9900-09 Rezoning - The Southeasterly corner of Ivy Court & Twyckenham Drive - District 4

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Staff Report APC # 2494-08 Owner: John & Leona Rappelli Location: southeasterly corner of Ivy Court and Twyckenham Drive Jurisdiction: City of South Bend Requested Action: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from SF1 Single Family and Two Family District & MF 1 Urban Corridor Multi Family District to MU Mixed Use District to allow Small Retail Shops and Residential Rental Units. Land Uses and Zoning: On site: On site is vacant land. The house and storage building seen on the aerial have been removed. North: To the north are single family homes zoned R Single Family District (County). East: To the east is a condominium development zoned MF2 High-Density Multifamily District (City). South: To the south is a storage shed on property zoned R Single Family District (County) and bed and breakfast zoned CB Community Business District (City). West: To the west across Ivy Court is vacant land zoned R Single Family District (County). To the west across Twyckenham are Notre Dame athletic fields zoned U University District (County). District uses and development standards: The MU Mixed Use District is established to promote the development of a dense urban village environment. The regulations are intended to encourage all the elements of a traditional urban village, including: storefront retail; professional offices; and, dwelling units located either in townhouse developments or in the upper stories of mixed-use buildings. The development standards in this district are designed to: encourage a pedestrian oriented design throughout the district; and, maintain an appropriate pedestrian scale, massing and relationship between buildings and structures within the district. Site plan description: The total area for this rezoning is 0.97 acres. The proposed building is 9,880 square feet, covering 23.4% of the site. A total of 56 parking spaces are provided, for a total paved azea of 19,010 square feet or 45% of the site. The remaining 13,363 square feet will be open space. There is one access point on Ivy Court. The building is oriented to Ivy Court, with parking on the north and east sides. Zoning and land use history & trends: The northern two lots were annexed on September 12, 1988. Later that year they were rezoned to B Residential (Multifamily). The southern lot and a portion of vacated Ivy Road were annexed on December 31, 2008. Traffic and transportation considerations: Ivy Court is a two lane cul-de-sac. Twyckenham Drive has four lanes with a center median. Utilities: The site will be served by municipal water and sewer. John & Leona Rappelli #2494-08 Page 1 of 1