2015-53 REZONING PROPERTY 626 and 642 E. Van Buren Ave.

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�' �m ��3�. �'�i��: �� Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of September 3,2015: Cal.No. 15-39 Petition of LARRY BAKER, DVM to rezone property located at 626 and 642 EAST VAN BUREN AVENUE from R-3 Single Family Residence District to B-2 Commercial District. Ms. Stickle presented the recommendation of staff: The subject site is approximately 12,300 square feet and is located at 626 and 642 East Van Buren Avenue. The site is currently zoned R-3 Single Family Residence District and is developed with two (2) single family homes. The petitioner proposes to rezone from R-3 Single Family Residence District to B-2 Commercial District to allow for all those uses permitted in the B-2 Commercial District. The surrounding zoning includes B-2 Commercial District to the west and south and R-3 Single Family Residence District to the east, north and south. The Macon County and Decatur Comprehensive Plan shows this area as Residential-Low Density. The permitted land uses in the B-2 District are compatible with the land uses and adjacent zoning district to the west. Although the Comprehensive Plan shows this area as residential, staff is of the opinion that the expansion of the B-2 zoning district that fronts North Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, currently developed with as an office/commercial complex, would not alter the character of the general area. If the property is rezoned to B-2 Commercial District and development occurs, the adjacent properties will have a buffer yard between the residential properties and the development in accordance with the regulations of the Zoning Ordinance. Staff recommends approval of the rezoning. Section XXIX. of the City of Decatur Zoning Ordinance requires the Plan Commission to hold a public hearing on a rezoning request, and then forward its report and recommendation to the City Council for final approval. A motion to forward Calendar Number 15-39 to the City Council with a recommendation for approval is suggested. Mr. Steve Bauman, representative, was sworn in by Mrs. Poland. Mr. Bruce Frantz asked how parking was going to be handled with the expansion. Mr. Bauman stated the parking is on the south side of the building and they are providing six (6) additional spaces. Ms. Sherry Procarione was sworn in by Mrs. Poland. Ms. Procarione asked if houses were going to be torn down. Ms. Stickle said there are two (2) houses, 626 and 642 East Van Buren Avenue, that will be torn down. Ms. Procarione asked if the homeowners have agreed to sell. Ms. Stickle stated the petitioner is the owner of both homes. There were no objectors present. It was moved and seconded (Frantz/Sotirof� to forward Calendar No. 15-39 to the City Council with a recommendation for approval. Motion carried unanimously.