89-44 AMENDING RESIDENCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN - SPRINGHILL ADDITION

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. 4 Decatur City Plan Commission - April 6 , 1989 - Page Nine would connect to the e�isting sanitary system which would provide adequate service and had been approved bq the Engineering Depart- ment. Regarding the eanironment, Mr. Cochran agreed that the area is , attractive but stated that if the Citq is to graw this area would lend itself well for nice single family dwellings . He noted that some trees would be taken down but not all. Mr. Cochran stated that both he and Mr. Horve would be available to the objectors regarding their concerns and requested the Commission to proceed on this petition as time was of the essence in order to be finished bq winter. Mr. Goatley questioned the easement for drainage swales . Mr. Cochran stated that drainage areas would be placed in the low grade areas so that when the houses are built drainage will be provided for. He noted this would not complicate the situation on Robinson Avenue. Ms . Eggers stated that drainage would flow iato the forest area ' adjacent to her property and that area already floods exces- sively. She stated her concern that the 13 houses would coner more area than two condominium units and that with more people in the houses there would be more sewage. Ms. Stoll expressed her resentmeat of the need for City growth in order to build on virgin land as there were other areas for sale. Ms . Martin presented the report of the Plat Committee stating that the committee had reviewed the petition and recommended ap- proval of the petition as presented. Mr. McQueen presented the recommendation of staff : The subject petition requests amendmeat to an R-2 Residence Development Plan for the Springhill Addition, which is generallp located north of Country Club Road along Greenway Lane . This plan was first approved in April , 1967 , and subsequently amended on four occasions . Covering a total of approximately eighteen acres , it presently calls for development of both single familp and multifamily dwellings . The single family area generally lies west of Greenwaq Lane adjacent to Lake Decatur while the area � designated for multifamily is located east of Greenwaq Lane. � The proposed amendment calls for develo ment of said a P rea desig- nated as multifamily into thirteen single family lots instead . Vehicular access to tea of these lots would be provided via a new public street constructed north of Countrq Club Road; the remain- ing three lots would have access from a private drive estended from the cul-de-sac of said new street. There would be no new street connection to existing Greenway Lane.