2002-81 REZONING PROPERTY - 1424-1454 EAST NORTH STREET

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Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of September 5, 2002 Cal. No. 02-40 Petition of ROBERTSON CHARTER SCHOOL to rezone the property located at 1424-1454 EAST NORTH STREET from O-1 Office District and M-3 Industrial District to PD Planned Development District in order to facilitate a mixed use development that includes the charter school. Ms. Miller presented the recommendation of staff: The petitioner is requesting the rezoning of the East North Street site to PD in order to expand the Charter School and maintain a mixed use development. During the last year, the Charter School operated from the building on the west portion of the site that is zoned O-1, Office District. The school is adding another grade this year and has constructed classrooms in the building across the parking lot that is zoned M-3 Limited Industrial District. The Zoning Ordinance does not allow Public School uses in Industrial Zoning. It is planned that the existing � automobile paint shop will remain at the site along with the possibility of an additional retail use. , ', The site must be rezoned to Planned Development District to allow multiple land uses on the ; same site. �'� Approximately 7570 square feet of the building space will be used by the diarter school; 3100 square feet is available for retail space and 3100 square feet will be used for the paint store on the 1.1 acre site. Ingress to the site is from East North Street while egress is to the paved alley at the north of the site. Adequate parking is provided on the site for all of the proposed uses. Classroom use requires less parking than retail use so that if the school is expanded, adequate parking will still be available. No elevation drawings were submitted since the site is existing and no changes are proposed to the exterior of the building. A landscaping plan has been submitted meeting the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. The proposed mixed-use development(consisting of the school, the paint shop and retail space) is compatible with the character of the surrounding area. The existing streets and existing utilities are adequate to serve the site. Existing sidewalks along East North Street and North East Street serve the site. The bus loading zone is located on East North Street. Staff feels the petition meets the requirements of the ordinance and recommends approval of the petition to rezone the property to PD, Planned Development District. The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Decatur requires that petitions for the Planned Development District be submitted to the Plan Commission for public hearing, study and report concerning the effect of the proposed use on the comprehensive plan and compliance with ordinance standards. A motion to forward the request of Cal. No. 02�0 to the City Council with a recommendation of approval is suggested.