2010-58 AUTHORIZING EXEMPTION TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE - NO DIRECT ACCESS TO PUBLIC STREETS - GRAND OAKS ESTATES ADDITION - 2200 BLOCK OF SOUTH MT. ZION ROAD

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: Grand Oaks Estates Addition—Access Easement located in the 2200 Block of South Mount Zion Road GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date June 3, 2010 Calendar No. 10-12 Property Location Grand Oaks Estates Addition—Access Easement located in the 2200 Block of South Mount Zion Road Requested Action Access Easement Petitioner Grand Oaks Estates, LLC Representative Blank, Wesselink, Cook and Associates, Inc., BWC BACKGROUND 1. The subject site has a single family residential structure and shed. 2. The proposed Preliminary Minor Plat of Grand Oaks Estates Addition was reviewed and approved by Engineering, Fire and Planning for the access easement. The owner proposes to subdivide the property into four (4) lots in which three (3) of the lots will not have frontage or direct access to a public street. According to the Zoning Ordinance each lot shall have frontage on, direct access to, a public street or way that is improved to City standards, unless the Council shall otherwise direct, by approval of a subdivision plat so showing submitted, heard and considered in the manner provided in the subdivision Regulations for the City. 3. The petitioner considered two options for this "L" shaped parcel. Their options were to either have one (1) lot with access to IL Route 121 or develop the site as shown with Ingress/Egress Easements to Lots 2, 3, and 4. The developer has chosen to develop the parcel as shown due to independent ownership potential for each facility and certain financing requirements for the various uses. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 4. The petitioner proposes to subdivide the property into four (4) lots. Access to proposed Lots Two (2), Three (3) and Four (4) of Grand Oaks Estates Addition will be from a private road along the north side of the proposed subdivision through a shared access easement. There will be no direct access to IL Route 121 for Lots Two (2), Three (3) and Four(4). 5. Common ingress/egress and utility easements are being platted to provide full access to the building sites.