99-43 REZONING PROPERTY - 1900 BLOCKS OF NORTH MAIN AND NORTH WATER STREETS AND 100 BLOCK OF EAST GARFIELD STREET

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM NO. 99-76 April 12, 1999 TO: Honorable Mayor Terry M. Howley and City Council Members FROM: James L. Williams ., City Manager Cecil A. Collins, ., Director of Community Development��. Kathy J. Miller, Planner`L.,�� SUBJECT: Ordinance Rezoning the 1900 Block of North Main Street, 1900 Block of North Water Street and the 100 Block of East Garfield The subject petition requests that the premises located at the 1900 Block of North Main Street, ��I the 1900 Block of North Water Street and the 100 Block of East Garfield be rezoned from R-3 �� Single Family Residence District to B-2 Commercial District. The tract contains approximately �� 98,912 square feet or 2.27 acres and is developed with single family dwellings or vacant lots. The � petitioner owns all but five properties in the area. All property owners were notified by the petitioner. The purpose of the proposed zone is to provide commercially zoned property for development. Upon review of land use and zoning patterns for the general area, staff notes that property immediately to the south is zoned B-2 Commercial District and developed as such. Property to the east is zoned B-2 Commercial District and M-2 Heavy Industrial District and is used by businesses appropriate to the zoning. The property to the noRh is zoned B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District and R-3 Single Family Residence District and developed with retail, office and a church parking lot. Property to the west is zoned B-1 and R-3 and developed as such. The Comprehensive Land Use Plan designated this area as potential office use. Staff is of the opinion that the proposed B-2 zoning is consistent and compatible with zoning patterns in the general area. Garfield Avenue is a logical separation of the B-2 Commercial District. In view of this data, staff recommends approval of the petition as submitted.