Rezoning - 530 North Lafayette Boulevard

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STAFF REPORT November 8, 1999 South Bend Medical Foundation 1961-99 Location: 530 N. Lafayette Boulevard City of South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioners are requesting a zone change from "B" Residential, "G" Height and Area to "C" Commercial, "G" Height and Area to allow expansion of an existing building for laboratories and offices. EXISTING LAND USE: The property currently contains the South Bend Medical Foundation building. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north and east is Memorial Hospital property zoned "B" Residential and "C" Commercial; to the south are homes and offices zoned "B" Residentail; and to the west are homes zoned "A" Residential. ACCESS: Access to the site is from Main Street and Lafayette Boulevard. 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 97,373 square feet. Of that, the buildings will occupy 34,178 square feet, or 35 percent of the site; the parking and drives will occupy 57,195 square feet, or 59 percent of the site; and 6,000 square feet or 6 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: The City Engineer will require a drainage plan at the final site plan stage. PRELIMINARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on information available prior to the public hearing, the staff recommends that this petition be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation, subject to a final site plan. This rezoning would allow an addition to the existing building by bringing the site into the proper zoning district.