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Staff ReUort AI'C # 2496-08 Owner: Yakira Mcleod & Sheila Stroud Location: 2013 Ford Street Jurisdiction: -City of South Bend Requested Action: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from SF2 Single Family and Two Family District to MU Mixed Use District to allow a convenience store. Land Uses and Zoning: On site: On site is a commercial building on the same lot as a home and detached garage. North: To the north are single family homes zoned SF2 Single Family and Two Family District. East: To the east is a vacant lot and single family homes zoned SF2 Single Family and Two Family District. South: To the south aze single family homes and a parking lot zoned SF2 Single Family and Two Family District. West: Directly to the west is the single family home and garage on the same lot. To the west across Warren Street is the South Bend Democratic Club zoned MU Mixed Use District. District uses and development standards: The MU Mixed Use District is established to promote the development of the a dense urban village environment. The regulations aze 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 area to be rezoned is 1,559 square feet. There is one existing 836 square foot building which takes up 53.6% of the site. The two parking spaces provided consist of 475 square feet or 30.5% of the site. There is 248 square feet or 15.9% open space. The access is from Ford Street. Zoning and land use history & trends: Prior to the adoption of the current zoning ordinance and map, this property was .zoned C Commercial. Traffic and transportation considerations: Both Ford Street and Warren Street have two lanes each. Additional information: (Agency comments) The City's Community Development Department has expressed some concerns about the proposed rezoning, noting the City Plan calls for this area to be medium density residential. The Department does recognize that the existing structure was built as a commercial structure and that there aze Mixed Use zoned structures sprinkled throughout the area, and therefore indicates that the rezoning may be acceptable if only the eastern feet (the actual building) is rezoned. The City Engineer has an unfavorable recommendation because the pazking area will require that vehicles back into Ford Street at an intersection. Yakira Mcleod & Sheila Stroud #2496-08 Page 1 of 1