2004-66 REZONING PROPERTY - 3360 LOST BRIDGE ROAD

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ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM No. 04-123 August 11, 2004 TO: Honorable Mayor Paul Osborne and City Council I FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager M�..�(1/� , Dane C. Bragg, AICP, Assistant City Manager `,/ � ✓,� '� Kathy J. Miller, AICP, Senior Planner � Joselyn A. Stewart, Transportation Pla�_ � SUBJECT: Request to rezone from R-1, Single Family Residence District to Planned Development District at 3360 Lost Bridge Road SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the petition as proposed with the following conditions: 1) Landscaping shall be provided according to the ordinance (boulevard trees); 2) Sight screening shall be provided along the east property line; 3) Sidewalks shall be provided along South 34th Street; and 4) Thirty-fourth Street shall be paved to match existing paving to the north. Staff finds the proposal to be compatible with the adjacent uses in the area as well as the Decatur Urban Area Land Use Plan. The City Plan Commission voted 9-0 to recommend approval of this petition at the August 5, 2004 meeting; the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: On The subject property is currently undeveloped and is 77,022 square feet or 1.77 acres in size. The petitioner proposes to rezone the property from R-1, Single Family Residence District to Planned Development District to construct three (3) duplex units. The site could be developed with three(3) R-1 lots, eight(8)R-21ots, twelve (12)R-3 lots or fifteen(15) R-5 lots. � Access to the property will be from South 34th Street. No access will be allowed from Lost Bridge Road. The property will be subdivided into three (3) lots as shown on the site plan. The minimum lot area for two family development is 5,000 square feet. The proposed lots range in size from 18,200 square feet to 30,300 square feet. Utilities will be provided: an eight (8) inch sanitary sewer will be extended from the west; water will be extended from the north. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There were objectors to this petition at the Plan Commission meeting. The main concerns were the increase in traffic along 34th Street and Lost Bridge Road and the fact that duplexes would be allowed in a Single Family District. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: None STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forwarded to Joselyn A. Stewart at 424-2782 or at�astewart(a�decaturnet.org. BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None