2018-59 Ordinance Amending I-OL Institutional Overlay District Over The Underlying O-1 Office District By Incorporating The Property At 301 West Hay Street

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8a►ok: 4�Pa�: 5r?7 STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission Hearing Date October 4, 2018 Case No. 18-39 Property Location 301 West Hay Street Request Expansion of I-OL Institutional Overlay District over the underlying O-1 Office District Petitioner Decatur Memorial Health Foundation Representative Ms. Linda Fahey, Executive VP and COO BACKGROUND The subject site is 0.56 acres in size, zoned O-1 Office District. The property, owned by the petitioner, is occupied by a building that is vacant, owned by Ventas Incorporated, and formerly a medical office building. Surrounding Land Use and Zoning Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Medical Office Building O-1 Institutional North Hospital Campus I-OL Institutional South Church O-1,R-3 Residential—Low Density East Single Family Residences R-3 Residential—Low Density West Single Family Residences R-3 Residential—Low Density PROJECT DESCRIPTION The petitioner is requesting an expansion of the I-OL Institutional Overlay District to include the subject site,primarily for the Decatur Memorial Campus, over the underlying O-1 Office District. STAFF ANALYSIS The surrounding zoning includes: O-1 Office District to the north; O-1 Office District and R-3 Single Family Residence District to the south; R-3 Single Family Residence District to the west; and R-3 Single Family Residence District to the east. The Macon County and Decatur Comprehensive Plan shows this area as Institutional, thus the proposed I-OL Overlay District would be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and compatible with the surrounding zoning districts-primarily office and residential. Uses permitted under the I-OL Institutional Overlay District, if developed, would be appropriate considering the surrounding uses. The subject site is located on West Hay Street across from Decatur Memorial Hospital, an institutional use. Expansion of the I-OL Institutional Overlay District to include the subject site, should have no adverse effect on the general area or the City as a whole. Currently,the property is occupied by a former medical office building. A buffer yard exists along the east property line with mature trees and would be required in order to protect the abutting .