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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4876 Staff AnalysisAugust 11, 1987 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 15 - Z-4876 NAME: Charity Community Church Conditional Use Permit (Z-4876) LOCATION: The east side of Geyer Springs Road approximately 1/4 of a mile south of Mabelvale Cutoff (11111 Geyer Springs Road) OWNER/APPLICANT: Charity Community Church/Roy Dale Clark PRnPnRAT,- To expand an existing church facility in phases that would include a sanctuary (1,200 capacity), a day-care and elementary school (grades K-8), a 1,200 square feet bookstore, a playground, six 2,000 square feet single family dwelling units (temporary housing three months to nine months as well as foster families), a 30,000 square feet gymnasium, and a storage facility and maintenance shop on 12.72 acres of land that is zoned "R-2." ORDINANCE DESIGN STANDARDS: 1. Site Location Adjacent to a principle arterial (Geyer Springs Road). 2. Compatibility With Neighborhood This property is surrounded by vacant land and borders on a principle arterial. A church use is compatible with the surrounding area. 3. On -Site Drives and Parking The proposal contains two access drives and 194 parking spaces. -,-August 11, 1987 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 15 - Continued 4. Screening and Buffers No landscape plan has been submitted or is shown on the proposed site plan. 5. Analysis The staff is supportive of a church use at this site. The staff does, however, have a number of reservations about the proposed uses and the site plan. The applicant needs to meet with the staff and then submit a revised site plan that contains: a phasing legend; all the necessary dimensions; landscape areas; the building dimensions for the single family homes rather than sites; phasing for parking, and more parking areas to alleviate the deficiency in the proposed parking (240 spaces required). The staff also has some concerns about uses that possibly do not fall within the perimeters of the Conditional Use Permit on land that is zoned "R-2." The uses in question are: the maintenance shop, the bookstore, and possibly the housing. 6. City Enqineer Comments (1) Dedicate the right-of-way necessary for arterial standards on Geyer Springs Road; and (2) construct Geyer Springs Road to arterial standards for the length of the church property frontage during Phase II construction. 7. Staff Recommendation The staff supports a church use at this site but reserves its recommendation until such time as the land uses in question and site plan issues are resolved. August 11, 1987 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 15 - Continued SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE REVIEW: The applicant was present and was assisted by Bob Richardson. The applicant stated that the housing would be six single family structures, and that the maintenance/storage facility was illustrated as a buildable area and would be used for an outreach program of storage, food, and clothing, and that the maintenance shop would be for lawn mowers, tractors, etc., for the church use only. The bookstore would sell books for the school, parishioners, and to the public. The Committee felt that the bookstore use should be more specifically defined and reviewed by the Commission. The staff stated that the dedication of the right-of-way on Geyer Springs Road would be required now with the actual construction tied to Phase II of the Project. The applicant agreed to comply with the dedication request as well as meet with the staff and revise the site plan accordingly. The Water Works stated that on -site fire Protection may be required and that the nearest water main is approximately 2,000 feet from the site. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: The applicant was present. There were no objectors. The staff stated that they had received a revised site plan that deleted the proposed bookstore and met all previous staff and Commission requirements with the exception of parking. The Phase 1 construction would be two temporary classroom buildings and would contain 30 parking spaces instead of the required 65. The staff further stated that the additional 35 spaces plus the construction of Geyer Springs Road would occur during Phase II. The staff then recommended approval of the site plan as revised and agreed to by the applicant. The Commission then voted 8 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent, and 1 open position to approve the application as recommended by the staff and agreed t❑ by the,applicant.