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Decatur council approves multiple zoning and permitting measures, fails to approve gas-station special-use permit after neighbors object
Summary
On Jan. 12 the Decatur City Council approved several ordinances and permits including special-event permitting, detached accessory dwellings, a PD amendment for Vista Park and a petition creating Libertas PID No. 1, but a proposed convenience store with 24/7 pumps failed to gain the supermajority required after residents raised safety and traffic concerns.
Decatur ' The Decatur City Council on Jan. 12 approved a slate of zoning and permitting measures but stopped short of approving a special-use permit for a proposed convenience store with gasoline sales after neighbors raised traffic, safety and outreach concerns and the city attorney confirmed a six-of-seven supermajority was required.
Mayor Mike McQuiston opened the meeting and read a proclamation honoring Industrial Diesel before the council moved through its agenda. On the council docket, members approved a second reading of the city's special-event permitting ordinance; a second-reading ordinance to allow detached accessory dwellings (505 North Lane Street) pending final legal review; a planned-development (PD) amendment for Vista Park to set a straight 5-foot side-yard setback (PD25004); and a resolution to accept a petition…
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