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AGENDA
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APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: JANUARY 3,2008
OPEN PUBLIC HEARING: Item No.1 CBC Case Number 608 New Business
Unity Missionary Baptist Church
1619 28th Street
Kip Moore, Architect, Agent
TREASURER'S REPORT: DEBRA
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February 7th, 2008
ITEM NO.1 - C.S.C. 608 — NEW BUSINESS
Applicant:
Address:
Description:
ORDINANCE RE UIREMENTS:
Unity Missionary Baptist Church
Agent, Kip Moore, Architect
1619 28th Street
Adjacent lot from the existing Church
1. A perimeter planting strip is required along any side of a vehicular use area that abuts
adjoining property. This strip shall be at least nine (9) feet wide. This site is located
within the designated mature area of the city; therefore, this area can be reduced to six
foot nine inches (6'- 9").
2. Not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the perimeter planter area may be shifted from
one area of the site to another area of the site.
3. A franchise application must be obtained for any/all landscaping or parking to be located
within the public fight -of -way.
VARIANCE RE VESTED:
1. Reduction of a portion of the required perimeter landscaping strip along all four
perimeters of the site.
2. A portion of the required perimeter landscaping to be located within the public right-of-
way.
FINDINGS:
Unity Missionary Baptist Church is located on the R-4 zoned property at 1619 West 28th Street.
The church occupies two lots at the southeast corner of West 28th and Marshall Streets. The
small church building occupies the east half of the property. A residential structure previously
occupied the west half. The church itself appears to be a residential structure that was converted
into a church some years ago. The Planning Commission approved the church for a conditional
use permit to allow for the construction of a new church building and parking lot on the site. A
smaller parking lot was also approved across the intersection on a lot at the corner of 28th and
Marshall Streets, pending approval of the proposed landscaping reductions being requested
today. The church and associated parking on the southeastern lot meet the minimal landscape
ordinance requirements; in addition, the church has agreed to plant street trees along both site(s).
The other parking lot is unable to be designed to meet the minimal parking ordinance
requirements and the landscape ordinance requirements concurrently. The lot at the northwest
corner of the intersection is in reality only a portion of a lot. The property was developed many
years ago so that only a 50 feet x 100 feet portion of the lot remains. The church proposed to
build an 8-space parking lot on the site. A one-way entrance will be located on Marshall and a
one-way exit will be located on 28t' street. The Landscape and Buffer ordinanceyequire
perimeter landscape strips of six foot nine inches in width. Landscape strips proposed vary in
size from zero to six foot (0 to 6'). A six foot tall wood privacy fence is proposed on the north
and west perimeters of the parking lot. The applicant has also agreed to plant additional street
trees along this parking lot.
This is an overall upgrade to a site that is within a mature, infill area. The applicant has worked
hard with staff to address the majority of the landscaping issues on both sites bringing one of
them into full compliancy and then going above and beyond in planting street trees along both
sites. Staff feels the applicant has met the overall intentions of the landscape and buffer
ordinance and thus recommends approval of the landscape plan as submitted.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff feels the applicant is both meeting and exceeding the intent of the landscape ordinance with
the addition of the street trees. This site is located within the designated mature area of the city.
Therefore, we recommend approval of the landscape plan as submitted.
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