2021-44 Ordinance Granting Conditional Use Permit Construction of a Government Building (Fire Station) at 3530 and 3550 East Chestnut Avenue

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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM No. 21-27 August 13,2021 TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council FROM: Scot Wrighton, City Manager Cordaryl "Pat"Patrick, Director of Economic & Community Development Greg Crowe, Assistant Director of Economic & Community Development SUBJECT: Ordinance Granting Conditional Use Permit for the Construction of a Government Building (Fire Station) at 3530 and 3550 East Chestnut Avenue SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the Conditional Use Permit for the construction of a government building (fire station) at 3530 and 3550 E Chestnut Ave. The City Plan Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of the petition at the August 5, 2021 meeting. The minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The subject petition is a request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow for the construction of a fire station in the R-2 district. The purpose is to replace the existing Fire Station #7 located at the Decatur Airport. The current station is too small to meet the needs of our fire department and is no longer geographically located where needed. The Fire Department selected the proposed location based on a fire service study recommendation. Over the past couple of decades, the city has been growing and development has been increasing south of US 36. The property at 36th St. & Route 36 is more geographically centered within the current and projected service area of the Decatur Fire Department, east of Lake Decatur. The proposed 2-bay, one-story building has a floor area of 7,700 square feet. Two driveway approaches,one for fire trucks and the other for visitor and staff parking, serving the proposed fire station will be on Chestnut Avenue. A total of ten (10) parking spaces will be provided on site including a handicap space. Landscaping meeting the City's Zoning Ordinance will also be provided on the site. For further details,please refer to the attached Plan Commission staff report. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There were no objectors present at the Plan Commission meeting. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: N/A STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forwarded to Greg Crowe ( crowe �decaturil. ov). BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None.