2026-04 Ordinance Rezoning Property from R-1 Single Family Residence District to M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial District - Property Northwest of the Intersection of West Mound Road and North Westlawn Avenue (07-07-29-476-004)

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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM January 5, 2026 TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council FROM: Melissa Hon, Interim City Manager Lacie Elzy, Director of Economic& Community Development Miranda Lambert,Asst. Director of Economic& Community Development SUBJECT: Ordinances Rezoning Properties Northwest of the Intersection of West Mound Road and North Westlawn Avenue. 1. Ordinance 2026-01 authorizing rezoning of PIN 07-07-29-476-004 from R-1 Single Family Residence to M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial. 2. Ordinance 2026-02 authorizing rezoning of PIN 07-07-29-476-006 from R-1 Single Family Residence to M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial. SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of two companion ordinances rezoning two separate parcels northwest of the intersection of West Mound Road and North Westlawn Avenue from R-1 Single Family Residence District to M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial District. The Developer has agreed that it will provide a Decommission Plan and Financial Assurance with the City of Decatur. The City Plan Commission voted 8-1 to recommend approval of both petitions at the November 6, 2025, meeting. The minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND:The petitioner proposes to rezone the sites from R-1 Single-Family Residence to M-1 Intense Commercial-Light Industrial District to allow a commercial solar energy project. The subject sites are located within a mixed-use area,and the proposed rezoning from R-1 Single- Family Residence District to M-1 Intense Commercial-Light Industrial is not expected to have an adverse effect on the surrounding area or the City as a whole. The surrounding zoning and existing land uses include a mix of agricultural and residential uses. The proposed M-1 zoning would be compatible and consistent with the surrounding zoning and uses. For further details,please refer to the attached Plan Commission staff report. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There was one objector present at the Plan Commission meeting. The petitioner indicated that they knocked on doors in the neighborhood and sent out post cards without any objections noted to them. City Staff did not receive any calls or emails from individuals objecting to the petitions. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: N/A STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forwarded to Lacie Elzy (lelzy@decaturil.gov), Miranda Lambert (mlambert@a,decaturil.gov), or Kylie Reynolds (kreynolds@,decaturil.gov). BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None.