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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> Hearing Date July 2, 2020 <br /> Case No. 20-16 <br /> Property Location 1326-1336 West Eldorado Street <br /> Request Rezoning at 1326-1336 West Eldorado Street from R-3 Single Family <br /> Residence and R-6 Multiple Dwelling District to B-1 Neighborhood <br /> Shopping District. <br /> Petitioner Temple B'nai Abraham <br /> Representative Randall D. Waks, Attorney <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> The subject site located at 1326-1336 West Eldorado Street is currently zoned R-3 Single Family <br /> Residence and R-6 Multiple Dwelling District. It consists of approximately 54,000 square feet <br /> and is currently developed with a house of worship with a parking lot, single-story masonry <br /> residence and a vacant lot. <br /> Surrounding Land Use and Zoning <br /> Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan <br /> Subject Property House of Worship,residence, R-3,R-6 Open Space,Retail <br /> vacant lot <br /> North Single Family Residence R-3 Open Space,Residential—Low <br /> Density <br /> South Decatur Park District-Fairview R-3,R-6 Open Space,Mixed Use <br /> Commercial/Residential <br /> East City of Decatur Fire Station#3 R-6 Retail <br /> West Apartment Complex R-6 Open Space,Residential—Low <br /> Density <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> The petitioner proposes to rezone the subject site from R-3 Single Family Residence and R-6 <br /> Multiple Dwelling District to B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to allow for development of <br /> subject property consistent with B-1 zoning. <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> The surrounding zoning includes R-3 Single Family Residence District to the north, R-3 Single <br /> Family Residence District and R-6 Multiple Dwelling District to the south, and R-6 Multiple <br /> Dwelling District to the east and west. Per the Macon County and Decatur Comprehensive Plan, <br /> the Future Land Use: Planning District 8 shows this area as Open Space, Retail, Residential — <br /> Low Density and Mixed-Use Commercial/Residential. The Comprehensive Plan's Future Land <br /> Use shows this area as a mixed-use area, staff believes the requested B-1 zoning is reasonable <br /> and consistent and compatible with the surrounding properties in the R-3 and R-6 Districts. <br /> The subject site is located within a mixed-use area and re-zoning to B-1 Neighborhood Shopping <br /> District should have no adverse effect on the general area or the City as a whole. The uses <br /> allowed in the B-1 District are generally compatible to the area, however as the entrance to a <br />