2015-39 REZONING PROPERTY 4100 block of Nottingham Drive

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 4100 Block of Nottingham Drive GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date July 9, 2015 Calendar No. 15-22 Property Location 4100 Block of Nottingham Drive Requested Action Rezone from R-3 Single Family Residence District to R-6 Multiple Dwelling District Petitioner New Day Community Church Representative Bruce Jacobs LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Vacant/Undeveloped R-3 Open Space North County County Mixed-Use Commercial/Residential South Women's Prison R-1 Schools—Public & Private East Single Family Residence, R-1, Institutional Church County West I Single Family Residence R-3 Residential —Low Density BACKGROUND 1. The subject site is located in the 4100 Block of Nottingham Drive and is currently zoned R-3 Single Family Residence District and consists of approximately 22.7 acres. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The petitioner proposes to rezone from R-3 Single Family Residence District to R-6 Multiple Dwelling District to allow for all those uses permitted in the R-6 Multiple Dwelling District. STAFF ANALYSIS 1. Rezoning the site from R-3 Single Family Residence District to R-6 Multiple Dwelling District should not create any adverse effects on the adjacent properties or the City as a whole. 2. The surrounding zoning includes County to the north, County and R-1 Single Family Residence District to the east, R-3 Single Family Residence District to the west and R-1 Single Family Residence District to the south. The Macon County and Decatur Comprehensive Plan shows this area as a mixture of uses including Open Space, Mixed-Use Commercial/Residential, Institutional, Schools—Public & Private and Residential—Low Density. The permitted uses in the R-6 District are compatible with both the existing adjacent uses and zoning districts.