2016-34 REZONING PROPERTY (2721 North 22nd)

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: 2721 North 22°d Street GENERAL INFORMATION ' Hearing Date June 2, 2016 Calendar No. 16-15 Property Location 2721 North 22°d Street Requested Action Rezone from B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to B-2 Commercial ' District Petitioner Matt Gietl LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Commercial B-1 Retail North Industrial M-2 Employment South Drainage Ditch B-1 Retail East Industrial M-2 Employment West Drainage Ditch B-1 Retail ' BACKGROUND 1. The subject site located at 2721 North 22"d Street is currently zoned B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District and consists of approximately 8,500 square feet. 2. The site has a small two story commercial structure as well as a parking lot. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The petitioner proposes to rezone from B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to B-2 Commercial District that would allow for all those uses permitted in the B-2 District. STAFF ANALYSIS l. Rezoning the site from B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to B-2 Commercial District should not create any adverse effects on the adjacent properties or the City as a whole as the uses on the adjacent properties are compatible with the permitted uses of the B-2 Commercial District. I i� 2. The adjacent zoning includes B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to the south and west and M-2 Heavy Industrial District to the north and east. Though not immediately adjacent, there is also � considerable B-2 zoning in the near west and south. The B-2 Commercial District is consistent with the intent of the Macon County and Decatur Comprehensive Plan which shows this area as Retail. The proposed zoning and permitted uses are compatible with the adjacent uses and zoning districts. STAFF RECOMMENDATION 1. Staff recommends approval of the rezoning.