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StaffReportNovember15,2012 <br />ZoneChangeRequest <br />#12-92000003 <br />Requestedby <br />:DonaldGiffin,PropertyOwner <br />Requestedfor <br />:Lot170,171-172,Block10,SpenwickPlace,Section2 <br />Location <br />:3122UnderwoodRoad <br />PresentZoning: <br />LowDensityResidential(R-1) <br />RequestedZoning: <br />GeneralCommercial(GC) <br />SurroundingZoning: <br />North–GeneralCommercial(GC) <br />South–LowDensityResidential(R-1) <br />East–LowDensityResidential(R-1) <br />West–LowDensityResidential(R-1) <br />Background <br />: <br />ThepropertydescribedasLot170,anexistingbusinessaka“Don’sRadiator <br />Shop”iscurrentlyzonedLowDensityResidential(R-1).Theapplicantalso <br />ownstwolots171-172,block10,SpenwickPlace,Section2,facing <br />AndricksRoad,zonedLowDensityResidential.Thepropertyinquestionis <br />occupiedbyapre-existingnon-conforminguseandstructurehasbeenused <br />asaradiatorshopandoffice.Thisfacilitywasconstructedpriorto <br />November29,1971.ThisisthedatewhenSpencerHighwayEstates <br />(SpenwickPlace)wasannexedbytheCityofLaPorte(Ordinance905). <br />Atthetimeofannexation,thepropertyinquestionwasassignedazoning <br />classificationofR-1Residential.Thiswasdoneundertheprovisionsof <br />Ordinance780,theZoningOrdinanceineffectatthattime.OnJanuary26, <br />1987,aspartofthecomprehensiverezoningofLaPorte,thepropertyonlots <br />170,171,and172,block10,SpenwickPlace,Section2,remainedzoned <br />LowDensityResidential(R-1).Thecomprehensiverezoningwasin <br />conjunctionwiththeadoptionoftheCity’spresentZoningOrdinance <br />(Chapter106)oftheCodeofOrdinances. <br />Thepropertyownerhasappliedtorezoneanexistingshopaswellasthe <br />additionallotsareafromresidentialtocommercialinordertomaintaina <br />singlezoningstatus. <br />Analysis <br />:Thepurposeforrequestingtherezoneistoreconstructthebuilding, <br />improvingthesiteingeneral,andconsolidatethepropertywithcommercial <br /> <br />