2013-46 AMENDING B-3 PLANNED SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT - 105 WEST FIRST DRIVE

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i STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 105 West First Drive GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date May 2, 2013 Calendar No. 13-16 Property Location 105 West First Drive Requested Action Amend the B-3 Planned Shopping District Petitioner Mark Allen Representative Phillip W. Cochran, Consulting Engineer LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comp r hensive Plan Subject Property Vacant Commercial B-3 Retail North Commercial B-3 Retail South Single Family Residential R-3 Residential-L*Density East Commercial B-3 Retail West Commercial B-3 Retail BACKGROUND 1. The subject site is currently vacant commercial land approximately 20,900 square feet in area. 2. The subject site is currently zoned B-3 Planned Shopping Center District land has been zoned as such since 1963. 3. In 2009, an amendment was approved allowing for the construction of a structure where the Subway and Dale's Southlake Pharmacy are currently located. 4. There was another amendment approved by the City Council in 2010 to allow for the construction of the Walgreens and the reconfiguration of the structure that currently houses Monical's Pizza and the Hickory Point Bank. 5. The last amendment to the B-3 was approved by City Council on April , 2013 that allowed for the construction of a 3,406 square foot commercial/office developm nt to be located on one (1) lot not to be less than 20,900 square feet in area. 6. The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) approved a variance on April 11, 2013 to allow for the reduction of lot sizes in the B-3 District for a proposed four (4) lot minor final plat of subdivision to be called Lindy Lu South Addition. The variance reduced proposed Lot Two (2) of Lindy Lu South Addition from the required 20,000 square feet to 7,681.03 square feet and proposed Lot Three (3) from 20,000 square feet to 13,278.69 square et. i