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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> COMMON NAME: Roosevelt School Residential Development Plan <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> Hearing Date March 1, 2001 <br /> Calendar No. 01-07 <br /> Property Location 701 West Grand Avenue <br /> Requested Action Residential Development Plan <br /> Petitioner Decatur Public School District 61 <br /> Property Owner Same <br /> LAND USE AND ZONING <br /> Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan <br /> Subject Property Vacant middle school R-3 Schools, Public &Private <br /> North Single family R-3 Low Density Residential <br /> South One and two family R-5 Low Density Residential <br /> East One and two family R-5 Low Density Residential <br /> West One and two family R-3; R-5 Low Density Residential <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 1. The Plan Commission considered rezoning of this property from R-3 and R-5 to R-6 at the <br /> February 2001 meeting. At that time, the Residential Development Plan(RDP)was still <br /> being completed. There was some opposition to the rezoning at the February meeting, <br /> partially based on the fact that the project is being financed with Low Income Housing Tax <br /> Credits. The objections were related to the imminent closing of the Longview public housing <br /> project and fears that the Roosevelt School project would become a new location for those <br /> tenants. It was also expressed that single family would be a better use. Neighboring property <br /> owners expressed concern about the increased density and traffic. The applicant's attorney <br /> testified that this project was not a public housing project and that the use of federal tax <br /> credits did not mean that the project was government subsidized. He noted that since this is a <br /> private, for-profit development, the developer has an incentive to keep the property clean and <br /> safe. The Plan Commission voted 8-1 (with two abstentions) to approve the rezoning. <br /> 2. On February 13, a public meeting was held at Roosevelt Middle School by the applicants to <br /> explain the project. The developer,his attorney and his architect all attended. The School <br /> Board's attorney also attended. The developers responded to neighborhood concerns about <br />