2014-36 REZONING PROPERTY - 300-500 BLOCKS EAST KING STREET AND EAST CENTRAL AVENUE

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, STAFF REPORT I Decatur City Plan Commission i COMMON NAME: 300-500 Blocks of East King Street and East Central Avenue GENERAL INFORMATION i Hearing Date July 10,2014 Calendar No. 14-23 Property Location 300-500 Blocks of East King Street and East Central.Avenue ' n Rezoning from R-6 Multiple Dwelling District to 0-1 Office District Requested Actto g P 9 Petitioner Billy Tyus,Assistant City Manager LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Co rehensive Plan Subject Property Vacant R-6 Mixed Use- Comm al/Residential North Vacant R-6,PD Residenti -Low Density, Mixed U - Commer al/Residential South Industrial,Vacant M-1,M-2 Mixed U6.- Commer 'al/Residential East Vacant R-6 PUD Mixed Use- Commerc;'ial/Residential West ROW, Commercial ROW,B-2 Mixed U e- { Commer a1/Residential BACKGROUND 1. The subject site is approximately 11 acres and is located in the 300- Blocks of East King I Street and East Central Avenue. The lots are vacant and have been for a ntrnber of years as they were slated to be a part of the Wabash Crossing/Near North/Hope development. The development was not completed as originally envisioned in the early concepts. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The petitioner proposes to rezone from R-6 Multiple Dwelling District to 0-1 Office District to allow for those uses that are permitted uses in the 0-1 Office District. STAFF ANALYSIS 1. The surrounding zoning includes R-6 Multiple Dwelling District and PD lanned Development District to the north, M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial District and -2 Heavy Industrial District to the south, R-6 PUD Multiple Dwelling District Planned Unit Ddvelopment to the east and B-2 Commercial District to the west. The proposed zoning is compatible with the adjacent zoning districts and would create a transition area between the Residential Districts/Areas and the Commercial and industrial Districts. i