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Home My WebLink AboutZ-6039-B Staff AnalysisNov?-ober• 27, 1995 item NO1 f Pr File: Z -6039-B gwner. E -Z Mart Stores, Inc. Address• 11701 West Markham Street n ri i n• Lot "A" Markham Pines Addition Zg c-3 v riance-Recruested: Variances are requested from the gas area regulations of Section 36-301 and the building line provisions of Section 36-12 to permit construction of a canopy with reduced front and side yard setbacks and which crosses a platted 40 foot building line. justification: Providing the new turn lane on Alamo and obtaining the proper zoning for this property necessitates closing the driveway on Markham closest to the corner. In other words, we will have two driveways instead of three. This makes it advisable, due to this new configuration which is unique to this property, to angle the canopy and pumps toward the corner, for better, safer circulation. Again, this means the canopy will extend into the Alamo Drive setback as well as the West Markham setback, hence this supplemental application. However, the signs on the canopy will still face West Markham, not Alamo Drive, and will not be visible driving toward Markham north on Alamo. The new turn lane will ease traffic back-up on Alamo Drive and improve circulation inside the E -Z Mart site. Present ❑ f Pr rt : convenience store with gas pumps Proposed Use of Pr er convenience store with gas pumps NovQmber•27, 1995 Item N 1(Cont t ff R r : A. En in riza I Widen Alamo Drive 6 feet to allow left turn lane. Dedicate additional ROW such that property line is 30 feet from centerline. Prior to dedication, clearance of underground soils must be certified due to underground storage tanks. Improve sidewalks to eliminate tripping areas and install ramps at intersection. Provide additional sidewalk to provide 3 feet clearance around telephone pole in walk. Eliminate driveway on Markham closest to Alamo. B. ataff AnalvSis: On September 25, 1995, the Board of Adjustment approved variances to allow for the construction of a fuel island canopy at this existing convenience store site. At that time, the canopy was proposed to extend straight out from the front of the store and to cross a platted 40 foot building line along Markham Street. Two conditions of the approval have caused the applicant to have to change the location of the canopy slightly. The applicant was required to eliminate one of the two existing Markham Street driveways and to widen Alamo Drive by 6 feet to allow for a left turn lane. In response to those conditions, the applicant now proposes to angle the canopy so that it is directed more towards the corner of the property rather than straight out towards Markham Street. This will provide for better and safer traffic circulation on the site. The canopy now is proposed to cross both the Markham Street and Alamo Drive building lines and to have a reduced front yard setback of 11.5 feet from Markham Street and a reduced side yard setback of 5 feet from Alamo Drive. 25 foot setbacks are required by the Ordinance in both instances. The proposed 11.5 foot setback from Markham Street is greater than the 5 foot setback approved in September 1995. The canopy will, at its nearest point, be approximately. 15 feet from the curb of the widened Alamo Drive. The canopy will have a clearance of 15.6 feet from the ground and the support posts will be located at the pump islands. The clearance of 15.6 feet and the 11.5 foot setback from the Markham Street property line will preclude a sight distance problem. The angled canopy will be visible from the residential neighborhood to the south. The applicant has stated that there will be no signage on that side of the canopy visible from the south. K November 27, 1995 I I -(Cont. Staff believes the proposal to be reasonable and supports the requested variances. If the building line variance is approved, the applicant will have to do a one lot replat to reflect the change approved by the Board. The applicant should review the filing procedure with the circuit clerk to determine if the replat requires a revised Bill of Assurance. C. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested front and side yard setback variances and the building line variances subject to'the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the Engineering Comments 2. A replat of the lot which reflects the change in the building line as approved by the Board. 3. There is to be no signage on that side of the canopy visible from the residential neighborhood to the south. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (NOVEMBER 27, 1995) Chris Barrier was present representing the application. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval, with conditions. Mr. Barrier stated that the applicant understood and agreed to the conditions. A motion was made to approve the requested front and side yard setback and building line variances subject to compliance with those conditions outlined in the staff recommendation. The motion was approved by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent and 1 open position. 3 IF 25, '1995' .( Ot LL/, V ri n Rted: Z -6039-A a,, -Z, t/. E -Z Mart Stores, Incorporated 11701 West Markham Street Lot "A", Markham Pines Addition R-2 (A C-3 rezoning request will be heard by the planning Commission on October 3, 1995.) Variances are requested f rom the area regulations of Section 36-301 and the building line provisions of Section 31-12 to permit with a construction of a canopy reduced front yard ack and 40 foot which crosses a platted building line. place The proposed canopy is to replace u ifi ti n: an existing, smaller canopy will the same setback. The copywiwi be built over existing gas Pumps which are not to be relocated as for part of the remodeling proposed this store. pr sentDsef Pro ert Convenience store with gas PUMPS se f Pr ert ; Convenience store with gas Pumps pro o ed St ff Re ort' A. En ineerin l u Widen Alamo Drive 6 feet troallow turn 30lane. feet fDamicate additional Row such that property line is centerline, prior to dedication, clearance of underground soils must be certified due to to triPFgng areasoandeinstall improve sidewalks to els Provide ramps at intersection. eadditional round telephonepole einlwalk. provide 3 feet ciearanc Eliminate driveway on Markham closest to Alamo. B, = f f An 1i s cation at E -Z Mart Convenience Store wasin existto enCityto hJuneo5, 1978. the time the property was annexed Land which is annexed to the City is classified as R-2, si family residential. As such, the convenience store is nonconforming. An application has been filed with the pl commission asking that the property be rezoned to C-3, Commercial. The rezoning request will be heard by the Cener Commission on October 3, 1995. The rezoning application and this accompanying variance request are necessary to allow for the planned remodeling of the convenience store. The remodeling includes the addition of a second pump island and a new, larger canopy which will extend from the building to a point 5 feet from the West Markham Street property line. Once the property is zoned C-3, it will have a required front yard setback of 25 feet. Variances are requested to allow for the new canopy to have a reduced front yard setback of 5 feet and to allow it to be built across a platted 40 foot building line. The proposed canopy will have a clearance of 15.5 feet from the ground and the support posts will he located at the pump islands. This larger canopy, extending from the building out over the pump islands, will replace a smaller, freestanding canopy which is currently over the pump island nearest Markham Street. The existing canopy has a setback from Markham Street similar to that proposed for the new structure. The new canopy will have no greater impact than the existing canopy. The clearance of 15.6 feet will preclude a sight distance problem. Staff believes the proposal to be reasonable and supports the requested front yard setback and building line variances. If the building line! variance is approved, the applicant will have to do a One lot replat to reflect the change approved by the Board. The applicant should review the filing procedure with the circuit clerk to determine if the replat requires a revised Bill of Assurance. C. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested front yard setback and building line variances subject to the following conditions: 1• Compliance with the City Engineer's Comments 2. A replat of the lot which reflects the change in the building line as approved by the Board of Adjustment. 3• The property being rezoned to C-3. 2