Bill 70-10 Amending Zoning for 101 North Kenmore St.

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Staff Report APC # 2571 -10 Owner: Greater South Bend Housing, Inc. Location: 101 N. Kenmore Street Jurisdiction: City of South Bend Requested Action: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from SF2 Single Family and Two Family District to PUD Planned Unit Development District to allow up to 24 one -story garden apartment or duplex units for senior citizens, an accessory building housing a community room, cooking facilities, tenant laundry room and office, and a yard equipment storage shed. Land Uses and Zoning: On site: On site is a vacant naturally vegetated open area with a small patch of trees within the southern half of the site. Tree rows are located along North Kenmore Street and along the adjacent alleys to the north and west. North: To the north are single - family residences zoned SF2 Single Family & Two Family District. East: To the east across North Kenmore Street are single - family residences, including an in -home daycare facility, zoned S172 Single Family & Two Family District, and a church zoned MU Mixed Use District. South: To the south across Washington Street are the LaSalle Park Homes, which is a multi- family residential apartment complex zoned MF2 High - Density Multi - Family District. West: To the west are single - family residences zoned SF2 Single Family & Two Family District. District uses and development standards: The PUD District is intended to: encourage creativity and innovations in the design of developments, provide for more efficient use of land, permit special consideration of property with outstanding natural or topographical features; facilitate use of the most appropriate construction techniques in the development of land; and, provide for an individual land use not otherwise specified elsewhere in the Ordinance. The PUD District encourages imaginative uses of open space, promotes high standards in design and construction, and furthers the purposes of the Comprehensive.Plan. The PUD District is not intended for the development of residential subdivisions or other developments which are provided for as a matter of right within any district of the Ordinance. Site plan description: The site is 1.53 acres (66,647 square foot). The preliminary site plan includes six separate one- story apartment buildings with 24 units, a community building, and a maintenance building. A HUD grant is being requested for the development of this project so the exact number of units may be less than 24. Buildings cover 18,405 square foot or 28% of the site. The proposed density is 15.69 dwelling units per acre with an allowable maximum density of 16 units per acre. The rental units will be both age and income restricted. Hard surfaces including the parking areas, drives, and sidewalks cover 17,720 or 27% of the site. The remaining 45% is open space and landscaped areas. A total of 18 parking spaces are proposed which equates to 0.75 spaces per unit. Several development regulations relating to minimum project frontage, minimum setbacks, allowable encroachments, maximum building coverage, and minimum open space are included Greater South Bend Housing, Inc. #2571 -10 Page 1 of 1