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5 Criteria (per IC 36-7-4-603): <br />1. Comprehensive Plan:. <br />Policy Plan: <br />City of South Bend Comprehensive Plan, November 2006 <br />Objective LU 6: Focus development efforts within the Service Area. <br />Objective ED l: Stimulate the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of property in the city. <br />ED 1.2 Encourage reuse of abandoned and underutilized land and structures. <br />Objective ED 2: Retain existing businesses and recruit new ones to the city. <br />The rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan's economic development and land <br />use policies. <br />Lamd Use Plan: <br />City of South Bend Comprehensive Plan, November 2006 <br />Future Land Use Plan: The map shows this property as Heavy Industrial. <br />The rezoning is not consistent with the Future Land Use Map. <br />Plan Implementation/OtherPlavs: <br />Residential Area Policy: <br />2. Current conditions and character: <br />The area surrounding Olive Street between Washington Street and Western Avenue consists of <br />industrial and commercial uses. <br />3.' r:~ost uesirable ;:se: <br />The most desirable use for this property is commercial and/or industrial. <br />4. Conservation of property valves: . <br />The surrounding commercial and industrial property values should be conserved with the CB <br />rezoning. <br />5. Responsible development and growth: <br />It is responsible development and growth to reuse an existing commercial/industrial building to <br />expand commercial opportunities. <br />Recommendation: <br />Based on information available prior to the public hearing the staff recommends that this petition <br />be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation. <br />Analysis: <br />This rezoning will allow for the expansion of an existing commercial business in what is <br />currently an underutilized business center. By allowing the split zoning of GI General Industrial <br />and CB Community Business, the subject pazcel will be able to be fully utilized. <br />244 South Olive, LAC <br />#2510-09 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />