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STAFF REPORT November 9, 1998 <br />Initiated by the Area Plan Commission 1886-98 <br />Location: 1122 and 1205 South Ironwood <br />Drive <br />City of South Bend <br />REQUESTED ACTION: This is an Area Plan Commission initiated <br />petition to rezone from "B" Residential, "B" <br />and "A" Height and Area to "PHC" <br />Professional/Health Care to allow permitted <br />uses in the "PHC" Professional/Health Care <br />District. <br />EXISTING LAND USE: <br />The property currently contians offices. <br />SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Surrounding the sites are single family homes <br />zoned "A" Residential, "A" Height & Area and a <br />business zoned "C" Commercial and "B" <br />Residential, "A" Height & Area. <br />ACCESS: Access to the sites is from Ironwood Drive and <br />Pleasant Boulevard. <br />WATER SOURCE/SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer are available to the site. <br />DRAINAGE: <br />SITE DATA: The total area to be rezoned is approximately <br />1.1 acres. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no <br />public wells, flood hazards, wetlands, or <br />environmental hazard areas are present. <br />SITE PLAN: A site plan is not required for rezonings <br />initiated by the Area Plan Commission. <br />AGENCY COMMENTS: The site at 1122 South Ironwood drive was <br />rezoned to "B" Residential in 1994 for a <br />medical office. APC #1599-94 <br />PRELIMINARY <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on information available prior to the <br />public hearing, the staff recommends that this <br />petition be sent to the Common Council with a <br />favorable recommendation, subject to the <br />existing approved Final Site Plan. This <br />petition would rezone office properties which <br />are in the "B" Residential District, to the <br />"PHC" Professional/Health Care District. <br />"PHC" zoning will make offices in the petition <br />area permitted uses, which allow them to <br />expand or rebuild if destroyed. <br />