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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> COMMON NAME: 3800 Block North Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> Hearing Date June 5, 2008 <br /> Calendar No. PC 08-18 <br /> Property Location 3800 Block North Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive <br /> Requested Action Conditional Use Permit for a carwash in a B-2 District <br /> Petitioner Dan Dougherty , <br /> Representative Phillip W. Cochran � <br /> LAND USE AND ZONING <br /> Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan <br /> Subject Property Undeveloped B-2 Low Density Residential <br /> North Undeveloped B-2 Low ensity Residential <br /> South Commercial B-2 Low ensity Residential <br /> East Undeveloped B-2 Low ensity Residential <br /> West Residential R-1 Low ensity Residential <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 1. The subject site is located in the 3800 Block ofNorth Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, contains <br /> approximately 32,680 square feet and is currently undeveloped. <br /> 2. The area in question is presently zoned B-2, Commercial District. <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> 1. The subject petition requests a conditional use permit to allow for the construction of a state of the <br /> art Rainstorm Car Wash. <br /> 2. The proposed building will be 3,656 square feet in area. It will cont in a single bay in which the <br /> vehicles will drive through. The drive up lane will accommodate e ght (8) vehicles which feed <br /> from two (2) lanes into one. Also on site, there will be seven (7) acuum stalls with seven (7) <br /> vacuums. <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> 1. Staff supports the proposed Conditional Use Permit. Staff believes th proposed use of a carwash <br /> on this particular lot is compatible with B-2 zoning as well as the neigl�boring commercial uses. <br /> 2. According to Section XXII.A.3. there are three standards which must be met in order to grant a <br /> conditional use pertnit. The first standard requires that the use be "necessary for the public <br /> convenience at the location." The proposed use is generally compatible with the neighborhood <br /> along Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and provides a service which can l�e utilized by area residents. <br />