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Staff Report 9/4/2015 <br /> APC # 2751-15 <br /> Owner: Five Corners LLC <br /> Location: 706 Eddy Street and 1111 Bissell Street <br /> Jurisdiction: City of South Bend <br /> Public Hearing Date: 9/15/2015 <br /> Requested Action: <br /> The petitioner is requesting a zone change from SF2 Single Family&Two Family District <br /> to OB Office Buffer District, seeking a Special Exception Use for Food Sales and Services <br /> and Personal Services, and seeking two variances from the development standards. <br /> Land Uses and Zoning: <br /> On site: On site is an existing building with an adjacent parking lot which has been <br /> used as a church. <br /> North: To the north are single family homes zoned SF2 Single Family&Two <br /> Family District. <br /> East: To the east are single family homes zoned SF2 Single Family& Two <br /> Family District. <br /> South: To the south across Bissell Street are single family homes zoned SF2 <br /> Single Family& Two Family District. <br /> West: To the west across Eddy Street are single family homes zoned SF2 Single <br /> Family&Two Family District. <br /> District Uses and Development Standards: <br /> The OB - Office Buffer District is established to promote the development of small scale <br /> office, professional, business, governmental and quasi-governmental uses. Since the types <br /> of permitted uses in the OB District are typically less commercial in appearance and are <br /> architecturally more harmonious with residential structures,this district can serve as a <br /> buffer between residential districts and more intense commercial or industrial districts. <br /> The OB District may also serve as a gradual and reasonable transition between major <br /> thoroughfares and residential districts. The OB District development standards are <br /> established to assure small scale developments. <br /> Site Plan Description: <br /> The site consists of two lots with frontage on both Eddy Street and Bissell Street, and <br /> totaling 0.24 acres in size. There is an existing 1500 square foot building on the southwest <br /> corner of the site which previously served as a church. A parking lot providing 13 spaces <br /> is located on the east, with access to Bissell Street. Several existing trees exist on site, <br /> along with a 6'privacy fence around the parking lot. Additional trees and landscaping will <br /> be placed on site to screen from the adjacent properties. <br /> Zoning and Land Use History And Trends: <br /> Prior to the adoption of the zoning ordinance in 2004, this site was zoned residential. <br /> Traffic and Transportation Considerations: <br /> Eddy Street has four lanes. Bissell Street has two lanes with on-street parallel parking. <br /> APC # 2751-15 Page 1 of <br />