2016-15 REZONING PROPERTY 3012 N MacArthur Rd and 3034 N MacArthur Rd

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Excerpts from Plan Commission Meeting of March 3, 2016: Cal.No. 16-03 Petition of MACARTHUR PERSHING, LLC, to rezone property located at 544 WEST PERSHING ROAD commonly known as 3012 and 3034 NORTH MACARTHUR ROAD from R-1 Single Family Residence District to PD Planned Development District. Ms. Suzy Stickle was sworn in by Mrs. Janet Poland. Ms. Stickle presented the recommendation of staff: The subject site has two (2) single family residential structures and three (3) accessory structures on approximately 1.79 acres and is located at the Northeast corner of West Pershing Road and North MacArthur Road. The petitioner proposes to rezone from R-1 Single Family Residence District to PD Planned Development District in order to construct a mixed use structure designed to accommodate medical offices, restaurant and retail. The petitioner proposes to construct a 12,576 square foot mixed use structure with 73 parking spaces. The mixed use structure will be accessed by customers on the south side as well as the west side of the development. The entrance/exit on the south side of the property will only allow right in and right out movements as there is a median in West Pershing Road that will not allow customers to exit left to travel east. The entrance/exit on North MacArthur Road will allow customers to exit both left and right allowing travel north or south as the median is to be removed and replaced by a painted center median meeting Public Works Department standards allowing these movements. Landscaping meeting the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance is proposed for the frontage and parking as well as the required buffer yard along the north and east sides of the development. One (1) freestanding sign has been proposed for the development to be located at the southwest corner of the proposed development. The proposed sign will be 23 feet in height with an area of approximately 122 square feet of which 50 square feet will be an electronic message unit. The building material of the fa�ade for the proposed mixed use structure will consist of stone, brick and aluminum. The petitioner will be required to provide a one (1) lot subdivision plat to the City for review and approval and the formal site plan will not be approved until the plat has been approved by the City and recorded with Macon County. The City of Decatur Zoning Ordinance provides standards for reviewing applications for planned developments. The following is an analysis of the review standards: 1. Compatibiliry with the character of the surrounding neighborhood and general area. The proposed development is compatible with the character of the area to the west, south and southwest. 2. Effect on area. The proposed development will not significantly increase traffic to the area when changing from a single family residential use to a mixed use development based on staff review of the current traffic as well as projected traffic based on the proposed mixed use development.