98-42 GRANTING SPECIAL PERMIT HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD USE

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM NO. 98-73 July 15, 1998 TO: Honorable Mayor Terry M. Howley and City Council Members FROM: James L. Williams ., ity Manager � Cecil A. Collins, , Community Development Director �p�-- Teresa L. Townsend, Acting Senior Planner �rU SUBJECT: Ordinance Authorizing a Special Use Permit for Historic Neighborhood Use at 903 West Decatur Street The subject petition requests a special use permit to allow an office facility as a historic neighborhood use on the premises commonly known as 903 West Decatur Street. The existing I structure, located in the Decatur Historic District, is the former Decatur Community Church. The purpose of requesting the special use permit in the historic district is to allow Dove, Inc. to house the Homeward Bound Program office. Section XXI. (Special Use Regulations) of the Zoning Ordinance (Ord. #3512) provides for a historic neighborhood use in any zone located within the Decatur Historic District providing such use preserves the historic and architectural character of the building in question. Further, such use must preserve the essential character and nature of the surrounding neighborhood. Staff is of the opinion that the proposed office use meets applicable criteria for a historic neighborhood use of the subject premises. Further, staffnotes that the proposed use has been reviewed and recommended for approval by the Historical and Architectural Sites commission. The Near West Restoration and Preservation Society (]vWRAPS) also supports the request. Staff recommends approval of the proposed special use permit with the following stipulations: 1.) that the proposed development occur in accordance with the data and site plan submitted by the petitioner, and 2.) that prior to occupancy that the building be in compliance with City Building Codes.