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Book,: 4-55 Pees: 710 <br /> STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> COMMON NAME: 1920 North Oakland Avenue <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> Hearing Date January 5, 2017 <br /> Calendar No. 17-02 <br /> Property Location 1920 North Oakland Avenue <br /> Requested Action Rezoning from B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to B-2 Commercial <br /> District <br /> Petitioner Decatur House of Prayer <br /> Representative Kim Robinson <br /> LAND USE AND ZONING <br /> Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan <br /> Subject Property Vacant Commercial Building B-1 Retail <br /> North Billboard B-1 Retail <br /> South Commercial B-1 Retail <br /> East Single Family Residential R-3 Retail <br /> West Cemetery R-3 Open Space <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 1. The subject site is approximately 0.81 acres and is located at 1920 North Oakland Avenue. The <br /> subject site is the former location of Plaza TV and Appliance. <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> 1. The petitioner proposes to rezone from B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to B-2 Commercial <br /> g pp g <br /> District which would allow for all those uses permitted in the B-2 Commercial District. <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> 1. The surrounding zoning includes B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District to the north and south and <br /> R-3 Single Family Residence District to the east and west. There is also a significant B-2 <br /> Commercial District in the area along North Oakland Avenue beginning directly north of Grant <br /> Avenue. The Macon County and Decatur Comprehensive Plan shows this area as Retail. The <br /> permitted uses in the B-2 Commercial District are consistent and compatible with retail as shown <br /> in the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed zoning is compatible with adjacent uses to the north and <br /> south. <br /> 2. North Oakland Avenue, a state route, is one of the more heavily traveled corridors in the City. A <br /> more intensive commercial zoning district fronting a state route is appropriate for this site. <br />