HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5985 Staff AnalysisMay 16, 1995
ITEM NO.: 20 FILE NO.: Z-5985
NAME:
LOCATIO
OWNER/APPLICANT:
PROPOSAL:
ORDINANCE DE IGN STANDARDS:
1. Eite Lo a i n•
Jackpot Carwash - Conditional Use
Permit
9520 North Rodney Parham Road
Jackpot Incorporated by
Billy Copeland
A conditional use permit is
requested to allow for the
expansion of one bay of an existing
self-service car wash to accommodate
an automatic car washing mechanism.
The property is zoned C-3. A
variance is requested to allow a
reduced rear yard setback of 8.5
feet. The ordinance requires a rear
yard setback of 15 feet for this
property.
The property is located at the northeast corner of North
Rodney Parham and Treasure Hill Roads.
2. Compatibility with Neighborhood:
This existing convenience store and car wash is located in
an area which is primarily zoned C-3 and multifamily. All
adjacent property is zoned C-3 and is occupied by a variety
of commercial uses. A large area of multifamily dwellings
is located to the north of the site. Directly across Rodney
Parham Road is an area of C-3 zoning and the Treasure Hill
Residential Subdivision is located beyond that. This minor
addition to an existing car wash bay will not affect the
compatibility of this site with the surrounding
neighborhood.
3. On- ite Drives and Parking:
The site is paved nearly from property line to property
line. There is adequate parking and vehicle stacking space
including the pump islands, car wash bays and vacuum
islands.
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SUBDIVISION
ITEM NC • 20 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z--5985
4. $creeninQ and Buffers:
All adjacent property is zoned C-3. No additional buffers
or screening are required.
5. City Engineer's Comments:
Construct handicap ramps. This site is currently
discharging free product petroleum into the municipal storm
sewer. Enforcement of municipal code provisions is pending.
The owner is under a Consent Administrative Order to
remediate. The Department of Pollution Control and Ecology
should approve any work prior to the City issuing any
permits for this project.
6. Utility Comments:
No comments
7. Staff Analysis:
A conditional use permit is requested to allow for the
expansion of one bay of an existing, self-service car wash
to accommodate an automatic car washing mechanism. The
property is zoned C-3 and is occupied by a convenience store
with gas pumps and the 4 bay car wash. The small expansion
proposed would add 10 feet to one of the car wash bays. No
other expansion or improvements are proposed.
A variance is requested to allow the car wash addition to
have a rear yard setback of 8.5 feet. The Ordinance
requires a 15 foot rear yard setback. The adjacent property
is also zoned C-3. The reduced rear yard setback should
have no effect on the adjacent property.
There is currently ongoing litigation regarding petroleum
discharge from this site into the City's storm sewer system.
The City Engineer's Office and the Department of Pollution
Control and Ecology are involved in this issue. Staff feels
that it is appropriate to tie this application to the
resolution of the illegal discharge issue. If approved, no
building permit should be issued for the car wash expansion
until the City Engineer's Office determines that the
petroleum discharge issue has been resolved.
8. Staff Recommend4tt ion :
Staff recommends approval of this application subject to the
following conditions:
a. Compliance with the City Engineer's Comments
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ITEM NO.: 20 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-5985
b. No building permit is to be issued for the car wash
expansion until the City Engineer's Office has
determined that the petroleum discharge issue has been
resolved.
Staff also recommends approval of the rear yard setback
variance for the car wash expansion.
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (APRIL 27, 1995)
The applicant, Billy Copeland, was present. Staff presented the
item and noted the City Engineer's Comments outlined above.
Mr. Copeland stated that he was working with the City Engineer's
Office and the Department of Pollution Control and Ecology to
resolve the petroleum discharge issue.
The Committee determined that it was appropriate to tie the
issuance of a building permit to the City Engineer's approval of
a resolution of the discharge issue.
The Committee determined that there were no other issues and
forwarded the item to the full Commission.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 16, 1995)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and informed the Commission that there
were no outstanding issues. The City Engineer's Office had
determined that the expansion of the car wash bay was not related
to the petroleum discharge issue at the convenience store site.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved subject to
compliance with the City Engineer's requirement that handicap
ramps be constructed. The vote was 11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent.
The Commission also approved the rear yard setback variance.
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