Z-3740-B Staff AnalysisMav .31, .1988
SUBDIVISIONS
Item No. 8
NAME: E.R.J. Conditional Use
Permit (Z -3740-B)
LOCATION: South side of State Highway
No. 10 approximately 50 feet
west of the east leg of
Taylor Loop Road
(14,825 Cantrell Road)
OWNER/APPLICANT: E.R.J. Trust/Frank Whitbeck
PROPOSAL:
To use an existing one-story structure (2276 + square feet)
for a retail plant nursery with limited outside plant
storage (rear of structure) on 0.76 + acres of land that is
zoned "C-3."
ORDINANCE DESIGN STANDARDS:
1. Site Location
Adjacent to a principal arterial (State Highway
No. 10).
2. Compatibility with Neighborhood
This property abuts a principal arterial (Highway
No. 10) on the north and lies just west of a proposed
minor arterial (Taylor Loop Road). The property is
abutted by commercial on the north, commercial and
single family located to the west, and single family
located to the south and east. The Highway 10 Plan
calls for commercial at this location. The proposal is
compatible with the plan and the surrounding area.
'May 31 :1988
SUBDIVISIONS
Item No. 8 - Continued
3. On -Site Drives and Parki
The applicant is proposing to retain the use of the
existing gravel access drive (on Highway 10 and its
associated parking area).
4. Screeninq and Buffers
The applicant plans on using the existing trees and
shrubs as landscaping.
5. Analysis
The applicant sees this proposal as a transitional use
until the completion of Highway No. 10 widening and
Taylor Loop arterial when the property would likely be
assembled as a part of a larger commercial
redevelopment. The applicant is, therefore, asking
that the existing gravel drive and parking area be
retained until such development occurs. -The staff
feels that the proposal is compatible with the Land Use
Plan and the area (see Note No. 2). Staff also feels
that the applicant should be allowed to refrain from
paving the parking for only two years and limited to
only one access to Highway No 10 as shown. Finally,
the outside storage of plants should be* limited to the
area designated on the site plan.
6. City Engineer Comments
None.
7. Staff Recommendation
The staff recommends approval provided the applicant
agrees to: (1) pave the drive and parking after two
years from the date of approval if the plant nursery is
still in operation; (2) limit access only to
Highway No. 10 as shown; and (3) limit outside plant
storage to the rear of the structure as shown.
May 31;, 1988
SUBDIVISIONS
Item No. 8 - Continued
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE REVIEW:
The applicant was present and agreed to limit outside
storage to the rear of the structure as shown on the site
plan. The applicant also stated that four years would be a
more appropriate length of time for deferral of the required
parking and drive improvements. A general discussion ensued
over what would be an appropriate length of time for the
deferral of the parking and drive improvements. Finally,
the applicant stated that he had no problem with limiting
the access to Highway 10 to one drive but that the exact
location of the drive may be somewhat different due to the
State Highway Department's road construction. The staff
stated that they had no problem with the possible alteration
of drive location.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
The staff reiterated its position of requiring the paving of
the drives and parking in two years. The applicant again
asked for a four-year deferral on the paving requirements
but stated that three years would do. A brief discussion
ensued. The Commission then voted 7 ayes, 1 no, 2 absent,
1 abstention (Rector) to approve the application as
recommended by the staff with the stipulation that the
applicant could come back before the Commission in two years
to ask for further deferrals of the paving of the access
drive and parking area.