05-26-15 Agenda, Packet & Committee Meeting Notice

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Staff Report Traffic and Transportation Considerations: 5/8/2015 Northside Boulevard has two lanes. Wayne Street, Notre Dame Avenue and Frances Street are two -lane roads with on- street parking. The City is proposing to extend St. Peter south to intersect with Northside. Utilities: The site will be served by municipal water and sewer. Agency Comments: The Department of Community Investment offers a favorable recommendation. Commitments: The petitioner is not proposing any written commitments. Criteria to be considered in reviewing rezoning requests, per IC 36 -7 -4 -603: 1. Comprehensive Plan: Policy Plan: The petition is consistent with City Plan, South Bend Comprehensive Plan (November 2006) Policy H 1.1: Encourage residential developments to contain a mix of housing types, densities, price ranges, and amenities. Land Use Plan: The future land use map identifies this area as mixed use and high density residential. Plan Implementation /Other Plans: The Howard Park Neighborhood Plan (2012) identifies this area as single family residential. 2. Current Conditions and Character: The area has a wide mix of uses ranging from single family to industrial typical of an area that was once bordered by a rail line. 3. Most Desirable Use: The most desirable use of land is for medium to high density residential. 4. Conservation of Property Values: Due to the low impact of residential development, surrounding property values should not be affected. 5. Responsible Development And Growth: It is responsible development and growth to support the redevelopment of this area with single family homes, as supported by the Howard Park Neighborhood Plan. Staff Comments: This is a combined public hearing procedure, which includes a rezoning and 3 variances from the development standards. The Commission will forward the rezoning to the Council with or without a recommendation and either approve or deny the variances. APC # 2735 -15 Page 2 of 3