2008-61 AMENDING RESIDENCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 3077 SOUTHERN HILLS DRIVE

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STAFF REPORT I Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 3077 Southern Hills Drive GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date August 7, 2008 Calendar No. 08-35 Property Location 3077 Southern Hills Drive Requested Action R-5 Residential Development Plan Amendm�nt Petitioner Decatur Properties of Illinois— Southern Hills/Orlando Apartments Representative Fuller, Hopp & Quigg LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Co prehensive Plan Subject Property Multi-Family R-5 RDP High D nsity Residential North Single Family Residence R-1 High D�nsity Residential South Commercial B-2 Comm rcial East Office, Nursing Home R-6, B-2 Commercial West Single Family Residence, R-1, B-2 Commercial Commercial BACKGROUND 1. The subject site is approximately 9.5 acres and is currently developed with multifamily units. The property is located north of Pershing Road and west of Southern Hills Drive. 2. The R-5 Residential Development Plan was approved by the City Council on July 23, 1979. 3. The original R-5 RDP was to include 104 townhouse multi-family un�ts with no mare than six (6) � units in a building and all units were to have their own private Ientrances. The petitioners proposed to develop 42 one (1) bedroom units, 52 two (2) bedro�Om units, and 10 three (3) bedroom units. I 4. It has come to the staff's and the property owners' attention that the I�DP does not allow for a six (6) foot fence, it only allows for a four(4) foot fence. �� PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The petitioner proposes to amend the approved R-5 RDP in order to allow the six (6) foot fence to remain on the property. The R-5 RDP shows a four(4) foot fence. 2. The existing fence was constructed sometime in the late 1980's and is currently being repaired. The existing six (6) foot fence runs along the east and south property lines.