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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5885-B Staff AnalysisMAY 23, 2011 ITEM NO.: 3 File No.: Z-5885-B Owner: Pharmasite, LLC Applicant: Terry Burruss Address: 7321 Cantrell Road Description: South side of Cantrell Road, approximately 200 feet east of Georgia Avenue Zoned: C-4 Variance Requested: Variances are requested from the area provisions of Section 36- 302 to allow a building addition with reduced side and rear yard setbacks. Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter. Present Use of Property: Drug Store with Compounding Lab Proposed Use of Property: Drug Store with Compounding Lab and Storage STAFF REPORT A. Public Works issues: No Comments B. Staff Analysis: The C-4 zoned property at 7321 Cantrell Road is occupied by a one-story metal and stucco commercial building. There are two (2) access drives from Cantrell Road and one (1) drive from Kentucky Avenue, which runs along the rear (south) property line. Paved parking is located along the north and east sides of the building, with paved vehicular use area along the south and west building sides. A wood fence is located along the south and portions of the east and west property lines. The building is occupied by Cantrell Drug, a drug store with compounding lab. The applicant proposes to construct a 3,835 square foot building addition on the west side of the existing building for use as storage for the existing drug store. The proposed building addition will be located 4 to 6 feet back from the west side property line and 12 to 12.5 feet back from the rear (south) property line. It will be constructed over an existing asphalt area. The applicant has noted that the remaining asphalt area will be striped to provide the amount of parking as required by ordinance after the building addition (approximately 38 spaces). The applicant has also noted that the building height will not exceed 30 feet. MAY 23, 2011 ITEM NO.' 3 (CON'T. Section 36-302(e)(2) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum side setback of 15 feet for this C-4 zoned lot. Section 36-302(e)(3) requires a minimum rear yard setback of 25 feet. Therefore, the applicant is requesting variances from these ordinance requirements to allow the building addition with reduced side and rear setbacks. Staff is supportive of the requested variances. Staff views the request as reasonable. The adjacent properties to the east and west are zoned C-3, which require no side yard setback. The proposed rear setback will be similar to that of the existing commercial buildings to the east and west. Therefore, the proposed building addition with reduced setback will not be out of character with other commercial buildings in this immediate area. The existing commercial building on the property immediately to the west is located on or near the dividing side property line. Staff will require approval from the City's Fire Marshal prior to a building permit being issued. The applicant has stated that fire wall(s) will be constructed as required. Otherwise, staff believes the proposed building addition with reduced setbacks will have no adverse input on the adjacent properties or the general area. C. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested side and rear setback variances, subject to the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the City's Landscape and Buffer Ordinance. 2. A letter of approval from the City's Fire Marshal must be submitted to staff prior to a building permit being issued. 3. Parking must be provided to accommodate the building expansion as per ordinance requirements. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (MAY 23, 2011) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the application with a recommendation of approval, with conditions. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved, as recommended by staff with a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent.