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Item Nos. 17 & 18 memorandum TO: City Council John Godwin, City Manager FROM: Alan Efrussy, AICP, Planning Manager SUBJECT: ZONING CHANGES FROM A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C) TO A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (LI) ON TWO PARCELS LOCTED IN THE 3200 BLOCK OF NORTH MAIN STREET. DATE: November 9, 2015 BACKGROUND: This application represents two public hearings on properties that are adjacent to each other, and that are in the process of being platted as one property, in conjunction with this zoning request. Although these two parcels are proposed to be created as one unified development, this agenda item will serve to address both public hearings; the public hearing notice is posted and was advertised and published for two public hearings. These two applications are for public hearings to consider the petition of Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores, Inc. on behalf of Mark and Deborah Jones on Lot 2, City Block 307 -A, and on behalf of Joyce Freeman on Lot 3, City Block 307 -A; both of these parcels are currently zoned Commercial District (C) and the request is to rezone both properties to the Light Industrial District (LI). Both properties are located in the 3200 Block of North Main Street. At the November 2, 2015 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting three persons spoke in favor of this project, and none spoke in opposition. The commission unanimously recommended approval of this proposed rezoning to the City Council. STATUS OF ISSUE: The City staff has determined the following findings: (A) Existing Land Use: These two properties front on North Main Street. The larger lot comprises 3.701 acres and is adjacent and directly south of the smaller lot which consists of 1.07 acres. The larger lot is vacant; the smaller lot has several structures on its premises. The surrounding area is characterized by commercial, industrial, and vacant land. Adjacent to both properties to the west are railroad tracks for a functioning, operational rail line. There is no flood plain on either property.