2006-88 VACATING PROPERTY - 100-200 BLOCK OF WEST MARION STREET - ALLEYS WEST OF 1000 BLOCK OF SOUTH MAIN STREET

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STAFF REPORT Decatur Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 140 West Marion Street and 1005-1085 South ain Street GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date September 7, 2006 Calendar No. 06-56 Property Location 100-200 Block of West Marion Street and lleys west of the 1000 Block of South Main Street and east of the railroad right-of-way Requested Action Vacate Public Rights-of-Way Petitioner Sterling Development Representative SKS Engineers LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Vacant R-6/M-1 Li t Industrial North Vacant M-1 Li ht Industrial South Power Station M-1 Li t Industrial East Commercial/Single Family B-1/R-5 Co mercial-Planned De elopment West Railroad Right-of-Way M-1 Li t Industrial BACKGROUND 1. The petitioner is requesting vacating public rights-of-way in the 1000 Block of South Main Streets including alleys and a portion of Marion Street. The vacation will enable the petitioner to construct an eighty(80)unit retirement housing facilit on the site. STAFF ANALYSIS 1. The petitioner does not currently own all of the property adjacent to the requested vacation but will be purchasing all of the land to facilitate the developm nt. The current property owners have been notified of the requested vacation by the petition r. 2. Letters were sent to AmerenIP, Insight Communications and A &T notifying the utility companies of the vacation request. Insight requested that a fifte n (15) foot easement be provided along South Main Street and the southern border o the development. The petitioner has included the requested easement on the submitted sit plans. 3. An appraisal was submitted by the petitioner with an estimated mar et value of$6,948.00. A second appraisal was provided with an estimated market value of 3,150.00. The petitioner will pay the City the higher appraisal value of$6,948.00.