2008-52 REZONING PROPERTY - 2500 BLOCK NORTH CHURCH STREET

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 2500 Block of North Church Street GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date July 3, 2008 Calendar No. 08-26 Property Location 2500 Block of North Church Street Requested Action Rezone from R-3 Single Family Residence I�istrict to B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District I Petitioner Trevor Stalets Representative Phillip W. Cochran LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Vacant R-3 Lo Density Residential, Co ercial � North Single Family Residence R-3 Low Density Residential, Co ercial South DMH Campus O-1 Hig�Density Residential, Co ercial East Vacant B-1 Co ercial West DMH Campus B-2 Low Density Residential BACKGROUND l. The subject site is located in the 2500 Block of North Church Street and contains approximately 0.73 acres and is a vacant lot. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2. The petitioner proposes to rezone the five (5) lots from R-3, Single amily Residence District to B-1, Neighborhood Shopping District in order to develop the property�ommercially. STAFF ANALYSIS l. The surrounding zoning includes R-3, Single Family Residence Dist ct to the north, O-1, Office District to the south, B-1, Neighborhood Shopping District to the east and B-2, Commercial District to the west. The Decatur Urban Area Land Use Plan shows this area as a Low Density Residential and Commercial. The proposed use is compatible ith adjacent uses in the surrounding area. The rezoning should not have an adverse effect o the surrounding area. The previous use of the property was Bob's Roast Beef Restaurant parkin which was located at this particular site for a number of years and it did not appear to have h d an adverse effect on the neighborhood.