Special Exception - Southeast corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (A.K.A. Chapin Street and Lincolnway West)

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3 adversely affect the use of the adjacent area or property values therein, and that the proposed use will be consistent with the character of the district in which it is located and the land uses authorized therein, and that the proposed use is compatible with the recommendations of the City of South Bend Comprehensive plan, all of which is requested by the South Bend Municipal Code ~ 21-09.03 (i). In regards to the Variance portion of this property, the Petitioners are requesting the following: The first and second Variance requests are from the requirement of locating 50$ of the facade of a proposed building between the minimum 5 ft, front-yard setback and maximum 20 ft. front-yard setback area along the Western property line (i.e. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (a.k.a. Chapin Street) frontage) to a minimum of 35 ft. and to at least 82 feet along the North property line, (i.e. Lincolnway West frontage). The Architects worked with the City Engineering and Fire Department representatives, to site the proposed fire station as shown. They preferred to face the building along the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (a.k.a.Chapin Street) frontage, which allows for easy access and exit of emergency vehicles to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (a.k.a. Chapin Street) and also Lincolnway West. They wanted to have the building placed away from the street pavement area to allow for emergency vehicles to access the garage area of the facility. In order to place the building as shown, it is required have Variances approved to have the building placed outside the defined front-yard setback areas of both Chapin Street and Lincolnway West. The third Variance is from the requirement of no parking within the 20 ft. Front-yard setback area along the Eastern property line (i.e. Kunstman Court) to 0 ft. to allow for parking spaces. The site plan shows that there are proposed parallel and angled spaces to be placed along the eastern and southeastern portion of the property. These spaces are part of the City's plan to improve a portion of Runstman Court and also provide access for the property owners to the south to the existing north-south public alley. There will be a new east-west alley paved that will allow access back to Kunstman Court from said north-south alley. Some of the proposed spaces would be used by fire station personnel, and possibly by residents and customers frequenting commercial uses along Lincolnway West by Kunstman Court. The fourth Variance request is from the requirement of no structures in the 5 ft. Side-yard setback area along the Southeast property line to a minimum of 0 ft. to allow for a parking bay and a dumpster structure. As stated above, the parking is part of the City's proposed improvements for this area. The request for the Dempster is the result of the buildings' layout. The Architects, working with the City, placed the living area of the facility at the north and eastern portion of the building. The result was that the proposed dumpster structure was placed at a convenient location to the building but also at a location that could be accessed by trash truck from Kunstman Court. The last Variance also relates to the proposed Dempster and the request is from the requirement of no structures in the 10 ft. Rear-yard setback area along the Southeastern property line to a minimum of 0 ft. to allow for said dumpster structure.