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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> COMMON NAME: 2200 Block of East William Street <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> Hearing Date June 7, 2012 <br /> Calendar No. 12-17 <br /> Property Location 2200 Block of East William Street <br /> Requested Action Amend B-3 Planned Shopping Center District <br /> Petitioner Niemann Holdings, LLC <br /> Representative Phillip W. Cochran <br /> LAND USE AND ZONING <br /> Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan <br /> Subject Property Commercial B-3 Commercial <br /> North Commercial, Residential R-3, B-1, B-2 Commercial <br /> South Commercial, Residential R-3, B-1, B-2 Commercial <br /> East Residential R-3 Low Density Residential <br /> West Commercial B-1,B-2 Commercial <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 1. On November 5, 2009 the City Plan Commission voted 7-0 to approve the rezoning from B-1 <br /> Neighborhood Shopping District to B-3 Planned Shopping Center District. The petition was <br /> approved by City Council by a 7-0 vote on November 16, 2009. <br /> 2. On May 6, 2010 the City Plan Commission voted 7-0 to approve the vacation of a watermain <br /> easement in the 2200 Block of East William Street. The easement vacation was to enable the <br /> petitioner to continue with the redevelopment of the Retail Strip Shopping Center. The petition <br /> was approved by City Council by a 6-0 vote on May 17, 2010. <br /> 3. The subject site is located in the 2200 Block of East William Street and is currently developed as a <br /> Retail Strip Shopping Center with a parking lot on approximately 4.23 acres. <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> 1. The petitioner proposes to amend the B-3 Planned Shopping Center District in order to allow for a <br /> reduction in the approved building square footage from 42,945 square foot to 42,195 square foot, <br /> to reduce the number of parking spaces from 235 to 215 a reduction of twenty (20) spaces and to <br /> allow for a drive-up window on the west side of the building. <br /> 2. The proposed drive-up window would be allowed five (5) stacking spaces instead of the required <br /> ten (10) stacking spaces for a restaurant and the drive-up window shown on the future stand-alone <br /> building would be eliminated. <br />