2002-96 GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - 1949, 1959, 1969, 1975 AND 1995 NORTH MAIN STREET

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ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM No. 02-104 October 10, 2002 TO: Mayor Terry M. Howley and City Council Members FROM: Steve Garm ity Manager A. J. Kriege , ssistant City Manager Dane C. Brag ,Economic Developm t ordinator� SUBJECT: Rezoning 1949 - 1995 North Main Street to B-1,Neighborhood Shopping District; Conditional Use Permit SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff is of the opinion that the proposed rezoning and conditional use permit are consistent with the goals of the Decatur Urban Area Land Use Plan and the Urban Corridors Plan. Accordingly, staff recommends approval of the petition as proposed. BACKGROUND: The subject property contains 34,000 square feet and is currently improved with three single-family residences. The petitioner is requesting the rezoning of the property from B-1, Neighborhood Shopping District, and R-3, Single-Family Residence District, to B-1 and for subsequent approval of a conditional use permit to allow a structure larger than 6,000 square feet. ' If approved, the petitioner would construct a 9,720 square foot commercial building and a 26-stall parking lot. Two new commercial curb cuts would be installed with one providing ingress/egress from North Main Street and one at West Garfield Avenue. Sanitary sewer and water connections would be provided through current facilities that are adequate. Storm detention would be accomplished via an on-site detention area located along Garfield Avenue. A copy of the proposed site plan is attached. The petitioner is also requesting to vary the required rear yard setback between the B-1 district and an "R" district from 25 feet to 16 feet in order to accommodate the proposed building. The required buffer yard area and landscaping will be accommodated as per the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. Consideration must be made of the proposed use with respect to area land use and the Main Street corridor. The proposed use will not threaten the nearby residential properties and will provide a buffer from the Business 51 corridor. In addition, the provision of landscaping in the buffer yard area will seek to further protect the residential neighborhood to the west.