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Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of May 6, 1999 Cal. No. 99-31 Petition of DECATUR EARTHMOVER CREDIT UlVION to rezone the premises at the southwest corner of Pershing Road and 27th Street from O-1 Office District to B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District. Mr. Bob Dean from Blank, Wesselink and Cook was present and spoke for the petition representing Decatur Earthmover Credit Union. Mr. Dean stated that the request is to rezone the single lot at the corner of Pershing and 27th Street from O-1 to B-1 for a facility that will have a drive through teller. Mr. John stated that the subject corner was very busy and questioned what consideration had been given to that. Mr. Dean stated that designs were submitted in December of 1998 for the left turn land and the City has tentatively approved the curb cuts. Mr. 7ohn questioned if the normal stalls for turning lanes applied in this special case. Mr. Dean stated that it would be difficult to design a special lane for this particular instance. The requirements of the State of Illinois Department of Transportation will be met and a left turn lane provided onto 27th Street. Mr. Shampine questioned if there would be egress off 27th Street. Mr. Dean answered that there would not be ingress or egress off 27th Street; both would be off of Pershing Road. There were no objectors present. Mr. Forgey presented the recommendation of staff: The subject petition requests the rezoning of the premises located at the southwest corner of Pershing Road and 27th Street from O-1 Office District to B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District. The stated purpose for this request is to allow the construction of a drive-up banking facility. This site is across the street from the Caterpillar plant, and would certainly be a convenience to the many credit union members who work at the plant. There is a mi�rture of zoning in the vicinity. The Caterpillar plant is industrial; there is R-3 to the south. It is difficult to imagine that this zoning category, if granted, would have any adverse effect on the nearby residential properties, considering that they already exist in a highly industrialized area. In view of these observations, staff recommends approval of the petition as submitted. Mr. Dean noted that there are lots in the area owned by the Easter Seal Society who will remove the e�sting house for their development. It was moved and seconded (John/Jacobs)to forward Cal. No. 99-31 to City Council with recommendation for approval. Motion carried unanimously.