04-13-09 Common Council Meeting Agenda & Packet

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5 Criteria (peg )(C 3~-'~-~-6®3): 1. Comprehensive Plan: Policy Plan: City Plan, South Bend Comprehensive Plan, November 2005 LU S.S. Incorporate adjacent municipalities' future plans when conducting land use and transportation planning along the city's edges. ILand 1(Jse Plan: The Land Use Map identified these lots as Mixed Use. The proposal is in conformance with both the Policy Plan and the Land Use Plan. 2. Current conditions ammd character: _ The Hickory Road corridor from Corby Blvd north to the site contains small office uses, with • single family homes bordering them to the west. There is a dentist office at the northeast comer of Hickory Road and Catalpa Street. Another non-residential use at the southeast corner of Hickory Road and Catalpa Street is under construction. 3. host desirable use: . .The most desirable use is to have small office uses.similar to.the ones to the south.and to the east or for. the area to remain residential. . 4. Conservation of property values: - .. The surrounding property values may be negatively affected. 5. -Responsible development ammd gro~evtla: ~ ~ ~ . It is responsible development and growth to allow the logical progression of~ne~0 Office District to the north: Recommendation: ~ ~ - :. ~ . - ~. ' _,Basecl on information available prior to•the~public hearing, the staffrecom_ m_e_nds.that the petition be sent to the Common Council with a~favorable recommendation. The development pattern along Hickory Road has been primarily professional office uses, with some limited commercial uses. The three properties combined are large enough to provide at least two small office uses if redeveloped, and still be able to provide the necessary buffering to the adjacent residential neighborhood. f~i `Y.r"e:~d ,{.1:..'if .~h.: ~..-., ~. ! 1 ... .. ;, .. 1 ~: _ ti..> T< •~.i-. 1.. !~~ .. rb. 1 y . Bette Calderone #2503-09 Page 2 of 2 1 ..-- ..~ _..~