2006-110 AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE - WEST MAIN STREET OVERLAY DISTRICT

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. , Excerpts from Decatur City Plan Commission of November 2, 20 6 Cal. No. 06-65 Petition of DANE C. BRAGG, Assistant Ci y Manager to amend Section XX Special Districts of Z ning Ordinance (Ordinance Number 3512, as amended) to c eate the WM-OL West Main Street Overlay District. Cal. No. 06-65A Petition of DANE C. BRAGG, Assistant City Manager to create a West Main Street Overlay District (WM-OL) along 200 through 1000 blocks of West Main Street according to the city of Decatur Zoning Ordinance (Ordinan e#3512 as amended Section XX.E. WM-OL West Main Street verlay District). Mr. Greg Crowe was sworn in by Ms. Jesse. ' Mr. Crowe presented the recommendation of staff: 'I In 2000, the City Council adopted the Olde Towne Redevelopmen Plan and TIF District which encompasses Downtown Decatur, the Near West Neighbor ood and Millikin University. An integral part of the redevelopment plan was to inc ase the linkage between the Downtown and Millikin University. The rehabilitatio of the Near West Neighborhood and improvements to West Main Street are two obj ctives in reaching that goal. The City Council in the past year has approved financing for a nev� streetscape for West Main Street from Church St. to Oakland Ave. including the use of brick pavers for the street surface, the addition of a multi-purpose recreation trail, decorative lighting and added landscaping. Construction for Phase I (Church St. to Edward St.) of the streetscape project is currently underway. The Council also appro�ed $500,000 for residential rehabilitation along West Main Street. Ten projects ha e currently been approved.through the program. Also, the City and Millikin Unive sity are the recipients of a$1.5 million federal transportation grant to enhance the streets ape around Millikin's campus including West Main Street from Oakland Ave. to Fairvie Ave. The proposed overlay district is another way to encourage develop ent along the West Main Corridor between Millikin University and the Downtown wh le maintaining the historic character and architecture of the neighborhood. The prop rties in the overlay district include properties facing West Main Street from Church St eet to Oakland Avenue as well as properties with frontage along the east side of t e 100 through 150 block of North Edward Street. Adaptive reuse of existing properties on West Main Street will be llowed through the overlay district. The maj ority of the properties are currently zonedl R-6 Multiple Dwelling District that allows single and multi-family residences. Permitted uses in the overlay will also include mixed use development with residential, professional and medical offices, limited personal services and retail no larger than �,000 square feet in area with limited hours from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. All existing u es currently allowed by the underlying zoning district will continue as permitted uses.