HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6668 Staff AnalysisMay 24, 1999
Item No.: 3
File No.
Owner:
Address:
Description•
Zoned:
Variance Requested:
Z-6668
JM Products, Inc.
2511 Arch Street
Lot 3, Block 2, Retan's Addition
R-4
A variance is requested from the
off-street parking provisions of
Section 36-507 to permit a parking
lot on residentially zoned
property.
Justification: Additional parking is needed for
the adjacent commercial use. A
well designed parking lot will not
impact the adjacent neighborhood.
Present Use of Proper : Vacant lot
Proposed Use of Property: Parking lot
Staff Report:
A. Public Works Issues:
1. Arch Street is listed on the Master Street Plan as a
principal arterial, dedication of right-of-way to 35
feet from centerline will be required.
2. Property frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps
brought up to the current ADA standards.
B. Staff Analvsis:
The applicant proposes to construct a 15 space parking lot
on the R-4 zoned property located at 2511 Arch Street. The
parking lot will support uses on the C-3 zoned property
adjacent to the north at the corner of Roosevelt and Arch
Streets. Section 36-507(b) states that parking must be
located on property which is zoned to allow the principal
May 24, 1999
Item No.: 3 (Cont.)
use which the parking will serve or it must be approved by
the Board of Adjustment.
Staff is supportive of the requested variance. Development
of a properly designed, landscaped and screened parking lot
on this vacant lot should have no impact on the adjacent
properties. The proposed parking lot will serve the
neighborhood better than the existing "weed -lot." The
parking lot will be screened by landscaping and a 6 foot
wood fence on the south and east sides, focusing activity on
the site to the north where the parking lot is adjacent to
the commercial building.
A slight modification to the plan must be accomplished to
address the right-of-way dedication requirement. An
additional 5 feet is required by the Master Street Plan.
This will result in the loss of 1 parking space, leaving 14.
No lighting of the parking lot is proposed on the site plan.
If lighting is proposed, it must be low-level and
directional, aimed away from adjacent residential
properties.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested variance to allow
for construction of a parking lot on the R-4 zoned property
at 2511 Arch Street subject to compliance with the following
conditions:
1. Compliance with the City's Landscape and Buffer
Ordinances
2. Compliance with Public Works Comments, including any
variance of those requirements as may be granted by the
Board of Directors.
3. Any lighting of the parking lot must be low-level and
directional, aimed away from adjacent residential
properties.
4. Submission of a revised site plan addressing those
issues outlined above.
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May 24, 1999
Item No.: 3 (Cont.)
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (MAY 24, 1999)
Ron Woods and Sandra Joshua Givens were present representing the
application. There were no objectors present. Staff presented
the item and a recommendation of approval, subject to compliance
with the conditions outlined in the "staff recommendation" above.
Staff informed the Board that the applicant had sent area
property owners a copy of the application, not the "notice of
public hearing" on May 12, 1999. When staff became aware of
this, the applicant was advised to send a copy of the correct
notice form. This was done on May 19, 1999, 5 days prior to the
public hearing. Both notices were sent via certified mail.
The applicant offered no additional comments beyond acknowledging
his error.
A motion was made to waive the bylaws and to accept the notice as
performed by the applicant. The motion was approved by a vote of
5 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent.
A motion was then made to approve the requested variance, subject
to compliance with the conditions outlined in the "staff
recommendation" above. The motion was approved by a vote of
5 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent.
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