2003-03 REZONING PROPERTY - 2594 MONTROSE AVENUE

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Decatur City Plan Commission January 2, 2003 Page Four Cal. No. 03-03: Petition of BPW DEVELOPMENT to rezone property located at 2594 ontrose venue rom R-1 Smgle Family Residence District to R-3 Single Family Residence District Mrs. Stewart presented the recommendation of staff: The subject property contains 10.003 acres and is currently undeveloped. The subject petitioners are requesting that the property be rezoned to R-3 Single Family Residence District to allow for the development of a residential subdivision. The area in question is currently being annexed into the City of Decatur. All areas that are annexed come in as R-1. R-1 zonings have a minimum lot area of 20,000 square feet. Since the subject area will only have a minimum lot area of 6,000 square feet once developed, it is being rezoned as R-3. The Comprehensive Plan shows this area as a Low Density Residential area and it is proposed to be developed as such; staff recommends approval of the petition as submitted. Mr. Sharpe inquired whether this was a two (2) step process. First, rezoning and secondly, approving the development. Mrs. Stewart confirmed this. Mr. Michael Price, one of the owners of the development, said as staff inentioned he is requesting that ten (10) acres be rezoned to R-3. The property to the north and west is R-3. His minimum lot is larger than a standard R-31ot. It was moved and seconded (Naber/Sharpe) to forward Cal. No. 03-03 to City Council for approval per staff recommendation. Motion passed unanimously. Cal. No. 03-04: Approval of the Preliminary and Final Plat of Clearwater Shores Addition. Mr. Van Steenhuyse presented the recommendation of staff: The subject property consists of ten (10) acres and is mostly vacant (there are some existing structures in the southeast corner of the property that are proposed to be demolished). There is an existing pond in the center east portion of the property. The land is immediately east of Greenlake Forest Addition and is accessed from the dead end of Redlich Drive. Montrose Avenue dead-ends into the property from the south. The applicants wish to subdivide the property into 32 building lots. The Preliminary Plat and the Final Plat show that all of the lots meet the minimum area and width requirements of the R-3 District, with lots ranging from 8,294 square feet to 15,952 square feet. The subdivision is accessed from Redlich Drive, which is extended into the development and terminates in a