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