HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7026 Staff AnalysisMay 31, 2001
ITEM NO.: 14 FILE NO.: Z-7026
NAME: Wingate Hotel - Zoning Site Plan Review
LOCATION: West side of Shackleford Road, approximately 250 feet
south of Kanis Road
nPVVM0PER :
Budget Hotel Management
415 N. 4t' Street
Aberdeen, SD 57401
AREA: 1.85 acres
ZONING: C-2
ENGINEER:
The Mehlburger Firm
201 S. Izard Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
NUMBER OF LOTS: 1 FT. NEW STREET: 0
ALLOWED USES: Commercial
PROPOSED USE: Hotel
VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: None requested.
BACKGROUND:
The 1.85 acre site on the west side of Shackleford Road,
approximately 250 feet south of Kanis Road is zoned C-2, which
is a site plan review district. Any proposed development of
this property requires a site _plan review by the Planning
Commission.
A. PROPOSAL/REQUEST:
The applicant is proposing a single building hotel
development for this property. The hotel will have a total
of 92 rooms and a total area of 80,004 square feet. The
building will be a four (4) story structure, with an
overall building height of 42 feet - 2 inches.
A total of 105 parking spaces is proposed for the site,
with a drive-thru canopy structure on the building's east
side. A single access point is proposed from Shackleford
Road.
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There will be a fenced swimming pool area located along the
north side of the proposed hotel building. The proposed
site plan also shows a ground -mounted sign at the southeast
corner of the property. The applicant notes that the sign
will conform to City Zoning Ordinance requirements for
commercial zoning.
Please see the attached site plan for proposed building and
parking locations, as well as other site improvements.
B. EXISTING CONDITIONS:
C
The property is currently undeveloped and wooded. There is
a mixture of office and commercial uses along Shackleford
Road to the north and south, and across Shackleford Road to
the east. There is undeveloped C-2 zoned property
immediately west of this site.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
The John Barrow and Sandpiper Neighborhood Associations
were notified of the public hearing. As of this writing,
staff has received no comments from the neighborhood.
D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS:
1.Shackleford Road is classified on the Master Street Plan
as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 45
feet from centerline will be required.
2. Driveways shall conform to Sec. 31-210 or Ordinance
18,031. Eliminate one driveway.
3.Property frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps
brought up to the current ADA standards.
4. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is
damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy.
5.Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for
approval prior to start of work.
6.Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property.
7. Grading permit will be required on this development.
8. Request variance if vertical cut of more than 10 feet is
planned.
E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING:
Wastewater: Sewer available, not adversely affected.
Capacity Contribution Analysis required, contact Little
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Rock Wastewater Utility for details.
Entergy: No Comment.
ARKLA: No Comment received.
Southwestern Bell: No Comment.
Water: An acreage charge of $150 per acre applies in
addition to normal charges. On-site fire protection will
be required. Contact the Water Works regarding options for
obtaining water to this site. RPZ backflow prevention will
be required on the domestic service to this building prior
to the first outlet.
Fire Department: Place fire hydrants per code. Contact
Dennis Free at 918-3752 for details.
Count Plannin : No Comment received.
CATA: Project site is not located on a dedicated bus
route and has no effect on bus radius, turnout and route.
F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN:
Plannin Division:
No Comment.
Landscape Issues:
The rear parking lot does not provide for the 8% minimum
interior landscaping requirement. To receive credit,
interior landscape islands must be at least 7 '-� feet in
width.
An irrigation system to water landscaped areas is required.
The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many
trees on this tree -covered site as feasible. Extra credit
toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be
given when preserving trees of six inch caliper or larger.
G. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT:
(MAY 10, 2001)
Frank Riggins was present, representing the application.
Staff briefly described the proposed site plan and noted
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that building height, dumpster screening and ground -mounted
sign information needed to be shown on a revised site plan.
The Public Works requirements were briefly discussed.
Public Works noted that one (1) of the two (2) drives from
Shackleford Road (as shown on the originally submitted site
plan) needed to be removed. This issue was briefly
discussed.
The landscape requirements were briefly discussed. It was
noted that additional interior landscaping would be
required.
After the discussion, the Committee forwarded the site plan
to the full Commission for final action.
H. ANALYSIS:
The applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff on May
16, 2001. The revised plan addresses the issues as raised
by staff at the Subdivision Committee meeting. Building
height, dumpster screening, ground -mounted sign
location/details and additional interior landscaping have
been shown on the revised plan.
The proposed site plan shows a total of 105 parking spaces
to serve the hotel use. The minimum ordinance requirement
for parking is 101 spaces. Staff supports the parking plan
as proposed.
Public Works has reviewed the revised site plan and notes
no outstanding issues. The applicant has removed one (1)
of the two (2) access drives from Shackleford Road as
required by Public Works.
Otherwise, to staff's knowledge there are no outstanding
issues associated with the site plan. The proposed site
plan conforms to ordinance standards and should have no
adverse impact on the general area.
I. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approval of the site plan subject to the
following conditions:
1. Compliance with the requirements as noted in paragraphs
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D, E and F of this report.
2. The proposed ground -mounted sign must conform to Zoning
Ordinance standards for commercial zoning.
3. Any site lighting must be low-level and directed away
from adjacent property.
4. The dumpster area must be screened on three (3) sides
with an eight (8) foot high opaque fence or wall.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 31, 2001)
The staff presented a positive recommendation on this
application, as there were no further issues for resolution.
There were no objectors to this matter.
The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion
within the Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff.
A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote
of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent and 1 open position.
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