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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> Hearing Date July 5, 2018 <br /> Calendar No. 18-24 <br /> Property Location 5130 Hickory Point Frontage Road <br /> Request Conditional Use Permit in the B-2 Commercial District to allow for <br /> mixed use — residential and any combination of office and/or <br /> commercial in one building <br /> Petitioner Christina Ly <br /> Representative John Stock,Hung Ly <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> The subject site contains a multi-story 14,895 square foot commercial building with office units <br /> and an attached garage on an approximately 1.07 acre site on the northeast corner of Interstate 72 <br /> and State Route 51. This subject site is zoned B-2 Commercial District. <br /> Surrounding Land Use and Zoning <br /> Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan <br /> Subject Property Commercial,(Office) B-2 Retail <br /> North Commercial,(Hotel)Vacant B-2 Retail <br /> Property <br /> South Interstate 72/Rt. 51 Interchange B-2 Retail <br /> East Commercial,(Retail/Restaurant) B-2 Retail <br /> West Interstate 72/Rt.51 Interchange B-2 Retail <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> The subject petition is a request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow for mixed use—residential <br /> and any combination of office and/or commercial in the existing 3-story office building with <br /> multiple tenants in the B-2 District. Some of the office units are proposed to be converted to <br /> residential units. <br /> The petitioner proposes to have eight(8) commercial units ranging from 300 square feet to 2,400 <br /> square feet on the 1"floor and six(6) studio residential units ranging from 200 square feet to 745 <br /> square feet on the 2nd floor. There is currently a 4,000 square foot commercial unit in the <br /> basement that the petitioner wishes to convert into six(6)residential units in 2021. <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> Staff supports the requested Conditional Use Permit fora proposed mixed-use development of <br /> residential/commercial units as it will help to better serve the northern part of the community. <br /> According to Section XXII.A.3. there are three standards which must be met in order to grant a <br /> Conditional Use Permit. The first standard requires that the use be "necessary for the public <br />