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5 Criteria {per IC 36-7-4-603): <br />1. Comprehensive Plan: <br />Policy Plan: <br />City Plan, South Bend Comprehensive Plan, November 2006 <br />Objective ED 2: Retain existing businesses and recruit new ones to the city. <br />Land Use Plan: <br />City Plan, South Bend Comprehensive Plan, November 2006 <br />LU 2.2 Pursue a mix of land uses along major corridors and other locations identified on <br />the Future Land Use Map. <br />Plan Implementation/Other Plans: <br />Portage Avenue Commercial Corridor Revitalization Action Plan, November 1999 <br />Development Objective: Recruit new businesses to existing space. <br />2. Current conditions and character: <br />The building is currently setup as a duplex. The property to the north has been used as an office <br />since 1981. The funeral home is also a long standing non-residential use. The majority of the <br />surrounding area is single family homes. This is only a few blocks away from the Central <br />Business District. <br />3. Most desirable use: <br />The most desirable use for this properly is to accommodate the adaptive re-use of the buildings to <br />a use that can be compatible with the neighborhood. <br />4. Conservation of property values: <br />Surrounding property values should not be negatively affected. <br />5. Responsible development and growth: <br />It is responsible development and growth to allow the expansion and adaptive re-use of buildings. <br />Recommendation: <br />Based on information available prior to the public hearing, the staff recommends that the petition <br />be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation. <br />Analysis: <br />Given the office immediately to the north, this is an appropriate re-use of the existing building. <br />The shared parking area and additional landscaping will enhance this gateway into the Portage <br />Avenue Corridor. <br />F.I.R.E d/b/a Families First Center <br />#2493-08 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />