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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM <br /> No. 24-13 <br /> June 13, 2024 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council <br /> FROM: Tim Gleason, City Manager <br /> Cordaryl "Pat"Patrick, Director of Economic & Community Development <br /> SUBJECT: Ordinance Rezoning Property from R-3 Single Family Residence and B-2 <br /> Commercial District to M-1 Intense Commercial—Light Industrial District- 2225 <br /> East Locust Street to 2389 East Locust Street <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the ordinance for re- <br /> zoning. The City's Future Land Use Map in the Comprehensive plan shows this this area as <br /> Residential-Low Density, Institutional, and Heavy Commercial. The proposed M-1 zoning would <br /> be compatible and consistent with the surrounding zoning and uses. The subject site is located <br /> within a mixed-use area and re-zoning to M-1 Intense Commercial — Light Industrial District <br /> should have no adverse effect on the general area or the City as a whole. <br /> Site plans will need to be submitted to the City of Decatur for review and approval prior to <br /> development. The plans shall include buffer yard landscape screening for any portion of the <br /> property adjacent to residential zoning districts and/or residential uses. <br /> The City Plan Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of the petition at the June 6, 2024 <br /> meeting. The minutes of the meeting are attached. <br /> BACKGROUND: The subject site is currently fifteen (15) vacant undeveloped parcels on an <br /> approximately 2.47-acre site. The subject site is currently zoned R-3 Single-Family Residence <br /> District and B-2 Commercial District. <br /> The petitioner is seeking to rezone these fifteen (15) lots to expand their parking lot. The new <br /> parking lot area will be used for storage of empty containers and screened with a six-foot(6')high <br /> fence or hedge to shield the neighboring residential uses. <br /> All required buffer yard and landscaping will be provided as per the City of Decatur Zoning <br /> Ordinance to screen from residential uses. Site lighting, if used, will also be in accordance with <br /> the Zoning Ordinance. <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 Cordaryl Patrick <br /> (cpatrick(a,decaturil.gov). <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None. <br />