2007-01 REZONING PROPERTY - 2244 AND 2252 EAST PRAIRIE AVENUE

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ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEM RANDUM No. 06-298 January 3, 2007 TO: Honorable Mayor Paul Osborne and City Council FROM: Steve Garma City Manager -^� Greg Cro , cting Director of EU1X�C� ' Suzan M. S 'ckle, Senior Planner 5,� Vasudha P nnamaraju, GIS Planner F. ��'�'�^�`� � SUBJECT: Rezoning, 2244 E Prairie Avenue &2252 E Prairie Ave ue SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning from R-3 Single Family Residence District to B-2 Commercial District. Ho ever, according to the Five Points Overlay District the parking, circulation patterns, signage an landscaping should be in accordance with the Access Management Guide and the Design Gui elines from the Five Points Overlay District. The City Plan Commission voted 6-0 to recommen approval of this petition at the November 14, 2006 hearing; the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The subject site is approximately 9,400 Sq. Ft. nd is currently vacant. The petitioner has recently demolished the residential properties on the subj ct site. The petitioner wants to develop the site as commercial property. The subject site is curren ly zoned R-3 Single Family Residence District. In order to develop the property commercially the etitioner needs to rezone to commercial district. The general area of the subject property is at the intersection of two (2) principal arterial roads (US Route 36 and 22nd St). The comprehensiv plan of Decatur designated the triangular area bounded by 22nd St /US Route 121 to the West and Prairie Avenue to the South and US Route 36 to the Northwest as commercial. Most of the roperties in this triangular intersection are zoned commercial and currently have commercial us s except for the subject site which is zoned residential. Properties to the South of the subject site �re zoned and used as singl family residential. Decatur Urban Corridors Master Plan identified t is area as the "Five Point� District" as five highways and streets intersect unconventionally. his attracts high volume of vehicular traffic that creates congestion and vehicular and pedestrian onflicts. Though it is very important to retain the natural commercial character of the area, it is eq ally important to reduce the confusion and congestion of the vehicular and pedestrian traffi in these unconventional intersections. To gain control over the unique geography, transportatian and land use issues in this area the Five Point Overlay District was created. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: None INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: None STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forwarded,to Vasudha Pinnamaraju at 424-2781 or at vgpinnam@decaturnet.org. BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None