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Tiberius Mihalache 1940-99 Location: 1710 Edison Road City of South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: EXISTING LAND USE: STAFF REPORT August 9, 1999 The petitioners are requesting a zone change from "O" Office to "O" Office to allow an office. The property is currently vacant. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north is a gas station zoned "C" Commercial, "A" Height & Area; to the east and south are single family homes zoned "A" Residential, "A" Height & Area; and to the west is a restaurant zoned "C" Commercial, "D" Height & Area. ACCESS: Access to the site is from Edison Road. WATER SOURCE/SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer are available to the site. DRAINAGE: The drainage has not been addressed by the petitioner. SITE DATA: The total site to be rezoned is 18,358 square feet. Of that, the buildings will occupy 4,648 square feet, or 26 percent of the site; the parking and drives will occupy 6,870 square feet, or 37 percent of the site; and 6,840 square feet or 37 percent of the site will remain as open space. ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no public wells, flood hazards, wetlands, or environmental hazard areas are present. SITE PLAN: The site plan is preliminary. AGENCY COMMENTS: Variances from front and rear yard setbacks will be required. This site was zoned to "O" Office in 1997 for a smaller building with less parking. The City Engineer made the following comments: 1. The rear doors and stoops may not encroach within the sewer easement. 2. The exit drive must be right turns only. PRELIMINARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: ~ .-.,~ l F.: ns~ Zfy i~ ~ ,,. 't 4~~, al.., c r379~s,- ~., .~.._,,..~.~.s ~~~ 1 ~ 199 ....~....~. ~e Based on information available prior to the public hearing, the staff recommends that this petition be sent to the Common Council with an unfavorable recommendation. There is currently an approved final site plan for this lot showing a smaller office building with eleven parking spaces. This rezoning would result in the overutilization of this site in a manner that is neither beneficial to the adjacent neighborhood nor good precedent for future development.