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Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> January 7, 1999 ' <br /> Page Seven ' <br /> 2. Increase maximum building height from 35 feet to 50 feet. Reduce minimum front yard il <br /> setback from 30 feet to 25 feet. Eliminate the required side yard and rear yard setback at all , <br /> e�sting internal or future internal lot lines. <br /> 3. Reduce the minimum side yard setback at corner lots from equal to the front yard setback to <br /> one half of the front yard setback. <br /> 4. Eliminate the parking requirement. <br /> These are reasonable amendments to the R-6 category. Notwithstanding the applicant's <br /> representation that this project will not result in increased traffic, the impact of this public facility <br /> on parking cannot be easily determined at this stage. If parking demand continues to increase in <br /> the area, and if Millikin's forthcoming 197-car parking lot proves inadequate to that demand, the <br /> University and the Park District may need to provide additional parking at some time in the <br /> future. This can best be addressed through a cooperative effort between the City and the <br /> University, resulting in a memorandum of understanding charting the long-range growth of the <br /> University campus, forecasting the future needs for parking and other infrastructure. <br /> Specifically, staff recommends that the approval of this PUD be granted only upon the condition <br /> that Millikin University stipulates that, in the event that parking to serve this facility is found to be <br /> inadequate by the City, the University will proceed to eliminate the condition within six months of <br />� the deternunation. <br /> A University Expansion District, similar to the district which we are now developing in <br /> cooperation with Decatur Memorial Hospital, could be incorporated into the Comprehensive <br /> Plan. Fortunately, the University is acquiring land to accommodate future growth, so space <br /> should be available. This is certainly a useful project and one which will provide a benefit to the <br /> students, faculty, and staff at Millikin University and to the community at large. <br /> In reviewing this proposal, staff had several other concerns: <br /> 1. The application lacked a landscaping plan. We note that one has been delivered and is being <br /> reviewed. We have not had the opportunity to make a final recommendation on the landscape <br /> plan. <br /> 2. A sight break fence was needed as a visual buffer from the nearby residential uses. This has <br /> been provided. <br />