2013-15 AMENDING B-3 PLANNED SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT - 105 WEST FIRST DRIVE

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 105 West First Drive GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date March 7, 2013 Calendar No. 13-06 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 Compr hensive Plan Subject Property Vacant Commercial B-3 Retail North Commercial B-3 Retail South Single Family Residential R-3 Residential-L�w Density East Commercial B-3 Retail WestCommercial 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'I and has been zoned as such since 1963. 3. In 2009, an amendment was approved allowing for the construction of al 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. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The subject petition requests that the B-3 be amended to allow for the redevelopment of the property. 2. The petitioner is proposing a commercial/office development. The pr (posed 3,406 square foot building will have 2,418 square feet of office space and 988 square feet of space that could house any permitted use in the B-3 District that is also in compliance with a parking requirement of 1 space per 100 square feet of floor area and meets all other requirements of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Decatur. 3. The parking provided for this proposed structure and corresponding us s is 23 spaces, this exceeds the total number required by 4 spaces.