2015-56 REZONING PROPERTY 4491 East Reas Bridge Road

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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MEMORANDUM No. 15-43 October 14, 2015 TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council FROM: Tim Gleason, City Manager Billy Tyus, Assistant City Manager Suzan M. Stickle, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Rezone 4491 East Reas Bridge Road from R-1 Single Family Residence District to M-2 Heavy Industrial District SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning to M-2 Heavy Industrial District. The City Plan Commission voted 9-0 to recommend approval of this petition at the October 1, 2015 meeting; the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The subject site is approximately 1.03 acres and is located at 4491 East Reas Bridge Road. The site was annexed by the City Council on September 21, 2015. Upon annexation, it was automatically zoned R-1 Single Family Residence District. It is an existing industrial site with industrial uses to the south, east and west. The petitioner proposes to rezone from R-1 Single Family Residence District to M-2 Heavy Industrial District to allow for all those uses permitted in the M-2 Heavy Industrial District. The surrounding zoning includes M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial District to the north and Macon County's M-2 Heavy Industrial District to the south, east and west. The Macon County and Decatur Comprehensive Plan shows this area as Residential-Estate. The permitted land uses in the M-2 District are compatible with the surrounding land uses and zoning districts. Although the Comprehensive Plan shows this area as residential, the area is clearly industrial in nature as the adjacent uses to the south, east and west are industrial. The County has zoned the adjacent properties as M-2 Heavy Industrial District, so there is minimal chance that this will become residential. If the property is rezoned to M-2 Heavy Industrial District, the use of the property will then be in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There were no known objectors at the Plan Commission Meeting. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: The petition has been reviewed by the City's Technical Review Committee; Planning, Engineering and Fire. STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forwarded to Suzan M. Stickle at 424- 2786 or at sstickle@decaturil.gov. BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None.