2014-34 REZONING PROPERTY - 1964 SOUTH TAYLORVILLE ROAD

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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MEMORANDUM No. 14-21 July 16, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor Michael T. McElroy and City Council FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager Billy Tyus, Assistant City Manager Suzan M. Stickle, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Rezone 1964 South Taylorville Road to B-2 SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning to B-2 Commercial District. The City Plan Commission voted 8-0 to recommend approval of this petition at the July 10,2014 meeting; the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The subject site is approximately .31 acres and is toated at 1964 South Taylorville Road. The subject site was annexed to the City of Decatur in Mayo 1988. When the site was annexed to the City, it automatically became zoned as R-1 Single Family esidence District as all properties do when they are annexed. The petitioner proposes to rezone from R-1 Single Family Residence Distric to B-2 Commercial District to allow for the continued commercial use of this property subject to all other city requirements. The most recent use of the property was commercial in nature but there was never a petition to rezone following the annexation in 1988. The permitted land uses in the B-2 Commercial District are compatible with adjacent uses to the north, east and west. The Macon County and Decatur Comprehensive Plan shows this area as retail. The uses in the area are compatible with the uses allowed in a B-2 Commercial district. This prope is adjacent to South Taylorville Road which is a state route and a major thoroughfare in the City and not conducive to residential development. A commercial use fronting a state route and adjacent to other commercial uses is an appropriate use for this property. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There were no known objectors at the Plan Comknission Meeting. I INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: The petition has been reviewed by the City's Technical Review Committee; Planning, Engineering and Fire. STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forwarded to Suzan M. Stickle at 424- 2786 or at smstickle@decaturil.gov. BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None.