2009-81 REZONING PROPERTY - 2200 EAST WILLIAM STREET

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ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM No. 09-94 November 10, 2009 TO: Honorable Mayor Michael T. McElroy and City Council FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager Greg C. Crowe, Assistant City Manage Suzan M. Stickle, Senior Planner 910 Joselyn A. Stewart, Transportation Planner'., / V SUBJECT: Rezone from B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to B-3 Planned Shopping Center District in the 2200 Block of East William Street SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning with the following condition: Final site, landscaping and lighting plans shall be submitted to and approved by the Economic and Urban Development Department, the Department of Public Works and the Fire Department prior to building permits being released. The City Plan Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of these petitions at the November 5, 2009 meeting; the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The subject site is located in the 2200 Block of East William Street and is currently developed as a Retail Strip Shopping Center with a parking lot on approximately 4.23 acres. The petitioner proposes to rezone the parcel from B-1, Neighborhood Shopping District to B-3, Planned Shopping Center District in order to redevelop the site into a more modern aesthetically- pleasing retail strip shopping center. The proposed development has been designed in accordance with the attached conceptual site plan for commercial development of the site. In addition, the proposed plan provides for a unified landscape plan for frontage and parking. 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 jstewart@decaturil.gov. BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None.