2006-109 CREATING AN OVERLAY DISTRICT - WEST MAIN STREET

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: West Main Street Overlay District GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date November 2, 2006 � Calendar No. 06-65 & 06-65A Property Location 200 through 1000 Block of West Main Street & East side of 100 through 150 Block of North Edward Street Requested Action Amend Zoning Ordinance and create West Main Street Overlay District PetiNoner Dane C. Bragg LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existin Land Use Zonin om rehensive Plan Subject Property Residential, Commercial, R-6, O-1, Low High Density Office B-2 Reside tial, Office, Comm rcial, Mixed Use North Residential, Office R-2, R-3, Low High Density R-6, O-1 Reside tial, Office, Mixed Use South Residential, Commercial R-6, B-1, High Density Residential, B-2 Office, Commercial, Mixed Use East Mixed Use - Downtown B-4 Mixed Use West Commercial, Institutional R-6, B-2 Comm�ercial, Institution —Millikin University BACKGROUND 1. The subject property is an integral part of the Olde Towne TIF Redevelopment Plan approved in 2000 to redevelop the Near North Neighborhood an increase linkages between the Downtown and Millikin University. 2. The City Council in the past year has approved financing for new streetscape for West Main Street from Church St. to Oakland Ave. including the use o brick pavers for the street surface, the addition of a multi-purpose recreation trail, dec rative lighting and added landscaping. Construction for Phase I (Church St. to Edward St) of the streetscape project is currently underway. 3. The Council also approved $500,000 for residential rehabilitatidn along West Main Street. Ten projects have currently been approved through the program. 4. The City and Millikin University are also the recipients of a $1.5 million federal transportation grant to enhance the streetscape around Millikin's campus including West Main Street from Oakland Ave. to Fairview Ave.