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Staff Report AP0 # 2520-09 Owner: Tiberius &Sorin Mihalache Location: 1351 and 1355 Pyle Avenue and the adjacent vacant lot lying to the north Jurisdiction: City of South Bend Requested Action: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from SF1 Single Family and Two Family District to O Office District to allow for the construction of an office building Land Uses and Zoning: On site: On site is one vacant lot on the north end, and two single family homes on the south end, zoned SF1 Single Family and Two Family District North: To the north is a United States Post Office, and an office building zoned CB Community Business District. East: To the east are single family homes zoned SF1 Single Family and Two Family District. South: To the south are single family homes zoned SF1 Single Family and Two Family District West: To the west is a vacant lot and a gas station zoned CB Community Business District. District uses and development standards: The "O" Office District is established to promote the development of: general office uses and complexes; professional health care uses and complexes; limited public and semi-public uses; and, other uses which are generally compatible in physical appearance and service requirements to office uses. The potential for the development of multifamily dwellings is also provided. Site plan description: The site is approximately 0.76 acres. 31 parking spaces have been proposed on the northern portion of the lot. Parking and drives consist of 40.5% of the site. A 6,336 square foot building is proposed for the site, which accounts for 19.2% of the site. The remaining 40.3% of the site is open space. Zoning and land use history & trends: In 1994, a portion of the subject property (Lot A) located on the southwest corner of Edison Rd. . and Pyle Ave., was rezoned from Residential to Office. The subject property reverted back to Residential due to lack of development. In 2005 the subject property was petitioned to be rezoned from SF1 Single Family & Two Family District to MU Mixed Use District. This petition was denied by the City Council. Traffic and transportation considerations: Edison Rd. has four lanes. Pyle Ave. has two lanes. Utilities: City water and sewer is available. Additional information: (Agency comments) City Engineer: Change entrance to Edison Road. Drainage approval is needed. Tiberius &Sorin Mihalache #2520-09 Page 1 of 1