2008-59 REZONING PROPERTY - 255 WEST KENWOOD AVENUE

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 255 West Kenwood Avenue GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date August 7, 2008 Calendar No. 08-38 Property Location 255 West Kenwood Street Requested Action Rezone from R-3 Single Family Residence D'strict to O-1 Office District Petitioner Decatur Memorial Health Foundation Representative Phil Cochran LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Undeveloped/Vacant R-3 Low Density Residential North Medical Office O-1 Hig Density Residential South Hospital Parking O-1 PUD Low Density Residential East Single Family Residence R-3 Low Density Residential West Hospital Parking O-1 PUD Low Density Residential BACKGROUND 1. The subject site is located at 255 West Kenwood Avenue near the corner of North Union Street and West Kenwood Avenue. The property is currently undeveloped. The s ject property is located within the Institutional Overlay District. The subject site is located adjac nt to a hospital parking lot located in an O-1 PUD Office District Planned Unit Development. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The petitioner proposes to rezone the lot from R-3 Single Family Res dence District to O-1 Office District to allow for the expansion of an existing parking lot. The p titioner is also proposing to amend the current O-1 PUD in order to include this property. STAFF ANALYSIS 1. Staff supports the proposed rezoning and believes that it is compati le with the surrounding O-1 Office District and the R-3 Single Family Residence District. 2. Staff supports the use of the subject site for an expansion of the curre t parking lot as it will create a more practical configuration within the DMH campus. The subject property is currently within the limits of the Overlay District which allows for the use of a par ing lot. However, the front yard parking lot setback is 25 feet in the Overlay District and the O- PUD allows for a three (3) foot setback along West Kenwood Avenue. The petitioner propo es to make the parking lot expansion align with the current parking lot and therefore needs to rez ne this property. 3. The rezoning of this property is compatible with the intent of the omprehensive Plan and the intent of the Institutional Overlay District. In staff's opinion the rez ning of this property to O-1 Office District will not adversely affect the neighboring properties.