94-73 REZONING PROPERTY - NW CORNER OF NORTH MAIN STREET AND KENWOOD AVENUE

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CONIlVI[JNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM NO. 94-209 October 11, 1994 TO: Honorable Mayor Erik C. Brechnitz and City Council Members FROM: James C. Bacon, Jr., City Manager George C. Weaver, Director of Community Development� • �'kobert A. McQueen, Planner SUBJECT: Ordinance to rezone northwest corner of North Main Street and Kenwood Avenue The subject petition requests that a tract of land located at the northwest corner of North Main ' Street and Kenwood Avenue be rezoned from R-3 Single Family Residence and B-1 �I Neighborhood Shopping District to O-1 Office District; request is further made that a Planned i, Unit Development be approved for said tract. Containing approximately twelve acres, the area in question is presently vacant with the exception of an off street parking lot which is generally located north of Kenwood Avenue and east of North Union Street; this lot serves Decatur Memorial Hospital. Property to the west across North Union Street is occupied by the hospital and zoned O-1 Office District while property to the east, south, and north is zoned R-3 Single Family Residential and accordingly developed. One exception to said residential area is the northwest corner of McKinley Avenue and North Main Street which is zoned B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District and developed with a restaurant. The majority of the subject tract has been owned by the hospital since 1909, and the hospital has reportedly envisioned this area for expansion of their facility or related medical facilities. Inasmuch as the main hospital campus is located to the immediate west, the proposed zoning and land use appears logical and consistent with the general area. With regard to vehicular traffic, the adjoining streets, which include Route 51 South, are presently carrying traffic other than that from the immediate residential neighborhood. The proposed Planned Unit Development offers further land use control and compatibility with the area in terms of development standards for building location, vehicular access, off street parking areas, and landscaping. In addition to the information shown on the subject plan, a more detailed development plan would be required for review and approval by the Department of Community Development and Department of Public Works prior to issuance of any building permits. In view of the data presented, staff recommends approval of the petition,