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

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Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of November 14, 2006. Cal. No. 06-58 Petrtion of KEITH ASIT Y and CATHY L. ASHBY to rezone the pre ises commonly known as 2244 and 2252 East Pr irie Avenue from R-3 Single Family Residen e District to B-2 Commercial District. � Mrs. Pinnamaraju was sworn in by Mrs. Althoff. Mrs. Pinnamaraju presented the recommendation of staff The subject site is approximately 9,400 Sq. Ft. and is currently va ant. The petitioner has recently demolished the residential properties n the subject site. The subject site is currently vacant and the petitioner wants to de elop it as commercial property. The subject site is currently zoned R-3 Single Family Residence District. To be able to develop the property commercially the petitioner needs to rezone o commercial district. The general area of the subject property is at the intersection of t o (2) principal arterial roads (US Route 36 and 22nd St). The comprehensive plan of De atur designated the triangular area bounded by 22nd St or US Route 121 to the we t and Prairie Av to the south and US Route 36 to the Northwest as Commercial District. Most of the properties in this triangular intersection are zoned c mmercial and currently have commercial uses except for the subject site which is zoned r sidential. Properties to the south of the subject site are zoned and used as single family re idential. Decatur Urban Corridors Master Plan identified this area as the `Five Points DistricY' as five highways and streets intersect unconventionally. This a tracts high volume of vehicular traffic that creates congestion and vehicular and pedestr an conflicts. Though it is very important to retain the natural commercial ch racter of the area, it is equally important to reduce the confusion and congestion of the ehicular and pedestrian traffic in these unconventional intersections. To gain control over the unique geography, transportation and la d use issues in this area the Five Point Overlay District was created. Based on the above analysis, staff recommends approval of the r oning from R-3 Single Family Residence District to B-2 Commercial District. Howeve , according to the Five Points Overlay District the parking, circulation patterns, signage and landscaping should be in accordance with the Access Management Guide and the de ign guidelines from the Five Points Overlay District.