TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dustin Anderson, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow a Community Center within an R-2 (Single Family Residential) District Located at 111 McDonough Street (ZBA 2025-53)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, Glenda McCullum, is requesting a Special Use Permit to establish a community center at 111 McDonough Street. The proposed community center will offer tutoring, mentoring, arts programs, and other services for the nearby community. Uses such as this community center are allowed within residential districts as a special use with a recommendation from the Zoning Board of Appeals.
The property is located at 111 McDonough Street on the near east side. The community center would operate Monday through Friday from 10am to 7pm and on Saturday from 9am to 5pm. The existing property has sufficient parking for the intended use with 26 parking spaces. The property was originally zoned B-1 (Neighborhood Business) according to the 1968 zoning map. It was rezoned to its current R-2 (Single-Family Residential) designation in 2004 and was granted a variation of use to operate as a neighborhood store.
The petitioner indicated that updates to the property have started taking place. The parking lot has been restriped, and a new topcoat has been applied. The petitioner will apply for permits to undertake interior upgrades should the special use permit request be granted.
Staff finds that the request meets the following special use criteria: the establishment and operation of the special use will not be detrimental to public health and safety, nor will it impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of the surrounding property. The subject site is adjacent to a residential neighborhood but is served by a main throughfare, and the proposed use is complementary to the existing uses in the neighborhood. The site is served by existing public streets and will continue to...
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