Rezoning - East side of Olive Road between the toll road and Old Cle

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~i STAFF REPORT October 10, 1997 Initiated by the Area Plan Commission 1798-97 Location: the east side of Olive Road between the Toll Road and Old Cleveland Road City of South Bend REQUESTED ACTION: This is an Area Plan Commission initiated petition to rezone from "A" Residential, "A" Height and Area to "D" Light Industrial, "A" Height and Area to allow appropriate zoning classification for properties annexed into the City of South Bend. EXISTING LAND USE: The property contains single family homes, vacant land and an industrial business. SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: Located to the north are industrial uses and vacant land zoned °D" Light Industrial, "A" Height and Area, and "R" Residential; to the east is vacant land zoned "D" Light Industrial, "A" Height and Area and "A" Agricultural; to the south are single family homes and vacant land zoned "A" Agricultural and "M" Manufacturing and to the west are single family homes zoned "A" Agricultural and vacant land zoned "R" Residential. ACCESS: Access to the site is from Olive Road and Old Cleveland Road. WATER SOURCE/SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Water and sewer are available to the site. DRAINAGE: SITE DATA: The total site to be rezoned is 40.15 acres. ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: A check of the Agency's maps indicates that no public wells, flood or environmental hazards are present. A wetland is present on the site. SITE PLAN: A site plan is not required for rezonings initiated by the Area Plan Commission. AGENCY COMMENTS: PRELIMINARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on information available prior to the public hearing, the Staff recommends that this petition be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation. This petition would appropriately rezone property annexed into the City of South Bend. It is the Staff's opinion that this rezoning is a logical extension of the "D" Light Industrial zoning to the east.