HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8291 Staff AnalysisNOVEMBER 26, 2007
ITEM NO.: 4
File No.: Z-8291
Owner: Lexicon
Applicant: Jim Osborne
Address: 8914 Fourche Dam Pike
Description: West side of Fourche Dam Pike, 250 feet north of Sloane Drive
Zoned: 1-3
Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the parking provisions of Section
36-502 to allow a building addition with reduced on -site parking
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Industrial/Manufacturing
Proposed Use of Property: Industrial/Manufacturing
STAFF REPORT
A. Public Works Issues:
No Comments.
B. Staff Analysis:
The 1-3 zoned property located at 8914 Fourche Dam Pike is occupied by a
37,000 square foot metal industrial building which is used for heavy metal
fabrication. There is a driveway from Fourche Dam Pike which accesses a
paved parking lot (47 spaces) on the east side (front) of the building. There is
a gravel area along the north side of the building (north half of property) used
for storage of metals. The property is enclosed with chain -link security
fencing.
The applicant proposes to construct an 82,000 square foot addition to the
north and west sides of the existing building, as noted on the attached site
plan. The addition will be approximately 60 feet in height for the expansion of
the large and heavy metal plate manufacturing. The proposed addition
conforms to the height and area requirements of the ordinance, however, the
applicant is proposing no additional off-street parking for the facility.
NOVEMBER 26, 2007
ITEM NO.: 4 (CON'T.
The proposed 119,000 square foot facility (existing and proposed) requires
198 off-street parking spaces (1 space/600 square feet of gross floor area),
according to Section 36-502(b)(4)a. of the City's Zoning Ordinance. The
applicant has noted that Lexicon, the property owner, also owns the facility
immediately to the south, which includes a 35,000 square foot building and
165 parking spaces. The applicant has also noted that there will be
approximately 75 total employees for both facilities combined, thus the request
to vary from the minimum ordinance parking requirements. Therefore, the
applicant is requesting a variance from the above noted parking requirement to
construct no additional parking spaces for the proposed addition.
Staff is supportive of the requested parking variance. Staff views the request
as reasonable, based on the type of industrial operation with a minimal number
of employees. As noted above, there are 212 parking spaces between this
property and the one immediately to the south, with only approximately 75
employees between the two (2) facilities. As long as both facilities share the
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option. If one (1) of the two (2) facilities is ever sold to a separate owner, the
issue of parking must be revisited, with the required parking provided within
the north half of the property, or additional Board of Adjustment review. Staff
feels the proposed parking variance will have no adverse impact on the
adjacent properties or the general area.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested parking variance, subject to the
following conditions:
1. The parking variance is for Lexicon, the current property owner, only.
2. If this property or the property immediately to the south ever has
separate ownership, the required parking must be provided or
additional Board of Adjustment review will be required.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(NOVEMBER 26, 2007)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
item and a recommendation of approval.
Staff added the following conditions to its recommendation:
3. Compliance with the City's Landscape and Buffer Ordinances.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as recommended by
staff by at vote of 5 ayes and 0 nays.