99-61 REZONING PROPERTY - SOUTH OF EAST MOUND ROAD AND WEST OF BRUSH COLLEGE ROAD

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Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of March 4, 1999 Cal. No. 99-13 Petition of RIVERBEND DEVELOPMENT, INC. to rezone the premises generally located north of Lot 1 of Alex Mervis Addition and south of � Mound Road from R-1 Single Family Residence District to M-1 Light Industrial District. Mr. Phillip Cochran, Consulting Engineer, was present and spoke for the petition representing the petitioner. Mr. Cochran stated that the subject property is a 16.37 acre parcel located south of Mound Road and north of the Alex Mervis Addition. Petitioner is presently going through the annexation agreement process with the City Council which covers specific items. Right of way is being purchased and Mound Road will be improved and become a Class III truck route. Mr. Cochran noted that upon annexation the property will be automatically zoned R-1 by the City of Decatur and petitioner is requesting an M-1 zoning. There were no objectors present. Ms. Miller presented the recommendation of staff: The subject petition requests that a 16 acre tract of land generally located north of Lot 1 of Alex Mervis Addition and south of Mound Road be rezoned from R-1 Single Family Residence District to M-1 Light Industrial District. The area in question is currently vacant farmland. While the tract is currently outside the corporate boundaries of the City of Decatur, an annexation agreement between the owners and the city has been filed and scheduled for hearing and review by the City Council. One of the provisions of said agreement is the granting of the proposed zoning classification. Upon review of land use and zoning patterns for the general area, staff notes that property immediately to the south was zoned M-1 Light Industrial District in April of 1998. South of the tract, the L& A Industrial Park is zoned M-2 Heavy Industrial District. Also, this tract is located within one-half mile from land developed and occupied by Caterpillar Tractor Company. The County has zoned most of the area west of Brush College Road to M-1 or M-2, with the exception of 500 feet on the east and north of Larkdale that is zoned R-1. Areas to the south of the tract and west of Brush College Road that are within the city limits are zoned both M-1 Light Industrial and M-2 Heavy Industrial and developed as such. While land to the�mmediate west is zoned R-3 Single Family and accordingly developed with Larkdale and Meadowlark Subdivisions, the industrial zone within the area north of Pershing Road and east of Route 48 is the prevailing classification. Recognizing the general land use and zoning patterns, staff is of the opinion the proposed zone is logical and consistent with the general area. The proposed zone is consistent with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of 1990, which designates industrial development for this tract as well as to the north and east.