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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> COMMON NAME: 300 Block South Main Street <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> Hearing Date April 5, 2012 <br /> Calendar No. 12-08 <br /> Property Location 300 Block South Main Street <br /> Requested Action Rezone from B-2 Commercial District to B-4 Central Business District <br /> Petitioner Decatur Public Building Commission <br /> LAND USE AND ZONING <br /> Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan <br /> Subject Property Parking Lot B-2 Institutional <br /> North Office B-2 Institutional <br /> South Ameren Office B-2 Mixed Use <br /> Commercial/Residential <br /> East Law Enforcement Center B-4 Institutional <br /> West Multi-Family Residential R-6 Mixed Use <br /> Commercial/Residential <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 1. The 1.77 acre subject site is located in the 300 Block of South Main Street. It is bounded by <br /> South Main, East Washington, South Water and East Macon Streets. Approximately 75 percent <br /> of the block is developed with a parking lot. <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> 1. The petitioner proposes to rezone from B-2 Commercial District to B-4 Central Business District <br /> in order to expand the parking lot by 71 spaces with the intent to make it more compatible with <br /> the existing parking area. <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> 1. The surrounding zoning includes B-2 Commercial District to the north and south, B-4 Central <br /> Business District to the east and R-6 Multiple Dwelling District to the west. The Decatur Urban <br /> Area Land Use Plan shows this area as Institutional. The existing use is compatible with all <br /> adjacent uses. The rezoning of this property to B-4 Central Business District is a logical <br /> extension of the B-4 District. The rezoning of the subject site should not have an adverse effect <br /> of the surrounding area. <br /> STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br /> 1. Staff recommends approval of the rezoning. <br />