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PLANNING & DEVELOPME NT DEPARTMENT
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C ITY OF P R A TTVILLE
P LA N N IN G C OMM IS S IO N
A GEN D A
December 19, 2013
3:00pm
Call to Order:
Roll Call:
Mayor Gillespie, Councilman Boles, Chairman Gardner, Vice-Chairman McAuley, Chief Johnson, Mrs. Carpenter,
Mr. Hall, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Smith.
Minutes:
September 19, 2013, October 17, 2013, and November 21, 2013
Old Business:
None
New Business:
1. Rezoning: FAR (Forest, Agricultural, Recreation) to B-2 (General Business)
Location: 2497 Cobbs Ford Road
Owners: Tee’s Enterprises, Inc.
District 5
2. Final Plat: Family Dollar Stores of Alabama Plat 1
Location: 104 Hwy. 82 Bypass West
Owner: Family Dollar Stores of Alabama Inc.
Engineer/Representative: Grounded Engineering Services, LLC
District 7
Miscellaneous:
Adjourn:
CITY OF PRATTVILLE
Planning Commission
Planning Department Staff Report
REZONING RZ-2012-02 - 2497 Cobbs Ford Road
FAR to B-2, General Business
DATE December 17, 2013
PROPOSED DEVLOPMENT
Petitioner: Tee’s Enterprises, Inc.
Property Owner: Tee’s Enterprises, Inc.
Representative: Larry E. Speaks and Associates, Inc. (Greg Gillian)
Location: 2497 Cobbs Ford Road – NW corner of Bass Pro
Boulevard and Cobbs Ford Road (former Jet Pep gas
station)
Development Status and History
Submission Status: Property has not been rezoned or requested a rezoning
since adoption of an overall zoning map in 1987.
Previous Approvals: N/A
Conditions of Previous
Approvals:
None.
Property Configuration
Acreage 0.85 acres
Proposed Number of Lots
and Configuration:
Single lot. Lot is currently vacant, but under contract to
Oldacre McDonald, LLC for redevelopment as a retail
commercial use. A development plan was not presented
with the re-zoning application.
Current Use: Vacant (small service station recently demolished)
Proposed Use: Petitioner has requested a zoning change to facilitate sale
of the property for redevelop as retail commercial uses
consistent with the adjacent properties
Current Zoning: The property is currently zoned FAR, Forest, Agricultural,
and Recreation
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Required Zoning:
Proposed redevelopment for retail commercial uses is
best accommodated under the B-2, General Business
classification.
Consistency with Adopted
Future Land Use Plan
The Future Land Plan/Map in Section 2.2 of the Prattville
Comprehensive Plan adopted by the Planning
Commission on January 21, 2010 shows the subject
property as Commercial. The requested zoning of B-2,
General Business is consistent with the adopted plan.
Additional comment and explanation is provided in the
staff comment section.
Surrounding Developments
and Uses:
North: Lots zoned B-2,
East: Lots zoned B-2
West: Lots zoned B-2
South: Lots zoned B-2
Street Extensions or New
Streets:
None required.
PLANNING STAFF EVALUATION
Reviewed by: Joel T. Duke, AICP
Site Visits Conducted: December 6, 2013
Recommendation: Approval.
Staff Comments:
As mentioned earlier in this report, the subject property housed a small gas station until it
was demolished in August 2013. City records are not clear on when the gas station was
opened, but an inventory of the city’s existing land uses from 1981 shows the site as a
commercial use. By all accounts, the site was used a gas station prior to and since its
annexation into the city limits. Despite its consistent use as a business, the comprehensive
zoning map adopted by the city in 1987 classified the small parcel as FAR, Forest,
Agricultural, and Recreation. FAR classification did not immediately impact the gas station
since it was allowed to continue in operation as a non-conforming use defined by Article I,
Section 4(B) of the Prattville Zoning Ordinance. With the gas station’s demolition and the
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proposed redevelopment of the site, Article I, Section 4(B) requires that the property be
properly rezoned.
The city’s Future Land Use Map adopted in January 2010 classifies the subject property
as “Commercial”. This future land use designation is supported by the development
pattern established over the last two decades at this intersection and further west on
Cobbs Ford Road. This small 0.85 acre corner is small island of FAR surrounded by
commercial uses and zoning. The proper designation and use of the subject property is B-
2, General Business.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Location Map
B. Property Boundary/Survey
C. Future Land Use Map
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Figure: 2.1 - Future Land Use
Low-Density Residential
Medium-Density Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
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Mixed-Use - Commercial
Mixed-Use - Residential
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