2002-103 GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - 2506 NORTH WATER STREET

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 2506 North Water Street GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date November 7, 2002 Calendar No. 02-54 Property Location East side of North Water Street, south of HicksGas and St. Theresa High School Requested Action Conditional Use Permit for Automotive Storage Yard in the M-2 District Petitioner J &H Auto Service Property Owner Jerry Hendrix LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Auto storage and repair; pet M-2 Heavy Industrial adoption service North HicksGas, St. Theresa HS M-2, R-3 Heavy Industrial; Schools, Public and Private South Offices O-1 Office East Concrete plant M-2 Heavy Industrial West Commercial, residential M-1 Low density Residential; Commercial BACKGROUND 1. The subject property contains two businesses and a yard surrounded by a six-foot high chain- link fence. The alley to the south is actually a private drive that accesses Grohne Concrete to the east as well as access to parking for the adjacent office building. The front building on the site contains a pet adoption service and the metal building along the north property line contains an auto repair service. The large fenced-in area to the east has been used as a storage area in the past. None of the lot is currently paved. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2. The owners of the auto repair business are leasing the metal building and wish to utilize the fenced area as an automotive storage yard. They also intend to sell used cars on the site. An automotive storage use requires a Conditional Use permit. Although the other uses (car repair and auto sales) are permitted uses in the M-2 District,the Zoning Ordinance requires that parking areas serving such uses be paved.