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� COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM ! � - NO. 97-123 November 24, 1997 TO: Honorable Mayor Terry M. Howley and City Council Members FROM: James L. Williams, ., City Manager Debora L. Bean, ting Director of Community Development/��i3 Robert A. McQueen, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Ordinance Rezoning 1612 North Oakland Avenue The subject petition requests that premises commonly known as 1612 North Oakland Avenue be rezoned from R-3 Single Family Residence District to B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District. Containing a total of 12,000 square feet, the area iri question is presently platted as two separate lots. The lot on the immediate northeast corner of North Oakland Avenue and West Division Street is vacant while the second lot is developed with a single family dwelling. As submitted by petitioner, the reason for requesting rezoning is to use the premises for development and operation of an accounting office. Upon review of land use and zoning patterns for the general area, staff notes that adjoining properties on all sides are presently zoned R-3 Single Family Residential with properties to the north, south and east being accordingly developed with single family dwellings. Property to the west across Oakland Avenue is vacant land the majority of which is that of Graceland Cemetery. Notwithstanding the single family area as noted, it is important to note that the subject lots front on Oakland Avenue (State Route 48), which is classified as a major arterial street. Further, properties generally located approximately 700 feet to the north and 500 feet to the south along the east side of Oakland Avenue are zoned B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District and B-2 Commercial District respectively and developed with commercial uses. Recognizing the existing land use and zoning patterns as noted, staff is of the opinion that the subject lots are desirable for office or commercial use. In rendering this opinion, we further note that the rear of the subject lots adjoin the rear of residential lots to the east having frontage on Gulick Avenue. Consequently, the a11ey separating the rear of these lots would provide a logical and stable zone boundary line between residential and commercial development; such zone boundary separating residential and commercial zoning presently exists to the north and south of this tract as noted above.