94-72 REZONING PROPERTY - CORNER OF ROUTE 48 & SOUTH SIDE DRIVE

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Excerpts from City Council Minutes of May 5, 1994 Cal. No. 94-42 Petition of STEVEN BORCHERS to rezone a tract of land located at the northeast corner of S.B.I. Route 48 and Southside Drive from R-1 Single Family Residence District to B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District. Mr. Richard Heavner, Attorney, was present and spoke for the petition representing Bath, Inc. , of which Mr. Borchers is the president. The request is regarding property at the intersection of Routes 48 and 105 (Borchers Corner) and the rezoning request is only concerned with Lot 1 of the larger tract owned by Bath, Inc. The larger tract is to be annexed by the City of Decatur. Mr. McQueen presented the recommendation of staff: The subject petition requests that premises at the northeast corner of South Side Drive and Route 48 be rezoned from R-1 Single k'amily Residence District to B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District. Containing approximately one acre, the area in question is presently vacant and located outside the corporate limits of the City of Decatur; it is zoned B-2 under Macon County Zoning. A pre-annexation agreement has been filed with the City � Clerk requesting annexation of this parcel and an adjoining seven acres. The proposed B-1 classification for this tract is a part of said annexation agreement. Property to the west across Route 48 is presently zoned M-1 Light Industrial with B-2 zoning being located to the south across Southside Drive. Property located within the corporate limits to the east is zoned M-1 Light Industrial. The land use plan reflects commercial development for the area in question. Staff is of the opinion that the proposed zone is in keeping with the existing zoning patterns as noted. Further, we anticipate future requests to further extend commercial zoning eastward along Southside Drive as development plans materialize. In view of the above data, staff recommends approval of the petition as presented. Mr. Demirjian questioned the County zoning of this property. Mr. McQueen stated that it is zoned B-2 under County designation. It was moved and seconded (Hunt/Kaptain) to forward Cal. No. 94-42 to City Council with recommendation for approval. Motion carried unanimously.