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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> COMMON NAME: 2244 E Prairie Av &2252 E Prairie Av <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> Hearing Date November 14, 2006 <br /> Calendar No. 06-58 <br /> Property Location 2244 E Prairie Av &2252 E Prairie Av <br /> Requested Action Rezone from R-3, Single Family Residence istrict to B-2, Commercial <br /> District <br /> Petitioner Keith L. Ashby and Cathy L. Ashby <br /> Representative Bridget C. Hogan <br /> LAND USE AND ZONING <br /> Direction Existin Land Use Zonin Com rehensive Plan <br /> g g P <br /> Subject Property Vacant R-3 C mmercial <br /> North US Route 36 (Right of Way) <br /> South Single-Family Residential R-3 L w Density Residential <br /> East US Route 36 (Right of Way) <br /> West Commercial B-1 C mmercial <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 1. The subject site is approximately 9,400 Sq. Ft. and is currently vac t. <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> 2. The petitioner has recently demolished the residential properties o the subject site. The subject <br /> site is currently vacant and the petitioner wants to develop it as co ercial property. <br /> 3. The subject site is currently zoned R-3 Single Family Residence Di trict. To be able to develop <br /> the property commercially the petitioner needs to rezone to commer ial district. <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> 4. The general area of the subject property is at the intersection of o (2) principal arterial roads <br /> (US Route 36 and 22nd St). The comprehensive plan of Decatur esignated the triangular area <br /> bounded by 22nd St or US Route 121 to the west and Prairie Av to he south and US Route 36 to <br /> the Northwest as Commercial District. <br /> 5. Most of the properties in this triangular intersection are zoned co ercial and currently have <br /> commercial uses except for the subject site which is zoned residenti 1. Properties to the south of <br /> the subject site are zoned and used as single family residential. <br /> 6. Decatur Urban Corridors Master Plan identified this area as the " ive Points District" as five <br /> highways and streets intersect unconventionally. This attracts hi volume of vehicular traffic <br /> that creates congestion and vehicular and pedestrian conflicts. <br />