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Zoning Petitions that may be considered at the Civic Council meeting on November 28:
In discussions with Land Use Committee
6625 Ratliff Road - Louis Linder, represented by Anthony Ridolfo,
requests a rezoning from agriculture and fire station to light
industrial.
8550 Stansted Road - Midwest Logistics Partners (Ameriplex),
represented by Gene Valanzano, seeks to amend the land use plan for
Ameriplex to allow commercial/industrial uses at this location, update
the exact location of Ameriplex Parkway on that map, confirm land use
locations, and remove about 11 acres from the plan that is being
developed for the Damar campus (not Ameriplex). The petition also
seeks approval for the location of a Fast Park and Relax facility at
this address.
5520 W. Southport Rd - Carlie Lockhart requests a variance to
legalize an existing lot with too little frontage, and to legalize
existing 312 sq ft cabin and 640 sq ft accessory building.
Thompson/Kentucky Avenue
(new Rallys)
– owners want to discuss filing a petition to
allow a variable message sign on the property.
3201 Kentucky Avenue/3217 Lyons Avenue - Gary Clark of Decatur
Auto Sales is considering filing a rezoning petition to add the Lyons
parcel to his auto sales business.
Land Use Committee Meeting Schedule for 2011 The committee meeting schedule for 2011 is detailed below. In 2011, we will meet on the second Tuesday of all months, at about 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the auditorium of the Decatur Public Library. Other dates may be used also, if a negotiation requires. If you have an interest in one of these cases you should contact Pat Andrews (856-3341) for agenda details. See below for scheduled Land Use Committee meeting dates. (click here)
The following cases are awaiting hearings at City Hall: The Civic Council voted to support these petitions: 8550 Stansted Road - Midwest Logistics Partners (Ameriplex), represented by Gene Valanzano, seeks to amend the land use plan for Ameriplex to allow commercial/industrial uses at this location, update the exact location of Ameriplex Parkway on that map, confirm land use locations, and remove about 11 acres from the plan that is being developed for the Damar campus (not Ameriplex). The petition also seeks approval for the location of a Fast Park and Relax facility at this address. The Civic Council voted 'not to oppose' these petitions:
The Civic Council voted to oppose these petitions: 6625 Ratliff Road - Louis Linder, represented by Anthony Ridolfo, requests a rezoning from agriculture and fire station to light industrial.
5222 Mann Rd - James Cooper requests a variance to legalize an
existing barn that is too close to the side property lines, a dirt bike
track, and aggregate accessory uses that exceed what is allowed.
Ameriplex Land Use Map - Brian Tuohy, representing 3 land owners,
is challenging the Administrator Approval of the latest Ameriplex Land
Use Map.
7220 Kentucky Ave - Petitioner represented by David Kingen,
requests rezoning to C5 to allow auto sales.
4103 W. Troy - Petitioner represented by David Kingen, requests a
variance of use to allow a drug store.
8915 Cox Rd - Charles Bowers requests a variance to allow the
construction of a 1200 sq ft barn that is too tall and to large by
ordinance, and to legalize outbuildings that are too close to the
property lines.
7936 Mann Road - Michael and Rachel Culbertson request a variance
to legalize an existing lot with too little frontage. 3062 Lockburn Street & 3889 W. Perry Street - A&J Autosales requests a variance to legalize an existing single family house on a parcel zoned for commercial (C-5) and to allow an auto sales office and/or a beauty salon on a parcel zoned for residential (D-5). STATUS: [2011-UV2-009] The Civic Council voted to SUPPORT the family house and OPPOSE the auto sales office and/or beatuty salon. This petition was APPROVED by the BZA on September 13.
4892 Kentucky Ave - Speedway LLC requests the rezoning of this
property so that they can expand parking for their gas station just
north of this parcel. 4046 Harmony Drive - Curt Cromer requests a variance to legalize a deck that is too close to the property line and hangs over a drainage easement. STATUS: [ ] The Civic Council voted to SUPPORT this petition. This petition was APPROVED by the BZA on August 2. 3650 S. High School Road - AT&T seeks a special exception to erect a monopole cell tower on property owned by St. Ann's Church. They want to fence in a 3600 sq. ft. area within which will be a 150 ft. tall monopole tower, a 9 ft. tall equipment shelter of 230 sq. ft., two future equipment buildings. The fence would be 6 ft. tall chain link topped with barbed wire for a total height of 7 ft. STATUS: [2011-SE2-001] This petition was withdrawn.
2435, 2577, 2605 Kentucky Avenue - Martin-Marietta seeks to
rezone 150 acres to allow for underground mining.
4107 W. Thompson Road - Skaggs Enterprises, Inc., represented by
Thomas Michael Quinn, wants to modify a commitment from the 1983 zoning
to allow for a motorsports track.
4640 Santa Fe Drive
- MSD Decatur
Township requests a variance to allow a residential lot to be improved
with a bus entrance to Lynwood School.
The Civic Council voted TO SUPPORT this petition.
4822 Mann Road
- C&P Development,
LLC, represented by Robert Price, is requesting a rezoning of the front
2.68 acres of this property to allow automobile sales.
8116 Ralston Road
- Chrystal Rogers
requests a varinace to build a detached garage 4 feet from the side lot
line, when 30 feet are required.
5734 Bar Del West Drive - Timothy Mattingly requests a variance
to legalize existing accessory uses that exceed the legal limit (99.9%
of main floor area allowed, 191% existing), legalize an existing
detached garage with a 5 foot south side yard setback, and legalize an
existing poll deck with a 3 foot north side yard setback, creating an 8
foot aggregate setback (minimum 6 foot setback and 16 foot aggregate
setback required).
4111 Tincher Road - William Clark, represented by James Hillery,
requests a variance to allow a 24 x 24 foot garage and a 10 x 24 foot
carport on a residential lot with no house.
3351, 4403, and 4651 Foltz Street -- Southside Landfill,
represented by Mary Solada requests rezoning of 232 acres -- areas
abutting the east side of Buffer Park Golf Course, areas abutting the
east side of Foltz Road south of the golf course, and areas abutting the
east side of homes on the east side of Foltz Road all the way to I-465
-- to SU-13 for landfill operations.
8213 Hayworth Road -- Jason & Jennifer Short, represented by
Donna J. Smithers, want a variance in order to split a 23 acre lot into
two lots of 4.16 and 4.53 acres, and a 14.68 acre common area, which
would create lots with 125 feet of street frontage when 250 feet are
required, and with a shared drive. 5727 W. Mooresville Road - Larry Roberts, represented by A. Douglas Stephens, wants a variance to allow for the parking of a commercial vehicle at his house. STATUS: [2010-DV1-009] The Civic Council voted TO OPPOSE this petition. This petition was DENIED by the BZA on May 6.
6320 W. Ralston Road -- Jane Wonn is requesting variances to
allow an addition of a porch and patio to an existing barn which would
put the accessory uses over the limits.
2805 Kentucky Avenue -- a request of Southside Landfill for a
variance to allow no landscaping of a transitional yard abutting Bel
Aire Park (100 feet required) and to allow storage of portolets and
dumpsters on an unpaved surface (not allowed)
7800 Colonel H. Weir Cook Memorial Drive (generally near
interchange of Interstates 465 & 70) -- a request for 3 highway signs
that would be too tall by FAA guidelines for their proximity to the
Airport.
3021 S. Collier Street -- Thomas
Taylor, represented by Carlos Pedrazza, requests a special exception in
order to locate a manufactured home at this address.
3215 Joey Way - Lynhurst Park Apartments --
a request to eliminate a commitment made
during the zoning for the Lynhurst Park Apartments. That commitment
requires a connection be made between this development and a stub street
in the Seerley Creek subdivision to the north.
5107 Stirling Pointe Drive -- Tabitha
and Thomas Berry, represented by Russell Brown, seek to legalize existing
vinyl siding by modifying a zoning commitment made in 1997 during the
zoning for Kirkwood Estates.
5220 W. Troy Avenue -- Chapter 2, LLC, represented by David Gilman,
requests modification of 4 commitments related to 94-Z-90A. These
are a modification of commitment 2 to allow a driveway within 245 feet of
the east property line (400 feet separation required), termination of
commitment 3 that requires a boulevard entrance with a 10-foot wide
landscaped median, modification of commitments 7 & 8 to eliminate
references to a "shopping center", a required L-shaped building, and a
mandatory 50-60 foot setback. They also request a variance of use to
allow an automobile repair shop, a use that is too intense for the current
C-3 zoning.
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The Petitioner files a zoning or variance request in City Hall. They must notify, by mail, all owners of lots either within 2 parcels from the one affected, or within 660 feet - whichever is less. They must also notify all registered Neighborhood Associations that claim the petitioner's land in their territory. The Petitioner is invited to meet with the Decatur Township Civic Council Land Use Committee. If we hear of the project before the Petitioner files, we may begin our discussions early. It is the intent of the Land Use Committee to review the proposal, discuss its impacts on the immediate neighbors and the Township as a whole. We may possibly engage in negotiating with the Petitioner about their proposal in the expectation that something better for our community might emerge. The Land Use Committee decides what position it will recommend the full Council take on the Petition (support, not oppose, or oppose). The zoning or variance petition is heard by the full Civic Council at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. We hear the proposal from the Petitioner and comments for or against from any neighbors. The Land Use committee recommendation is stated, along with the reasons for that recommendation. Anyone in attendance may ask questions. All those who have been members of the Civic Council for 90 days, votes by paper ballot - either 'support', 'not oppose', 'oppose', or 'abstain'. The official position of the Decatur Township Civic Council is that which receives a majority of the votes cast. The petition is then heard downtown at the City-County Building (200 E. Washington St). A zoning request may first be heard by the Hearing Examiner and then by the Metropolitan Development Commission (MDC). A variance request is usually heard by one of three Boards of Zoning Appeals (BZA). The Land Use Committee sends representatives to these hearings to give a presentation on the reasons for the Civic Council position. Depending upon the Petition, there may be an appeal to the City-County Council of a decision by the MDC or BZA.
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