80-113 AUTHORIZING A SPECIAL PERMIT - RESIDENCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

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, —� i I page 8 - Decatur City Plan Commission - 10/2/80 i � , Cal. No. 80-76 Petition of Jim Deaton to rezone a tract of land located at the northeast corner of West Mound Road and North Taylor Road . from R-1 Single Family Residence District to R-5 Single Family Residence District. The petitioner also requests approval of an R-5 Residence Development Plan for � said tract. � Phil Cochran was present representing developer. Mr. Cochran stated that the land is at the corner of Mound & Taylor Streets. The tract now has utilities available. R5 RDP allows a maximum of 95 units, but this is an 87 unit building. Staff thought R6 density was too high for the north side of Mound Road. Approximately 600 feet to the east is the new Riverside Baptist Church, which shows it won't be developed single family on the North side. The property to the west of Taylor is agricultural. I Beyond that point to Route 121 the property is in an industrial � subdivision, Country Fair. Immediately south is a five-acre ' I tract zoned B-1 for commercial use. Some time in the future he � , said he was sure it will be commercial . If you look in the ! I upper right hand corner there is a location map. There is proposed an apartment development with 192 units in Sims Manor. The development on the North side is less dense than that. One item on the RDP which is of importance is a storm water retention plan. When the Berry Addition was developed the storm water retention pond will not allow any more runoff than that which presently goes to the Northeast. At one time we took a sketch plan to the Plat Committee and ; I we have made some changes since then. We have moved the building �i to the east property line; there is plenty of green space. He I said he would answer any questions. Mr. Woodward asked Mr. Cochran how tall the proposed building i � would be and Mr. Cochran said three stories. Mr. Cochran was asked if on the RDP that a portion of Lot 5 on ,', the SW corner was being reserved as green space. � Mr. Cochran said yes, and added there would also be a landscape screen along that side. 4 1`�'. Cusick asked if there were objectors present. Ted Griesbaum, 3820 North Taylor said he lived next to the property ln question. F• M. Tharp, 1431 Mound Road wanted to know if there would be city sewer and water. �'• Cochran said there would be, but the sewer would not be ex-