2003-45 GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - 273 WEST PRAIRIE AVENUE

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ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM Memo No. 03-61 July 16, 2003 TO: Honorable Mayor Paul Osborne and City Council Members FROM: Steve Garm ity Manager A. J. Kriege , sistant City Manage Dane C. Bragg, Planning and Eco mic evelopment Manager� Kathy J. Miller, AICP, Senior Planner�v�� / SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit, 273 West Prairie Avenue SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the Conditional Use Permit for Residential Use in an O-1 Office District. The Plan Commission reviewed the request at the July 3, 2003 meeting and recommended approval with a vote of 8 to 0. Plan Commission minutes are attached. BACKGROUND: The petitioner is requesting a Conditional Use Permit, as required by the Zoning Ordinance, to return the structure located in an O-1 Office District to a single family dwelling unit. The building is currently owned by Catholic Charities and was previously used as office space before the building at 247 West Prairie was acquired. The petitioner plans to return the structure back to residential use and live in the home. The owner plans to install a new furnace, replace the roof, paint the home and eventually construct a new garage. The exterior of the existing building will remain unchanged. A site plan is not required with the petition as the use will be located in an existing building where adequate utilities are already provided. The subject property is located between the Downtown Business District and the locally designated West End Historic District, within the boundaries of the Decatur National Register Historic District. Properties surrounding the building are zoned O-1 Office District; multifamily residences are located to the west and office uses are located to the east, north and south. Residential properties are located on the north side of the street as well. Returning the property to single family residential use will not injure the public health, safety or welfare, nor will it cause substantial injury to the value of other property in the neighborhood. The request is in harmony with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan. POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: There were no objectors to the petition at the Plan Commission meeting. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: None STAFF REFERENCES: If Council members have questions they may contact Kathy Miller at 424-2786 or at kjmiller@decaturnet.org. BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None