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5 Criteria (per IC 36 -7 -4 -603): <br />1. Comprehensive Plan: <br />Policy Plan: <br />City Plan, South Bend Comprehensive Plan, November 2006 <br />In favor: <br />ED 1.2 Encourage reuses of abandoned'and underutilized land and structures. <br />ED 7.1 Partner with and support the efforts of community, neighborhood, faith - based, and <br />business organizations to stimulate neighborhood -based businesses. <br />Land Use Plan: <br />The site under rezoning is listed at medium density residential, but there are mixed use land <br />uses identified to the west and the southeast. <br />2. Current conditions and character: <br />The area is a single family neighborhood, however, there are several non - residential uses and <br />zoning districts within a one block radius of the site. <br />3. Most desirable use: <br />The most desirable use is to allow the adaptive reuse of an existing commercial structure. <br />4. Conservation of property values: <br />The surrounding property value may be negatively affected by commercial but could also be <br />negatively affected by a deteriorating building. <br />5. Responsible development and growth: <br />It is responsible development and growth to allow the adaptive reuse of an existing commercial <br />building. <br />Recommendation: <br />Based on information available prior to the public hearing, the staff recommends that the petition <br />be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation. <br />Analysis: <br />The staff would not normally support Mixed Use zoning in the middle of a residential area <br />.However, in this case, the commercial building exists and there is mixed use zoning throughout <br />the area. The conversion of this building to a residential use could be difficult and the building is <br />still desirable for a small, neighborhood oriented business. The rezoning could result in a positive <br />investment in the neighborhood. <br />Yakira Mcleod & Sheila Stroud <br />#2496 -08 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />