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

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Excerpts from Decatur City Plan Commission of August 3, 2006 ,I Cal.No. 06-50 Petition of GLAD TIDINGS to rezone premises commonly known as 500 South 27�' Street an 2901 Wasson Way from M-1 Intense Commercial-Light Industrial District and R 3 Single Family Residence District to PD Planned Development with limited uses. Ms. Kathy Miller was sworn in by Ms. Jesse. Ms. Miller presented the recommendation of staff: The 25 acre site formerly housed the corporate offices for Illinois Power and contains a 146,864 square foot, three-story office building, a 700 square foot service garage and a multiple-vehicle carport. The site is currently zoned M-1 Intense Commerical-Light Industrial District and was used as offices and vehicle maintenance and storage for the former Illinois Power Company. The site also served as a fueling station for the Illinois Power fleet of cars. The current M-1 zoning does not allow a church as a use. The petitioner requested that the site be rezoned to &2. Staff believes that B-2 is too intense for the surrounding residential area and suggested the site be rezoned to PD with limited uses. Glad Tiding Assembly of God is proposing to purchase the site to use as the church site and a multitude of other uses. Some of the other uses could include a restaurant, a convenience food store, retail areas, indoor recreation, paraprofessional schools, hotel, day care, senior residential facility and a broadcasting station. The current M-1 zoning is not compatible with the proposed use or the surrounding residential neighborhood. The site was formerly used for corporate offices. The site was presumably zoned M-1 to accommodate the vehicle maintenance and fuel storage. The large setbacks and park-like setting of the site buffered the use from the neighborhood. Staff believes the following limited uses could be accommodated at the site without intruding into the residential neighborhood: Accessory buildings and uses; Assisted living facility; Automated teller machi�; Automotive repair and service (minor) existing building only; Club-fraternal, membership and private; Congregate elderly housing; Convenience food and beverage store, main building only; Cultural Facility; Dancing or music academy; Day care; Financial institution; Funeral home; Government building or use; Health care uses; Hotel/Motel, main building only; Office including professional and contractors and builders, no outdoor storage; Paraprofessional schools; Personal services; Place of Worship, main building and 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. Site signage is limited to the following: 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