2005-101 REZONING PROPERTY - 119 EAST DAMON AVENUE

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 119 East Damon Avenue GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date November 3, 2005 Calendar No. OS-60 Property Location 119 East Damon Avenue Requested Action Rezone property from R-3 Single Family Residence District to B-2 Commercial District Petitioner ponald Jones, Barding Garage Representative Kelly Sanner,Architect LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Vacant Lot R-3 Commercial North Commercial B-2 Commercial South Red Cross B-1 Commercial East Commercial M-1 Commercial West Commercial B-1 Commercial BACKGROUND 1. Bazding Garage is located on a 3600 square-foot lot with frontage of 90 feet along the north side of Damon Avenue and the proposed parking area will be located on a 7200 square-foot lot with 180 feet of frontage along the south side of Damon Avenue and 40 feet of frontage ' along North Main Street. 2. The existing garage is located in a 1485 square-foot building within seven (7) feet of the property line at 140 Damon Avenue. The existing business is nonconforming as there is no required parking provided. The Zoning Ordinance does not allow the expansion of a nonconforming business. Currently the petitioner is illegally using the lot at 119 East Damon Avenue for auto storage. The petitioner was unaware of the situation and is willing to add new parking to expand the building. 3. In July of 1972, the Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special pazking permit to allow the construction of an off-street parking lot at 119 East Damon Avenue. The parking area consisted of five (5) parking spaces on a 3200 square-foot lot utilizing the alley for ingress and egress. In October of 1972, the Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance granting the construction of a 480 square-foot addition to the existing garage with a seven (7) foot front yard setback. Neither of the two approved projects were completed.