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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MEMORANDUM <br /> No. 15-51 <br /> December 16, 2015 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council <br /> FROM: Tim Gleason, City Manager <br /> Billy Tyus, Assistant City Manager <br /> Suzan Stickle, Senior Planner <br /> SUBJECT: Rezone 5285 East Maryland Street from R-1 Single Family Residence District to <br /> M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial District <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning to M-1 <br /> Intense CommerciaULight Industrial District. The City Plan Commission voted 6-0 to <br /> recommend approval of this petition at the December 3, 2015 meeting; the minutes of the <br /> meeting are attached. <br /> BACKGROUND: The subject site is approximately 7.39 acres and is located at 5285 East <br /> Maryland Street. The site is currently developed with a single family residential structure and <br /> two (2) accessory structures. <br /> The petitioner proposes to rezone from R-1 Single Family Residence District to M-1 Intense <br /> Commercial/Light Industrial District to allow for all those uses permitted in the M-1 Intense <br /> Commercial/Light Industrial District. <br /> The surrounding zoning includes M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial District to the west <br /> and R-6 Multiple Dwelling District to the south. The Village of Long Creek is to the east and <br /> there is City ROW, State ROW and Railroad ROW to the north. The Macon County and <br /> Decatur Comprehensive Plan shows this area as Retail. The permitted land uses in the M-1 <br /> District are compatible with the land uses to the west, north and south and the zoning district to <br /> the west. <br /> Although the Comprehensive Plan shows this area as retail, staff is of the opinion that uses <br /> permitted in the M-1 District will not alter the essential character of the general area. <br /> If the property is rezoned to M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial District and development <br /> occurs, the adjacent properties will have a buffer yard between the residential properties and the <br /> development in accordance with the regulations of the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There were no known objectors at the Plan Commission <br /> Meeting. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: The petition has been reviewed by the City's Technical <br /> Review Committee; Planning, Engineering and Fire. <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forwarded to Suzan Stickle at 424- <br /> 2786 or at sstickle@decaturil.gov. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None. <br />