2006-95 REZONING PROPERTY - 1933 SOUTH TAYLORVILLE ROAD

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 1933 South Taylorville Road GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date October 5, 2006 Calendar No. 06-63 Property Location 1933 South Taylorville Road Requested Action Rezone from R-1 Single Family Residential District to the M-1 Industrial District Petitioner Rodney C. Elmore and Joyce Dunn-Elmore LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existin Land Use Zonin Com rehensive Plan Subject Property Commercial R-1 Commercial/ Industrial North Commercial & Vacant M-1, County Commercial / Industrial M-2, City South Commercial & Ind. M-1, County Commercial / Industrial East Commercial & Ind. M-1, County Commercial/ Industrial B-1, City West Residential M-1, County Low Density Residential BACKGROUND 1. The subject property was annexed to the City on August 21, 2006, per Ordinance 2006-81. Upon annexation, property is automatically placed in the R-1 Single Family Residential zoning district and property owners are advised that filing a rezoning petition is required. The subject petition requests that the property in question be rezoned from the R-1 Single Family Residential District to the M-1 Industrial District. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2. The property contains roughly 26,070 square feet (0.60 acres) and is improved with a tavern, a covered patio which is used as a beer garden and the associated paved parking areas. The current commercial use became non-conforming upon annexation. The property owners have requested that the property be rezoned to the M-1 ndustrial District at which time the use will conform to the provisions of the Zoning Ordina ce. STAFF ANALYSIS 3. The Council decided that annexation of the subject property wa� beneficial to the City. By annexing the property it became R-1 Single Family Residential. 4. The property has been used for commercial purposes for decades, most recently a tavern and before that a service station. The use of the property has not changed.