "A" Height & Area; to the east is a vacant <br /> school building zoned "A" Residential, "A" <br /> Height & Area; and to the south are single <br /> family homes zoned "C" Commercial, "A" Height <br /> & Area. <br />ACCESS: Access to the site is from Indiana Avenue and <br /> Kemble Street. <br />WATER SOURCE/SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer are available to the site. <br />DRAINAGE: The drainage has not been addressed by the <br /> petitioner. <br />SITE DATA: The total site to be rezoned is 5431 square <br /> feet. Of that, the buildings will occupy 3351 <br /> square feet, or 62 percent of the site; the <br /> parking and drives will occupy 1945 square <br /> feet, or 36 percent of the site; and 135 <br /> square feet or 2 percent of the site will <br /> remain as open space. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no <br /> public wells, flood hazards, wetlands, or <br /> environmental hazard areas are present. <br />SITE PLAN: The site plan is preliminary. <br />AGENCY COMMENTS: <br />PRELIMINARY <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION• Based on information available prior to the <br /> public hearing, the staff recommends that this <br /> petition be sent to the Common Council with a <br /> favorable recommendation, subject to a final <br /> site plan. This building is currently vacant. <br /> Th existing zoning would allow uses that would <br /> be more intrusive on the residential area to <br /> the south. <br />