2019-201 Ordinance Amending B-3 Planned Shopping Center District 1401 West King Street

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��- �� STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission Hearing Date November 7, 2019 Calendar No. 19-50 Property Location 1401 West King Street Request Amend the B-3 Planned Shopping Center District Petitioner Rich Pruitt, Deputy Fire Chief on behalf of the City of Decatur Representative Rich Pruitt, Deputy Fire Chief BACKGROUND The subject site is an approximately 17-acre commercial development with a multi-tenant,partially occupied shopping center (Fairview Plaza). It is currently zoned B-3 Planned Shopping Center District. This shopping center was constructed in the late 1950s. Construction began prior to being annexed to the City. During the construction of the property, it was annexed to the City of Decatur in order to gain access to City water. In December of 2000, the City Council approved an amendment that included new landscaping and a revised parking lot layout. The number of parking spaces required by the amendment was 759 spaces. Another amendment to the B-3 was approved by City Council in May of 2002 that allowed for the construction of a cell tower to be in the southwest corner of the property. In June of 2014, the City Council approved still another amendment that allowed for the construction of a fuel center with a 233 square foot kiosk associated with a former grocery store in t�ie shopping center. The fuel center had a total of five (5) dispenser islands and was in the northeast portion of the development along North Fairview Avenue. The fuel center was recently demolished with the closure of the former grocery store over a year ago. Surrounding Land Use and Zoning Direction Existing Lanc�Ilse Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Commercial Shopping Center B-3 Retail North Single Family Residential R-3 Residential-Low Density South Railroad ROW B-3 RR ROW East Single Family R-3 Residential-Low Residential/Church Density/Institutional/Retail West Cemetery R-3 Open Space