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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> COMMON NAME: 375 North 22"d Street Rezoning <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> Hearing Date June 6, 2002 <br /> Calendar No. 02-26 <br /> Property Location Southwest corner of North Street and North 22°d Street(IL 121) <br /> Requested Action Rezoning from B-1,Neighborhood Business District,to B-2, <br /> Commercial District <br /> Petitioner Robert D. Graven(contract purchaser) <br /> Property Owner Roy Vanhyning <br /> LAND USE AND ZONING <br /> Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan <br /> Subject Property Used car sales B-1 Commercial <br /> North Residences; commercial B_2 Commercial <br /> businesses <br /> South Railroad ROW B-1 Commercial <br /> East The Pines Shopping Center B-1 Commercial <br /> West Railroad ROW B-1 Commercial <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 1. This petition was submitted prior to May 15, 2002,which is the effective date of the new <br /> Zoning Ordinance. Therefore, it is being considered under the requirements of the 1960 <br /> Ordinance. <br /> 2. The subject property currently contains a used car business. According to the petitioner, this <br /> site has been a used car lot for the past eight years. The building was originally a Kentucky <br /> Fried Chicken restaurant. The site is accessed from a short extension of North Street located <br /> between North 22"d and the railroad right-of-way. <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> 3. The petitioner recently requested a Zoning Verification from City staff for operating a <br /> vehicle dealership. The Illinois Secretary of State requires an applicant for a new or renewal <br /> auto dealer's license to verify that the premises to be used are properly zoned for vehicle I <br /> sales. The staff determined that the property is in the B-1 Neighborhood Business District, ', <br />