2012-38 REZONING PROPERTY - 1600 BLOCK OF EAST NORTH STREET

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 1600 Block East North Street GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date June 7, 2012 Calendar No. 12-15 Property Location 1600 Block East North Street Requested Action Rezone from R-5 Two Family Residence District to R-6 Multiple Dwelling District Petitioner Gary Haines LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Parking Lots/Single Family R-5 Residential-Low Density Residences North Commercial B-2 Retail South Single Family Residences R-5 Residential-Low Density East Single Family Residences R-5 Residential-Low Density West Commercial B-1 Retail BACKGROUND 1. The 1.17 acre subject site is located in the 1600 Block of East North Street. It is bounded by East North, South 16th and South 17th Streets and an alley. Approximately 60 percent of the block is developed with parking lots and the other 40 percent is developed with single family residences. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The petitioner proposes to rezone from R-5 Two Family Residence District to R-6 Multiple Dwelling District in order to redevelop the commercial property to the north of the alley. In order to redevelop the property north of the alley located in the 1600 Block of East Eldorado Street, the Zoning Ordinance requires a buffer yard from the R-5 district. The alleyway would not be able to be utilized for vehicular movement to get in or out of the proposed redevelopment property or to the parking lot to the south if the buffer yard is required along the entire site. A buffer yard is still required adjacent to the residential uses regardless of the zoning. STAFF ANALYSIS 1. The surrounding zoning includes B-2 Commercial District to the north, B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to the west, and R-5 Two Family Residence District to the south and east. The Decatur Urban Area Land Use Plan shows this area as Residential-Low Density, however, staff believes rezoning to a more intensive residential district will not have an adverse effect on the surrounding area as it would create a good transition between the commercial district and the two family residential district. The existing uses are compatible with the allowed uses in the R-6 Multiple Dwelling District. The rezoning of this property to R-6 Multiple Dwelling District should not have an adverse effect of the surrounding area.