Bill 68-05 Annexation of Northeast corner of S.R. #23 and Mcerlaind St.

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Staff Report APC # 2338 -05 Owner: Richard & Marsha Pullin and Shirley Combs Location: Approximately 200 feet east of S.R. 23 between McErlain Street and Elkins Street Jurisdiction: City of South Bend Requested Action: The petitioner is requesting a zone change from "R" Residential (County zoning) to "O" Office (City zoning) to allow professional office uses. Land Uses and Zoning: On site: On site is a vacant wooded lot zoned "R" Residential (county). North: To the north are single family homes zoned "R" Residential (county). East: To the east is vacant land zoned "R" Residential (county). South: To the south is a dentist office zoned "O /B" Office /Buffer (county), and single family houses zoned "R" Residential (county). West: To the west is a law office zoned "O/B" Office Buffer (county), and a vacant land zoned "R" Residential. 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 3.27 acres. Four buildings covers approximately 9% of the site or 15,524 square feet in size. Parking and drives cover approximately 38% or 53,727 square feet. Open Space will make up the remaining 53% of the site or 73,355 square feet. The preliminary site plan shows four points of ingress /egress: two accessing McErlain Street and two accessing Elkins Street. A 100 foot utility easement bisects the property from the southeast to the northwest. Zoning and land use history & trends: Over the last fifteen (15) years this area around the intersection of Douglas Road and S.R. 23 has undergone a transformation from mainly residential in nature to mostly commercial. A petition to rezone two lots on the southeast corner of Elkins Street and S.R. 23 from "R" Residential to "OB" Office Buffer was approved by the County Council in 2002. Traffic and transportation considerations: Both Elkins Street and McErlain Street are two lane streets that are residential in nature. S.R. 23 is a five lane arterial at this location and is the main road to the northeast part of the county. The MACOG traffic counting program counted 22,298 cars per day in 2004 at a point north of 28th Street on S.R. 23. Utilities: The site will be served by municipal water and sanitary sewer. Richard & Marsha Pullin and Shirley Combs #2338 -05 Pagel of 3