2006-71 REZONING PROPERTIES - 2901 WASSON WAY - 500 SOUTH 27TH STREET

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Place of Worship; main building; one freestanding sanctuary up to 100,000 square feet and 50 feet in height Public uses Radio or television broadcasting station or studio, main building only Recreation, commercial indoor; main building and one free standing gymnasium Retail (less than 5,000 square feet); no outdoor storage Restaurant; main building and patio only Signa�e�. Up to three freestanding signs will be allowed along U S Route 36 and North 27th Street. No sign shall be larger than 100 square feet and no taller than 35 feet. All signs must be located five feet from the property line. Signs may be illuminated, but not flashing. One electronic message unit sign totaling no more than 50 square feet may be place along U. S. Route 36 or North 27th Street and may be placed on the same sign structure as non- message unit signs. Electronic message units signs may only display advertising information related to the business located on the same premises or time and temperature or civic or charitable information. No off-premise signs (billboards) will be allowed Buffer Yard and Setbacks A 75 foot buffer yard setback shall be maintained along Lake Shore Drive and along the south 200 feet of the east property line. The remainder of the east property line and the north property line will maintain a 50 foot buffer yard. The area of the parking lot along the east property line shall be buffered with evergreen trees (approximately 375 feet south from Wasson Way). With a letter from the adjoining property owner to Lot 13 so stating, the evergreen trees may be excluded from Lot 13 of Sylvan Shores. Evergreen trees will be planted 20 feet on center; the plantings shall be a minimum of four feet in height when planted and installation shall be completed within one year. The Route 36 property line will maintain a 50 foot buffer yard; the setback line along North 27th Street is 25 feet. Lot Thirteen (13) in Block Three (3) of Sylvan Shores will be maintained as a buffer yard. Additions to the building or parking areas may trigger additional landscaping requirements in the future that will be reviewed at the time of site plan submittal. Site Access One (1) access drive from Lake Shore Drive will be permitted subject to the following stipulations: the drive shall be gated; the drive shall not provide a connection to a parking lot; and construction of the drive shall be in accordance with City of Decatur construction standards and shall be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer for traffic safety prior to construction, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The entrance located at Wasson Way will be gated and locked at times when the facility is not holding an event. If the church and the neighbors should agree that the gate should be opened at all times, a barrier (planters, curbed green space, etc.) shall be placed so that traffic is encouraged to travel slowly.