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~, J STAFF REPORT January 12, 1998 Creative Teachincr, Inc. 1815-97 Location: 2503 Mishawaka Avenue City o£ South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from "C" Commercial, "E" Height and Area to "C" Commercial, "E" Height and Area to allow for a private club, meeting hall and banquet facility. EXISTING LAND USE: The property contains a commercial building. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north are single family homes zoned "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area; to the east are single family homes zoned "B" Residential, "A" Height and Area; to the south are offices and commercial businesses zoned "C" Commercial, "E" Height and Area; and to the west is a bank zoned "C" Commercial, "D" Height and Area. ACCESS: Access to the site is from 25th Street. WATER SOURCE/SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer are available to the site. DRAINAGE: The drainage has not been addressed by the petitioner. SITE DATA: The total site to be rezoned is 16,256 square feet. Of that, the building will occupy 5,808 square feet, or 36 percent of the site; the parking and drives will occupy 9,065 square feet, or 55 percent of the site; and 1,383 square feet or 9 percent of the site will remain as open space. ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no public wells, wetlands, flood or environmental hazard areas are present. SITE PLAN: The site plan is preliminary. AGENCY COMMENTS: The City Engineer made the following comments: Drainage will need to be addressed at the Final Site Plan stage. PRELIMINARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on the information available prior to the public hearing, the Staff recommends that this petition be sent to the Common Council with an unfavorable recommendation. While the property is currently zoned "C" Commercial, a rezoning for the proposed use in this location could be detrimental to the adjacent residential area since a meeting hall and banquet facility has the potential to be a much more intensive use than the approved retail use. It is the Staff's opinion that this increased activity would significantly impact the nearby residential area.