Special Exception - 1700 Block of Burdette Street

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8 As in the development for the previously approved Wexford Townhome project, there will be a Property Homeowners Association. This Association will maintain the shown paved areas, visitor parking area, and several common ownership maintenance issues, such as building roofs, siding, painting, brickwork, pavement repair and snow plowing. The Homeowners Association will also be responsible to maintain the landscape areas on all lots. The first portion of this Petition details each of the required Variances for each Parcel and details the requested Special Exception Uses. In regards to the Special Exception Use requests to allow for Single- family residential in the "MF1" District, the Petitioner would state that the dwelling units will be single-family which should have no detrimental affect on any adjacent property or affect any surrounding property value. This request is being made due to the fact that the Ordinance requires it. The Petitioner also believes approval of this Special Exception Use allows for more flexibility for purchasers who desire to own their property fee-simple. The Petitioner would ask the Board Members to agree that approval of the Special Exception Uses as stated above, would not be injurious to the public health, safety, comfort, community moral standards, convenience or general welfare, or injure or adversely affect the use of the adjacent area or property values therein, and that the proposed uses will be consistent with the character of the district in which it is located and the land uses authorized therein, and that the proposed uses are compatible with the recommendations of the City of South Bend Comprehensive plan, all of which is requested by the South Bend Municipal Code ~ 21-09.03 (i). With regards to the Variance requests for the Parcels shown, the Petitioner would state they are being requested in order to allow for the creation of individual Lots. The approval of the Variances would not allow a development that would place any building or structure closer to the perimeter of the Petition site than is presently allowed under the "MF1" Urban Corridor Multifamily District development standards. These Variances requests are being done strictly to create individual lots with single-family attached townhomes. The Petitioner believes that approval of the above Special Exception Uses and the Variances for this proposed Single-family residential development will not be detrimental to adjacent properties, nor will it adversely affect the surrounding property values. The Petitioner would ask the Board Members to agree that approval of the above described Special Exception Uses and Variances will not have a detrimental affect for this area, nor would the property values, public's health, safety, morals, or general welfare be adversely affected. The Petitioner contends that the strict application of the terms of the Zoning ordinance will constitute an unusual and unnecessary hardship as applied to the property for which the Variances and Special Exceptions