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

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k: ��f ��it�+�: �.�i Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of September 3,2015: Cal. No. 15-38 Petition of CHRIS JOHNS to rezone property located at 2525, 2535, 2545 and 2553 NORTH MAIN STREET from B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to B-2 Commercial District. Ms. Suzy Stickle was sworn in by Mrs. Janet Poland. Ms. Stickle presented the recommendation of staff: The subject site is approximately 41,000 square feet and is located in the 2500 Block of North Main Street. The site is currently zoned B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District and is developed with a strip center and a parking lot. 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. 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. 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 area designated as Heavy Commercial. Commercial uses in this area of North Main Street would be appropriate for this site. 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 15-38 to the City Council with a recommendation for approval is suggested. Mr. Kent Newton stated he knows the rezoning for this site is for a gaming parlor and asked if there is a limit to the number of video gaming machines within the City. Ms. Stickle said the State has not regulated the number of machines except for the number of machines per establishment. Mr. Newton asked if that limit was five (5). Ms. Stickle said yes. Mr. Chris Johns, petitioner, was sworn in by Mrs. Poland. Mr. Johns stated he would be happy to answer any questions. There were no questions and no objectors present. It was moved and seconded (Myatt/Smith) to forward Calendar No. 15-38 to the City Council with a recommendation for approval. Motion carried unanimously.