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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> COMMON NAME: 245 West First Drive <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> Hearing Date June 4, 2009 <br /> Calendar No. 09-26 <br /> Property Location 245 West First Drive <br /> Requested Action Amend the B-3 Planned Shopping District <br /> Petitioner Mark Allen <br /> Representative Phillip W. Cochran, Consulting Engineer <br /> LAND USE AND ZONING <br /> Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan <br /> Subject Property Vacant B-3 Commercial <br /> North Commercial Development B-3 Commercial <br /> South Single Family Residence R-3 Low Density Residential <br /> East Gas Station/Bar Lounge B-3 Commercial <br /> West Grocery Store B-3 Commercial <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 1. The 1.14 acre subject site is currently vacant. <br /> 2. The subject site is currently zoned B-3 Planned Shopping Center District and has been zoned <br /> as such since the 1960s. In 1998, it was amended to include more property to the north. In <br /> 2008, the previous building (Arby's fast food chain) was demolished. In April of 2009, the <br /> site was approved for the construction of a dual-use commercial/retail and restaurant/drive- <br /> thru facility. <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> 1. The subject petition requests that the B-3 be amended to allow for approximately five- <br /> hundred (500) more square feet for a total of 6,600 square feet as potential tenants have <br /> requested larger space. <br /> 2. The originally approved parking and landscaping will remain and will still meet the <br /> requirements of the Zoning Ordinance even with the additional square footage. <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> 1. The proposed amendment to the B-3 is consistent with the character of the surrounding <br /> neighborhood and general area. <br /> 2. The B-3 is consistent with the intent of the original B-3 and the Comprehensive Plan. <br />