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February 2016 <br /> Project#:6413 <br /> Section Four-Justification <br /> 1. The construction of a mixed use commercial/office building is consistent with the zoning & uses for <br /> properties to the West and South. Zoning to the west, across MacArthur Avenue is O-1 and includes a <br /> medical office building and the Social Security Administration Office. Zoning to the south, across <br /> Pershing Road (IL Route 121 &48), is B-3 and includes a CVS store and office building. Zoning southwest <br /> of the property, across the intersection of Macarthur and Pershing, is B-2 & PD, and includes a <br /> restaurant and various retail stores. <br /> 2. There are adequate city utilities available. <br /> 3.The two abutting streets are major arterials streets. <br /> 4.The traffic generated by the proposed development increases daily traffic on Pershing, MacArthur, <br /> and Monroe by approximately 1%and increases the peak hour traffic by less than 2%in any direction. <br /> 5. The new facility will provide construction jobs. <br /> 6.All required buffer yard and landscaping is being provided as per City of Decatur Zoning Ordinance. <br /> 7. Landscaping provides a visual barrier and sound barrier separating the development from the <br /> properties to the east and north. Site lighting is in accordance with the City Ordinance assuring that <br /> there is no light pollution. <br />