2016-36 AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE

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k: �`�� : �� Excerpts from Plan Commission Meeting of May 5, 2016: Cal. No. 16-12 Petition of BILLY TYUS, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, for amendments to the City of Decatur Zoning Ordinance (Ord. #3512, as amended) Section II.-Definitions, Section XII.A.-B-2 Commercial District-Permitted Uses, Section XIV.A.-B-4 Central Business District-Permitted Uses, Section XIV.B-B-4 Central Business District- Conditional Uses and Section XVI.A.-M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial District-Permitted Uses. Ms. Stickle presented the recommendation of staff: The current City of Decatur Zoning Ordinance was adopted in May of 2002. Since the time of adoption, Staff has discovered certain necessary changes, discrepancies and omissions as the new ordinance has been implemented, specifically in SECTION II. Definitions, SECTION XII. B-2 Commercial District, SECTION XIV. B-4 Central Business District, and SECTION XVI. M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial District. It is Staff's hope that these changes and clarifications will make the Zoning Ordinance more comprehensive and applicable to the changing built urban environment all the while keeping the chaxge of making Decatur a beautiful place to live, work and play. The proposed amendments will make clarifications in definitions and where automobile and truck rental businesses can be located within the City of Decatur. One of the proposed amendments is to clarify the definition of Rental Establishments as well as create definitions for Rental, Passenger Automobiles, Passenger Trucks and Passenger Vans, Rental, Trucks and Trailers and Intermodal Storage Containers. The proposed amendments to the B-2 Commercial District, B-4 Central Business District and M- 1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial District involve permitting Passenger Automobile, , Passenger Truck and Passenger Van Rental businesses in the B-2 Commercial District and the ', M-1 Intense Com.mercial/Light Industrial District. The proposed amendments will also permit '� Truck and Trailer Rental businesses in the M-1 Intense Commercial/Light Industrial District. ', The B-4 Central Business District currently allows a conditional use permit for Auto and truck '�i rental, the proposed amendments will clarify that a conditional use permit could be obtained for Passenger Automobile, Passenger Truck and Passenger Van Rental businesses. Staff recommends approval of the amendments as proposed. Section XXIX.G. of the Zoning Ordinance requires the Plan Commission to hold a public hearing and make recommendations to the City Council on amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. A motion to forward Calendar Number 16-12 to City Council with a recommendation of approval is suggested. There were no questions and no objectors present. It was moved and seconded (Harris/Newton) to forward Calendar No. 16-12 to the City Council with a recommendation for approval. Motion carried unanimously.