2011-10 REZONING PROPERTY 3350 N WATER STREET

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Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of February 3,2011: Cal. No. 11-02 Petition of B & R DEVELOPMENT, LLP to rezone property located at 3350 NORTH WATER STREET from R-3 Single Family Residence District to PD Planned Development District. Ms. Suzy Stickle was sworn in by Mrs. Janet Poland. Ms. Stickle presented the recommendation of staff: The subject site consists of 1.62 acres and is currently vacant. The property was the location of the former Holiday Hills Swim Club. The subject petition requests rezoning to PD Planned Development to allow for the construction of an office building to allow for medical and professional office space and a parking lot to service the building. The petitioner proposes to construct a 4328 square foot office building and provide 30 parking spaces. The petitioner also proposes a 20 foot tall freestanding sign on the property. It will have an area of approximately 90 square feet with approximately 30 square feet dedicated as an electronic message unit. Landscaping that meets the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance will be required to be provided on the landscaping plan. As well, the required site break fence shall be located between the buffer yard and activity areas if the activity areas are within 25 feet of the required buffer yard. For this subject site the activity areas include the parking lot and refuse area. Parking spaces will be provided which exceed the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. The professional office would require 5 spaces while the medical office would require 13 spaces, 30 spaces are provided. Traffic generated as calculated based on general office space is projected to be 67 vehicles per day with peak hour volumes at 13 vehicles per hour. In Decatur, the average residential street carries approximately 300 vehicles per day. Due to this low volume and minimal impact, the Public Works Department has waived the requirement for a traffic impact study. The proposed rezoning is not consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan; however, the proposed use of professional office should not generate a lot of traffic and should mainly operate during the day hours. It is Staff's opinion that the proposed development is an appropriate use in a residential neighborhood fronting a US Business Route and should not adversely affect the character of the surrounding neighborhood and general area. Based on the analysis, staff recommends approval of the PD with the following conditions: a. The site break fence shall be located between the required buffer yard and the parking lot and refuse area. b. Fifty percent of the required parking lot points shall consist of shade trees. c. Buffer yard number two (2) shall provide 50 percent of the required points in the form of an evergreen. d. Final site, landscaping and lighting plans shall be reviewed by the Department of Planning and Building Services, the Public Works Department and the Fire Department prior to construction.