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� <br /> ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEMQRANDUM <br /> No. 08-144 <br /> November 12,2008 �I <br /> TO: Honorable Ma r Mi h III <br /> yo c ael T. Camgan nd City Council <br /> FROM: Ryan P.McCrady, City Manager I!� <br /> Greg C. Crowe,Assistant City Mana ' <br /> Suzan M. Stickle, Seniar Plann�� I� <br /> Stephanie E. Ashe,Historic Preservation&Corridors Planne�, li, <br /> SUBJECT: Rezone from R-3 RDP Single Family Residential Development Plan District to I, <br /> PD Planned Development District at 4005 Camelot Drive � <br /> SLTMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning from R-3 RDP <br /> Single Family Residential Development Plan District to PD Planned Development District with the <br /> following condition: A detailed Site Plan, Lighting Plan and Landscape Pl,�n shall be submitted to and <br /> approved by the Economic and Urban Development Department, the Department of Engineering and <br /> Infrastructure and the Fire Department prior to the issuance of a building permit. <br /> The City Plan Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of this petition at the November 6, 2008 <br /> meeting; the minutes of the meeting are attached. <br /> BACKGROUND: The subject site, located at 4005 Camelot Drive, is currently undeveloped and <br /> contains approximately 1.49 acres. The site is currently zoned R-3 RDP Single Family Residential <br /> Development Plan District. <br /> The petitioner proposes to rezone the lot from R-3 RDP to a PD to allow for a multiple dwelling unit <br /> structure. <br /> The proposed rezoning will allow the petitioner to construct a new, twelve (12) unit, one (1) bedroom <br /> apartment building, instead of the two (2), eight (8) unit structures originally approved in the R-3 RDP. <br /> The properties to the east and to the south are currently developed as R-3 RDPs, each having a higher <br /> density than the traditional R-3 Single Family Residence District. The City of Decatur Zoning Ordinance <br /> provides standards for reviewing applications for planned developments. The proposed rezoning will be <br /> consistent with the already approved R-3 RDP as well in regards to its comp�tibility with the character of <br /> the surrounding neighborhood. The proposed rezoning is expected to be a' quality development which <br /> will have a positive impact on the surrounding neighborhood. The proposec�rezoning is consistent with <br /> the goals of the Comprehensive Plan by developing a use other than single family in an area identified for <br /> mixed use. Existing streets are adequate to serve the land use. Current u�ilities and infrastructure are <br /> adequate to serve the land use. The proposed parking meets the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> In the late 1970s, the site was zoned R-3 RDP, but was never developed as proposed. The current <br /> developer wishes to reduce the approved density from a total of sixteen (16) units to twelve (12) units. <br /> Because this site was not developed, Staff recommended the petitioner rezone to PD Planned <br /> Development District instead of amending the R-3 RDP. The terminology that was used in the 1970s is <br /> no longer common language and the Zoning Ordinance covers this type of development under the zoning <br />