Rezoning - 1129 South Bend Avenue and 1143 South Bend Avenue

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STAFF REPORT January 10, 2000 James and Theresa Sharpe 1972-99 Location: 1129 and 1143 South Bend Avenue City of South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioners are requesting a zone change from "C" Commercial, "E" Height and Area and "B" Residential, "A" Height and Area to "C" Commercial, "D" Height and Area to allow an equipment rental business. EXISTING LAND USE: The property currently contains equipment storage and two vacant lots. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north and west are single family homes zoned "A" Residential, "A" Height & Area; to the south are businesses and homes zoned "C" Commercial, "D" Height & Area; and to the east are single family homes zoned "B" Residential, "A" Height & Area. ACCESS: Access to the site is from South Bend Avenue and Georgiana 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 42,354 square _T- feet. Of that, the buildings will occupy 8,665 square feet, or 20 percent of the site; the parking and drives will occupy 31,275 square feet, or 74 percent of the site; and 2,415 square feet or 6 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 rezoning would allow for the expansion of the existing business. It is the staff's opinion that the rezoning will not have a significant negative impact on the surrounding area. ..