Amending the Zoning Ordinance and Requesting a Special Exception at 3055 Edison Rd.

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LAWRENCE P. MAGLIOZZI E X E C U T I V E 6 "40- --w- W.� a r1dom D I R E C T O R Angela M. Smith Deputy D i r c c t o r AREA PLAN COMMISSION OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, IN 227 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., ROOM 1140 COUNTY -CITY BUILDING, SOU 1.1 -1 BLIND, INDIANA 46601 (574) 235 -9571 Wednesday, December 16, 2015 The Honorable Council of the City of South Bend 4th Floor, County -City Building South Bend, IN 46601 RE: A proposed ordinance of Sonora Properties of Indiana LLC to zone from LB Local Business District to OB Office Buffer District, seeking a Special Exception Use to allow for personal services, and seeking the following two variances: 1) from the required landscaping of required perimeter yards and residential bufferyards for the northernmost 90' of the west property line to the existing landscaping; and 2) from the required off - street parking area screening to none along the north, east, and west parking lot boundaries, property located at 3055 Edison Road, City of South Bend - APC# 2768 -15. Dear Council Members: I hereby Certify that the above referenced ordinance of Sonora Properties of Indiana LLC was legally advertised on Thursday, December 03, 2015 and that the Area Plan Commission at its public hearing on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 took the following action: Upon a motion by John DeLee, being seconded by Robert Hawley and unanimously carried, the proposed ordinance of Sonora Properties of Indiana LLC to zone from LB Local Business District to OB Office Buffer District, property located at 3055 Edison Road, City of South Bend, is sent to the Common Council with a FAVORABLE recommendation. Rezoning this site to OB Office Buffer District with the limited Special Exception Uses permitted will allow for a responsible adaptive -reuse while providing a buffer between the residential neighborhood and Edison Road. Upon a motion by Dan Brewer, being seconded by Robert Hawley and unanimously carried, the Special Exception Use to allow for personal services was sent to the Common Council with a FAVORABLE recommendation. The deliberations of the Area Plan Commission and points considered in arriving at the above decision are shown in the minutes of the public hearing, and will be forwarded to you at a later date to be made a part of this report. Sincerely, Lawrence P. Magliozzi Attachment CC: Sonora Properties of Indiana LLC Janice Hensel Filed erl 1. �d � joh CI Ty y V CLER" ice Iii SERVING ST. JOSEPH COUNTY. SOUTH BEND, LAKEVILLE, NEW CARLISLE, NORTH LIBERTY. OSCEOLA & ROSELAND W W W . S T J DS E PH C D U NT Y I N D I ANA. C O M / A R E A P i- A N