99-26 REZONING PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT ROUTES 48 AND 105

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CONIMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM NO. 99-51 March 9, 1999 TO: Honorable Mayor Te M. Howley and City Council Members FROM: James L. William ., City Manager Cecil A. Collins, Jr., Dire tor of Community Development� Kathy J. Miller, Planne�� � SUBJECT: Ordinance Rezoning Property Generally Located at the Intersection of Route 48 and Route 105 and Granting a Special Use Permit The subject petition requests that a parcel of land generally located at the intersection of Route 48 and Route 105 be rezoned from R-1 Single Family Residence District to B-2 Commercial District; petitioner further requests the approval of a Special Use Permit to operate a Paintball Amusement Center. The area in question is currently vacant land located south of the Sangamon River within the corporate limits of the City of Decatur. Previous to annexation, the property was zoned M-1 by the county. Upon review of land use and zoning patterns for the general area, staff notes that property immediately to the north, south and west are zoned B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District or B-Z Commercial District and developed as such. Area to the east is zoned M-1 Light Industrial District. The 99 Club, located outside the city limits is zoned commercial by the county. Staff is of the opinion that the proposed zoning is consistent and compatible with zoning patterns in the general area and with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan which designated this area as commercial use. Staff recommends approval of the petition for rezoning and a Special Use Pernut; however, a building permit will be required if any structures are constructed and a permit will be required from IDOT if additional access is required. In addition, no building permit will be issued to build below an elevation of 610 feet and no landscape fill can occur without compensatory storage and the proper permits.