2011-62 REZONING PROPERTY - 180 WEST IMBODEN DRIVE

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Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of October 6,2011 Cal. No. 11-36 Petition of JOHN AND MARTHA BRINKOETTER, to rezone property located at 180 West Imboden and 2110-2181 Imboden Place from R-5 Special Use Permit and R-5 Residential Development Plan (RDP) to PD Planned Development Mrs. Joselyn Stewart was sworn in by Mrs. Janet Poland. Mrs. Stewart presented the recommendation of staff: On March 4, 1982 the City Plan Commission voted 8-1-1 to approve the rezoning from R-3 Single Family Residence District to R-5 Residential Development Plan (R-5 RDP). The petition was approved by City Council by a 5-2 vote on March 22, 1982. The petitioner proposed to rezone a total of 10.25 acres to R-5 RDP to allow for the construction of a 120 unit apartment complex in three phases of development. Phase One would consist of a commercial building and 51 units, Phase Two would contain 48 units, and Phase Three would contain 21 units. It was the intention of the petitioner to develop these units as condominiums and restrict the occupancy to persons age 62 and over. On January 5, 1989 the petitioner requested that Ordinance #82-36 that granted the R-5 RDP be repealed. The petitioner then requested an R-5 Special Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a 91 bed residential care facility (nursing home) on the west side of said tract. The remaining east side of the tract (approximately six acres) would remain vacant; any further development would require additional zoning and/or subdivision action. City Council approved these requests on February 6, 1989 with a 6-0 vote. In October of 1989 the petitioner went before Plan Commission requesting that the east side of the tract be developed and rezoned to an R-5 RDP. The request was for a congregate living facility consisting of 32 living units and a club home office. The petition was approved by City Council on November 20, 1989 with a 7-0 vote. To date twelve of the approved 32 living units have been constructed. Since the duplexes were not built according to the approved site plan this rezoning to PD will bring the entire site into compliance. The petitioner proposes to rezone property from R-5 Special Use Permit and R-5 Residential Development Plan to PD Planned Development to allow for the construction of a 20 unit memory care facility. The proposed facility would complement the already existing nursing home to the west, the independent living facility to the east and the assisted living facility immediately to the south. The proposed development will be a single story structure that is designed to complement the existing buildings and facilities. Staff believes that the proposed development is compatible with the surrounding area and will have a positive impact on the neighborhood. The nursing home to the west and the independent living to the east have been at the current location for over 15 years and it has not appeared to have had an adverse effect on the neighborhood. With the construction of the memory care facility the petitioners will be able to complete their goal and desire to provide complete living and care opportunities to the senior citizens of Decatur and Macon County. The existing streets are adequate to carry the anticipated traffic of the development. The proposed utilities are adequate to serve the development.