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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM <br /> No. 21-39 <br /> December 16, 2021 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council <br /> FROM: Scot Wrighton, City Manager <br /> Cordaryl "Pat"Patrick, Director of Economic & Community Development <br /> Greg Crowe, Assistant Director of Economic & Community Development <br /> SUBJECT: Ordinance Rezoning 3696 Greenswitch Rd from M-1 Intense Commercial/Light <br /> Industrial District to M-2 Heavy Industrial District with a Conditional Use Permit <br /> to allow for an Automotive Salvage Operations <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the petition to rezone 3696 <br /> Greenswitch Road from M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial District to M-2 Heavy Industrial <br /> District and allow a Conditional Use Permit to operate an automotive salvage operation with the <br /> following condition: <br /> 1. A six (6) to eight (8) foot site break fence shall be constructed and maintained in good <br /> conditions around the perimeter of the property as shown in the attached site plan. <br /> The City Plan Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the petition at the December 9, <br /> 2021 meeting. The minutes of the meeting are attached. <br /> BACKGROUND: The subject site is approximately 10.37 acres and currently contains a towing <br /> and tire business. The request to rezone the property to M-2 with a conditional use permit for an <br /> automotive salvage operations is to allow Shaner's Towing and Tire, Inc. to store and salvage <br /> automobiles and automotive parts. The petitioner's business of towing inoperable vehicles has <br /> increased triggering the need to expand the business on site for automobile salvage operations. <br /> The proposed use is generally compatible with the surrounding area and consistent with the <br /> Comprehensive Plan and intent of the Zoning Ordinance. The proposed and existing site break <br /> fence along with the property being heavily wooded to the northeast and part of the west boundary <br /> will screen the use from neighboring uses and roadways. <br /> For further details, please refer to the attached Plan Commission staff report. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There were no objectors present at the Plan Commission meeting. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: N/A <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forwarded to Greg Crowe <br /> ( cry_ owed decaturil.gov). <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None. <br />