2013-47 AUTHORIZING EXCEPTIONS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE

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I i STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: Girl Scout Addition-located in the 1100 Block of East F ershing Road GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date February 7, 2013 Calendar No. 13-05 Property Location 1100 Block of East Pershing Road Requested Action No Direct Access to Public Street and No Frontz ge on Public Street Petitioner TR of Decatur, LLC Representative Phillip W. Cochran, PWC BACKGROUND 1. The subject site is currently developed with office buildings. 2. The Final Minor Plat of Girl Scout Addition was reviewed by Engineering, Fire and Planning. The petitioner is requesting the approval of no direct access to a public street and no frontage on a public street. The owner proposes to subdivide the property into three (3) lots in which the proposed Lot Three (3) will have no frontage on and n direct access to a public street. According to the Zoning Ordinance each lot shall have rontage on, direct access to, a public street or way that is improved to City standards, unles 3 the Council shall otherwise direct, by approval of a subdivision plat so showing sub nitted, heard and considered in the manner provided in the subdivision Regulations for the Qity. 3. The purpose of the subdivision is to create three (3) lots for future development. I PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The petitioner proposes to subdivide the property into three (3) lots. The I roposed Lot Three (3) will have no frontage on and no direct access to a public street. 2. The developer agrees to construct a roadway that will meet city standar in the previously dedicated easement at the time of development of said lot 3, which will ive lot 3 access to the public right of way once developed. 3. This action is being proposed to allow flexibility to potentially develop other portions of the proposed site while ensuring that future development on other parts of said site will meet necessary requirements for access. STAFF RECOMMENDATION