2013-40 REZONING PROPERTY 1100 BLOCKS OF WEST GRAND AND WEST LEAFLAND AVENUES AND THE 1200 BLOCK OF NORTH OAKLAND

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i i Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of January 3,2013: Cal.No. 13-04 Petition of NIEMAN FOODS, INC.,to rezone property located in the 1100 BLOQKS of WEST GRAND and WEST LEAFLAND AVENUES and the 1200 BLOCK of NORTH OAKLAND AVENUE from R-3 Single Family Residence District and B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to B-2 Commercial District. Ms. Stickle presented the recommendation of staff: The subject site is approximately three (3) acres and is located in the 110 Blocks of West Leafland and West Grand Avenues and the 1200 Block of North Oakland Avenue. The southern portion of the site is developed with single family homes and the northern position was the site of a former dry cleaner and grocery store. The petitioner proposes to rezone from R-3 Single Family Residence j District and B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to B-2 Commercial District to allow for th10 construction of a supermarket. A supermarket according to the Zoning Ordinance is a retail itore that is greater than 30,000 square feet and is primarily engaged in the sale of edible products and it is only permitted in the B-2 Commercial or the M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Indus ial Districts. The surrounding zoning includes B-2 Commercial District to the north and west and R-3 Single Family Residence District to the south and east. The Macon County and Decatur Comprehensive Plan shows this area as Retail and Residential-Low Density. The proposed use is compatible with adjacent uses to the north and west. Staff recommends approval of the rezoning. A motion to forward Calendar Number 13-04 to the City Council with a recommendation for approval is suggested. Mr. Matt Dial asked if the homes that are included in the proposed rezoning } ere still occupied. Ms. Stickle said yes. Ms. Shan Clevenger, representative, was sworn in by Mrs. Poland. Ms. Clevenger said Niemann Foods believes this area could be well served with a County Market supermarket. Niemann Foods has signed agreements with all of the homeowners to acquire their properties. Once the rezoning is approved and the properties are purchased they will develop the grocery store. There were no questions and no objectors present. It was moved and seconded (Frantz/Newton) to forward Calendar No. 13-04 to the City Council with recommendation for approval as submitted. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, it was moved and seconded (Dial/Frantz) to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 3:25 P.M. i I i