Rezoning 4600 and 4700 Block of New Cleveland Road

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~ • t Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County , , ~ . 1140 County-City Building 227 West Jefferson Blvd. South Bend, Indiana 46601 Robert W. Sante Executive Director John W. Byorni Assistant Director Phone 219 235-9571 .a SEP 1 ~ ~99~ LOr~BS'i'ts J. C;}CS: CITY CLSS~~:, D.:~ 1,9, I':. Fax 219 235-9813 September 16, 1998 The Honorable Common Council City of South Bend County-City Bldg. - 4th Floor South Bend, IN 46601 QILL r(~, ~4-98 RE: A proposed ordinance initiated by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, to zone from "BP" Business Park to "D" Light Industrial, "A" Height and Area, property located at 4600 and 4700 block of New Cleveland Road, City of South Bend - APC #1881-98 Dear Council Members: The above referenced ordinance initiated by the Common Council was legally advertised on September 3, 1998. The Area Plan Commission at its public hearing on September 15, 1998, took the following action: Upon a motion by Gerry Phipps, being seconded by Lee Slavinskas and unanimously carried, the proposed ordinance initiated by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, to zone from "BP" Business Park to "D" Light Industrial, "A" Height and Area, property located at 4600 and 4700 block of New Cleveland Road, City of South Bend is sent to the Common Council with an unfavorable recommendation. The "BP" district is designed to be compatible with surrounding residential uses by requiring landscaping and limiting permitted uses to those that should have little impact on neighboring residential development. In addition, the "BP" district requires a 100 foot buffer zone between the park and residential areas. This area was zoned to "BP" to lessen the impact of industrial development on the existing subdivision to the north. Rezoning this property to "D" Light Industrial could allow such incompatible uses as truck terminals, machine shops, and storage yards while removing the protection provided to the adjacent residential neighborhood when the property was annexed in 1994. The deliberations of the Area Plan Commission and points considered in arriving at the above decision are shown in the minutes of the public hearing, and will be forwarded to you at a later date to be made a part of this report. Attached, for your consideration in the review of this matter, is a copy of the Area Plan Commission's Staff Report. Sin er ly, ~~l~C/ Bert W. Sante RWS:sr Attachment CC: Target Leasing, Inc. Kenneth P. Fedeer, Attorney Serving South Bend, Lakeville, New Carlisle, North Liberty, Osceola, Roseland and St. Joseph County, Indiana