2003-18 REZONING PROPERTY - 3789 NORTH WATER STREET

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ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM No. 03-24 April 14, 2003 TO: Mayor Terry M. Howley and City Council Members FROM: Steve Garm ity Manager A. J. Krieg ssistant City Manag Dane C. Brag , Economic Develo men oordinato� SUBJECT: Rezoning Southwest Corner of Mound Road and U.S. Route 51 from R-3, Single Family Residence District,to B-3, Planned Shopping Center District. SUMMARY RECOMMENDAT�ON: Staff finds the proposed development to be consistent with the goals of the Decatur Urban Area Land Use Plan and the Urban Corridors Plan. Based on this analysis, staff recommends approval of the petition subject to the following conditions: 1. Final site, utility, access, lighting, signage and landscaping plans shall be reviewed by the Economic and Urban Development Department and the Department of Engineering and Infrastructure prior to construction; 2. Additional landscaping shall be provided along the Mound Road and U.S. 51 frontage prior to the development of Lots Two, Three and Four; and 3. A plat of subdivision shall be reviewed and approved by the Economic and Urban Development Department and the Department of Engineering and Infrastructure prior to � the issuance of building permits. '�� BACKGROUND: The petitioner proposes rezoning the southwest corner of Mound Road and U.S. Route 51 from R-3, Single Family Residence District, to B-3, Planned Shopping Center District. The subject property contains 18.10 acres and is currently unproved with two school buildings. Land use to the west and south is designated as low-density residential and developed as such. Property to the north is in use for low density residential and a public utility facility. Property to the east is in use for religious institutions. The proposed development would include four commercial structures, totaling 173,000 square feet on four lots. Surface parking is provided with each structure. The proposed site plan shows access at both U.S. 51 and at Mound Road. A right-in,right-out approach bisects the site along U.S. 51, and a full intersection is provided in alignment with the Remington Village apartments entrance. The petitioner has shown adequate utilities to serve the site including water and sewer. The development provides the following landscaping and site screening features: a buffer yard area along the west and south property lines ranging from 40 to 61 feet in width, a pedestrian walk connecting the dead end streets at Union Street and Main Street to the internal pedestrian