2010-52 REZONING PROPERTY - 1930 SOUTH TAYLORVILLE ROAD

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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MEMORANDUM No. 10-59 July 14, 2010 TO: Honorable Mayor Michael T. McElroy and City Council FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager Greg C. Crowe, Assistant City Manager Suzan M. Stickle, Senior Planner Joselyn A. Stewart, Transportation Planner SUBJECT: Rezone from R-1 Single Family Residence District to B-2 Commercial District at 1930 South Taylorville Road SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning from R-1 Single Family Residence District to B-2 Commercial District. The City Plan Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of this petition at the July 1, 2010 meeting; the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: 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. 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. 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. 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. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There were no known objectors at the Plan Commission Meeting. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: The rezoning has been reviewed by the City's Technical Review Committee; Planning, Engineering and Fire have approved the rezoning. STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forwarded to Joselyn A. Stewart at 424- 2782 or at istewart(dAecaturil.gov. BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None.