10108-11 Rezone - 1007 North Bendix and Part of 1025 North Bendix Drive

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gaming facility to the center and in 2002 (APC #2131 -02) to add a day care facility and banquet hall to the center. Both of these petitions were withdrawn. Traffic and transportation considerations: Bendix Avenue is a four lane road and Ardmore Trail is a two lane road. Both have center turn lanes. The nearest traffic counts taken in 2010 along Bendix Drive south of Ardmore Trail and along Ardmore Trail east of Bendix Drive reveal an AADT of 6,343 and 2,531, respectively. Utilities: The site will be served by municipal sanitary sewer and water. Additional information: (Agency comments) The Department of Engineering & Public Construction commented that the existing utilities in the vacated Kentucky Street must be kept in service, resulting in their relocation. The Department of Community and Economic Development commented that the proposed rezoning is consistent with the LaSalle Square Area Redevelopment Plan, would have a positive effect on the area's appearance, and would represent the next step in the revitalization of a wider area. 5 Criteria (per IC 36 -7 -4 -603): 1. Comprehensive Plan: Policy Plan: City Plan. City of South Bend. Indiana (November 2006,E Objective H 1: Ensure that an adequate supply of housing is available to meet the needs, preferences, and financial capabilities of households now and in the future. Policy H 1.4: Encourage the development of a variety of housing types and care choices for seniors and disable persons. LU 2.3: Ensure coordination of land uses among adjacent area - specific plans. This proposed rezoning meets all these objectives and policies. Land Use Plan: The Future Land Use Map within City Plan shows that the area included within this rezoning petition and the adjacent LaSalle Square shopping center as mixed use. Plan Implementation /Other Plans: The LaSalle Square Area Redevelopment Plan (September 2008) The public participation process which occurred prior to the drafting of this plan revealed that of all types of residential land uses, senior housing was the most preferred type of housing. The public also identified sidewalks as the number one infrastructure need for the area. These desires led to the following recommendation within the five year outlook plan. Recommendation #3: Work with a senior housing developer to come into the Square. This development seems ideally suited to be situated in the vacant parcel to the immediate east of LaSalle Library, which will preserve the frontage on Bendix Drive to be used for retail development. Bringing in a new development will quickly add residents, improving the likelihood of new retail development for the area. Another strategic approach goal and objective recommends to increase the interior and exterior connectivity through reintroducing streets, sidewalks and trails within the site. The propose rezoning meets all these stated recommendations, goals and objectives. Ramadan A. & Tamilyn Salameh #2596 -11 Page 2 of 3