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URBAN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT <br /> No. 00-81 <br /> April 11, 2000 <br /> To: Honorable Mayor Terry M. Howley and City Council Members <br /> From: Steve Ga ' y Manager <br /> A. J. Krieger, sistant City Man er <br /> M�Forgey, S nior Planner, <br /> Subject: Plan Commission case#00-26: Mcl�onald's petition for rezoning <br /> The applicant seeks to rezone four lots adjoining the current McDonald's restaurant from R-5, <br /> Two Family Residence District, to B-2, Commercial District, to allow the replacement of the <br /> current restaurant with a new facility and improved traffic circulation. The property is illustrated <br /> on the Future Land Use Map, a component of the Decatur Comprehensive Plan, as "Commercial." <br /> A companion petition, #00-27, requests the vacation of a right of way on the same block. <br /> Staff has conducted several visits to this site and concludes that the proposed changes to the site <br /> will, if approved, greatly improve the appearance of Eldorado Street, and will serve as a model for <br /> future redevelopment activities in this corridor. <br /> Staff recommends approval of this petition as proposed. At its regular meeting on Apri16, 2000, <br /> the Decatur Plan Commission voted to recommend approval of this petition by a vote of 8-0 with <br /> one abstention. <br />