2015-52 REZONING PROPERTY- 2525, 2535, 2545 AND 2553 NORTH MAIN STREET

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�: �� i�f�: �� STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 2525, 2535, 2545 and 2553 North Main Street GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date September 3, 2015 Calendar No. 15-38 Property Location 2525, 2535, 2545 and 2553 North Water Street , Requested Action Rezoning from B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to B-2 Commercial ! District 'I Petitioner Chris Johns Representative George Johns LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Commercial B-1 Heavy Commercial North Office B-2 Heavy Commercial South Commercial B-1 Heavy Commercial East Residential R-3 Heavy Commercial West Residential R-3 Residential-Low Density BACKGROUND 1. The subject site is approximately 41,000 square feet and is located in the 2500 Block ofNorth Main Street. The site is currently zoned B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District and is developed with a strip center and a parking lot. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The petitioner proposes to rezone from B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to B-2 Commercial District to allow for all those uses permitted in the B-2 Commercial District. STAFF ANALYSIS l. The surrounding zoning includes B-2 Commercial District to the north, B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to the south and R-3 Single Family Residence District to the east and west. There is also B-2 Commercial to the Southeast of the site. The Macon County and Decatur Comprehensive Plan shows this area as Heavy Commercial. The permitted land uses in the B-2 District are compatible with the land uses and adjacent zoning districts to the north and south along North Main Street. 2. The Comprehensive Plan shows this area along North Main Street as Heavy Commercial and the uses permitted in the B-2 Commercial District are compatible with uses that would be found in an