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Item Coversheet Page 1 of 1 <br /> in <br /> Development Services <br /> DATE: 6/23/2017 <br /> MEMO: No. 17-15 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council <br /> FROM: Tim Gleason,City Manager <br /> Billy Tyus,Deputy City Manager <br /> Suzan Stickle,Senior Planner <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Rezone 450 East Pershing Road from B-3 Planned Shopping Center District to B-2 Commercial District <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> Staff recommends approval of the rezoning to B-2 Commercial District. The City Plan Commission voted 7-0 to recommend <br /> approval of this petition at the June 1,2017 meeting;the minutes of the meeting are attached. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The subject site is approximately four(4)acres and is located at 450 East Pershing Road and is currently vacant.It was formerly <br /> the home of a motel that has since been demolished. The subject site was a part of a 40 acre rezoning to B-3 Planned Shopping <br /> Center District approved by the City Council in 1961. <br /> The petitioner proposes to rezone from B-3 Planned Shopping Center District to B-2 Commercial District which would allow for <br /> all those uses permitted in the B-2 Commercial District with the intent of redevelopment. <br /> The surrounding zoning includes B-2 Commercial District to the east,M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial District to the <br /> south and B-3 Planned Shopping District is also found in all directions.There is significant B-2 Commercial District in the area <br /> along East Pershing Road. The Macon County and Decatur Comprehensive Plan shows this area as Retail. The permitted uses in <br /> the B-2 Commercial District are compatible with retail as shown in the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed zoning is compatible <br /> with all adjacent uses and zoning districts. <br /> Rezoning the subject site to B-2 Commercial District will make it easier to redevelop.The B-3 District is designed for the purpose <br /> of a planned shopping center. When the property was annexed to the City, the entire 40 acres was rezoned to B-3 Planned <br /> Shopping Center District to allow for Brettwood Village to exist and be in conformance with the ordinance at the time.The subject <br /> site is a small portion of the original 40 acres and was developed as a motel. The motel was an eyesore for the area and City as <br /> whole,it had not been operational for many years,fell into disrepair and has since been demolished.The rezoning of this property <br /> to B-2 Commercial District should make this property more marketable and hopefully make for an attractive retail development <br /> site. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: There were no known objectors at the Plan Commission Meeting. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: <br /> The petition has been reviewed by the City's Technical Review Committee;Planning,Engineering and Fire. <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forwarded to Suzan Stickle at 424-2786 or at sstickle@decaturil.gov. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type <br /> Ordinance Ordinance <br /> Supporting Documentation Backup hiaterial <br /> https:Hdecatur.novusagenda.com/AgendaWeb/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=1187 7/20/2017 <br />