2010-52 REZONING PROPERTY - 1930 SOUTH TAYLORVILLE ROAD

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 1930 South Taylorville Road GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date July 1, 2010 Calendar No. 10-16 Property Location 1930 South Taylorville Road Requested Action Rezone from R-1 Single Family Residence District to B-2 Commercial District Petitioner Jack A. Wilkerson LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Commercial R-1 Residential-Low Density North Industrial M-1 Residential-Low Density South Vacant R-1 Residential-Low Density East Single-Family Residence R-1 Residential-Low Density West Commercial County I Residential-Low Density BACKGROUND 1. On January 20, 2009 property located at 1930 South Taylorville was annexed into the City of Decatur. The current use of the property while still in the county was commercial in nature. 2. Whenever a property is annexed in to the City limits it comes in as R-1 Single Family Residence District. At the time of annexation the property should have been rezoned to B-2 Commercial District in order to be in compliance with our Zoning Ordinance. A petition was never filed. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The petitioner proposes to rezone from R-1 Single Family Residence District to B-2 Commercial District in order to be allowed to continue the commercial use that was allowed in the County and also to be in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. STAFF ANALYSIS 1. The surrounding zoning includes M-1 Intense Commercial-Light Industrial District to the north, R-1 Single Family Residence District to the south and east and County zoning to the west. The Decatur Urban Area Land Use Plan shows this area as Residential-Low Density. The existing use is compatible with adjacent uses to the west. The rezoning for a commercial use should not have an adverse effect of the surrounding area since the use has been at the site for over eight years in the County and it has not appeared to have had an adverse effect on the area.