2026-09 Ordinance Rezoning Property from R-5 Two Family Residence District to B-1 Neighborhood Shopping Center District 543 East Division Street

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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM Memo No. 2026-15 February 6,2026 TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council FROM: Melissa Hon, City Manager Lacie Elzy,Director of Economic& Community Development SUBJECT: Ordinances Rezoning the Property at 543 East Division Street from R-5 Two Family Residence District to B-1 Neighborhood Shopping SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the ordinance rezoning the property at 543 East Division Street from R-5 Two Family Residence District to B-1 Neighborhood Shopping. The City Plan Commission voted 5-1 to recommend approval of the petition at the February 5, 2026, meeting. The minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The petitioner proposes to rezone the site from R-5 Two-Family Residence to B-1 Neighborhood Shopping Center District to allow for future development on the lot. The petitioner owns the current convenience store located at 1597 N Martin Luther King Jr Drive that is adjacent to this lot. Any future development on the site will require a site plan submitted to the City for review and approval of the Department of Economic and Urban Development and Public Works Department prior to the issuance of building permits.A landscaped buffer yard would need to be added to the west side of the lot that is adjacent to a residentially zoned lot for any future development. The surrounding zoning and existing land uses include a mix of retail and residential uses. The proposed B-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 are no known objectors to the petition INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: N/A STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forwarded to Lacie Elzy (lelzy(aidecaturil.gov) BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None.