2013-80 AMENDING B-3 PLANNED SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT - 3755 NORTH WATER STREET

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 3755 North Water Street GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date October 3, 2013 Calendar No. 13-52 Property Location 3755 North Water Street Requested Action B-3 Planned Shopping Center District Petitioner John Harrison Property Owner City of Decatur Representative Phillip W. Cochran—Chastain & Associates LLC LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comp ehensive Plan Subject Property Commercial B-3 Retail North Mixed Uses R-3 Residential—Low Density South Single-Family Residence R-1, R-3 Residenti al—Low Density East Churches R-1, R-2 Institutional West Single-Family Residence R-1 Residential—Low Density BACKGROUND 1. The Mound Center site is 18.10 acres and is currently improved with a Target retail store on the west side of the site, a mixed tenant building including Starbucks on the north side and an Olive Garden to the east. The site was rezoned to B-3 Planned Shopping Center District in April 2003 to allow for retail development. The subject property, Lot Two (2) of Mound Center, is 3.43 acres and is currently unimproved. 2. Utilities and access to the site have been provided as part of the original Planned Shopping Center District. 3. Currently there is a 125,400 square foot retail building on Lot One (1), a 4,960 square foot retail/restaurant building on Lot Three (3), and a 6,057 square foot restau ant building on Lot Four(4). PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The requested amendment to the Mound Center Planned Shopping Center District is for the potential development of Lot Two (2). The size of the originally approved building has been increased from 35,000 square feet to 35,255 square feet. 2. Two-hundred parking stalls including nine (9) handicap stalls have been provided on Lot Two (2) with 18 stalls located directly north of the proposed building inst ad of being located on the west side of the building. The arrangement of the parking sta is has been altered because of the layout of the building.