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Councilmember White stated that a brochure may be found on the railing in the Council Chambers explaining those procedures. PUBLIC HEARINGS BILL NO. 78-06 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ANNEXING TO AND BRINGING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP, CONTIGUOUS THEREWITH; COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT 6, KBS PROPERTIES LLC, 60958 U.S. 31 SOUTH Councilmember Kirsits, Chairperson, Zoning & Annexation Committee, reported that this committee held a meeting this afternoon and it was the consensus of the committee to send this bill to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Mark Lyons, Staff Planner, Area Plan Commission, 11th Floor County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, presented the report from the Commission. Mr. Lyons stated that the petitioner is requesting a zone change from R Single Family District (County) to CB Community Business District (City) to allow office/retail. This rezoning is in conjunction with an annexation request. The site is currently vacant land zoned R Single Family District in the county. To the north is a family hair care center zoned B Business District in the county. To the east are single family homes zoned R Single Family District in the county. To the south is a motorcycle dealership zoned CB Community Business District in the City of South Bend. To the west is commercial uses zoned CB Community Business District in the City of South Bend. The CB Community Business District is established to provide a location for high volume and high intensity commercial uses. Activities in this district are often large space users which may include limited amounts of outdoor sales or outdoor operations. The site is approximately 0.52 aces. The proposed building will cover 4,784 square feet or approximately 21% of the site. There are 17 parking spaces shown, with its adjacent off street parking screening. Type A Open landscaping will be required along the north, west and south property lines. Type B Partial landscaping will be required along the eastern property line. Foundation landscaping is also shown along the north and west building facades. The site plan shows one access point on Detroit Avenue. The access point will need to be relocated further east along Detroit Avenue on the final site plan as to comply with the City of South Bend standards. The property was petitioned for rezoning in 1998 to C Commercial. It was given a favorable recommendation by the Area Planning Commission before being withdrawn by the petitioner. (APC#1882-98) U.S. 31 South has four lanes with a center turn lane. Anew, limited access alignment for U. S. 31 is being proposed west of Main Street. Detroit Avenue has two lanes. The site will be served by public water and sewer from the City of South Bend. City of South Bend - City Plan, November 2006, Land Use Objective 2.2: Purse a mix of land uses along major corridors and other locations identified on the Future Land Use Map. The rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plans land use policy. South Bend and St. Joseph County Indiana, April 2002, Goa12: Objective C: Policy X: South Bend will cluster future commercial development in commercial activity centers along major transportation arteries. The rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plans economic policy. City of South Bend -City Plan, November 2006 The Future Land Use Plan calls for this area to be Commercial (Office & Retail), South Bend and St. Joseph County Indiana, Apri12002, the Comprehensive Land Use Plan was adopted in Apri12002 before the alignment of U. S. 31 was established. The site is currently vacant land. The area is commercial in character. The most desirable use for this property is commercial. The surrounding commercial property values should be conserved with the CB rezoning. The eastern single family house may be conserved with the landscaping and alley as a buffer. It is responsible development and growth to allow the infill of commercial sites within well established 6