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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8494-A Staff AnalysisAUGUST 30, 2010 ITEM NO.: 5 File No.: Owner: Applicant: Address: Description: Zoned: Scott Equipment Company Sam Light 10923 Interstate 30 Southeast corner of Interstate 30 and Sibley Hole Road 1-2 Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the paving provisions of Section 36- 508 to allow an unpaved (gravel) vehicular use area. Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter. Present Use of Property: Heavy Equipment Sales Proposed Use of Property: Heavy Equipment Sales STAFF REPORT A. Public Works Issues: No Comments B. Landscape and Buffer Issues: Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas will be required. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, it will be necessary to provide an approved landscape plan stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or, larger. AUGUST 30, 2010 ITEM NO.: 5 (CON'T. C. Staff Analysis: The 1-2 zoned property at 10923 1-30 is occupied by the Scott Equipment Company facilities. The property is located at the southeast corner of 1-30 and Sibley Hole Road. A one-story office and shop building is located within the west half of the property. There is also associated paved parking and heavy equipment display/storage. On October 20, 2009 the City Board of Directors passed Ordinance No. 20, 178 which rezoned the east portion of this property to 1-2. The rezoning was requested to allow equipment display within this area. The applicant is proposing to utilize this additional area as a gravel equipment display area, as noted on the attached site plan. Two (2) new paved driveways from the 1-30 frontage road will serve the area. The area will be fenced as noted. The applicant is also proposing to construct a new 100 foot by 120 foot (with 40 foot by 120 foot awning) shop building east of the existing office/shop building. Section 36-508 of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires that all vehicular use areas be paved. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance from this ordinance standard to allow the gravel area within the east portion of the property for heavy equipment display. There are no variances requested for the new building. Staff is supportive of the requested paving variance. Staff views the request as reasonable. The proposed unpaved vehicular use area will not be out of character with the general area. Many of the surrounding industrial properties have unpaved vehicular use/storage areas. The property immediately to the west (across Sibley Hole Road) was approved for a large gravel vehicular use area by the Board in 2008. The fence company immediately west of there has gravel parking areas. Additionally, the trucking company at the intersection of 1-30 and Otter Creek Road was approved for gravel parking. Many other businesses in other industrial areas of the city have non -paved areas for the parking, storage or display of heavy equipment. As long as the gravel area is maintained in a manner that does not result in the creation of dust, mud, silt or standing water, staff believes use of the gravel vehicular use area will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the genera area. D. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested paving variance, subject to the following conditions: 1. �he gravel vehicular use area must be maintained in a manner that does not result in the creation of dust, mud, silt or standing water. 2. Compliance with the landscape and buffer requirements as noted in paragraph B. of the staff report. AUGUST 30, 2010 ITEM NO.: 5 CON'T. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (AUGUST 30, 2010) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval as noted in the "staff recommendation" above. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved as recommended by staff. The vote was 4 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent and 1 open position. AUGUST 30, 2010 ITEM NO.: 5 File No.: Owner: Applicant: Address: Description: Zoned: Scott Equipment Company Sam Light 10923 Interstate 30 Southeast corner of Interstate 30 and Sibley Hole Road WE Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the paving provisions of Section 36- 508 to allow an unpaved (gravel) vehicular use area. Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter. Present Use of Property: Heavy Equipment Sales Proposed Use of Property: Heavy Equipment Sales STAFF REPORT A. Public Works Issues: No Comments B. Landscape and Buffer Issues: Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas will be required. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, it will be necessary to provide an approved landscape plan stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can b� given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. AUGUST 30, 2010 ITEM NO.: 5 (CON'T.) _ C. Staff Analvsis: The 1-2 zoned property at 10923 1-30 is occupied by the Scott Equipment Company facilities. The property is located at the southeast corner of 1-30 and Sibley Hole Road. A one-story office and shop building is located within the west half of the property. There is also associated paved parking and heavy equipment display/storage. On October 20, 2009 the City Board of Directors passed Ordinance No. 20, 178 which rezoned the east portion of this property to 1-2. The rezoning was requested to allow equipment display within this area. The applicant is proposing to utilize this additional area as a gravel equipment display area, as noted on the attached site plan. Two (2) new paved driveways from the 1-30 frontage road will serve the area. The area will be fenced as noted. The applicant is also proposing to construct a new 100 foot by 120 foot (with 40 foot by 120 foot awning) shop building east of the existing office/shop building. Section 36-508 of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires that all vehicular use areas be paved. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance from this ordinance standard to allow the gravel area within the east portion of the property for heavy equipment display. There are no variances requested for the new building. Staff is supportive of the requested paving variance. Staff views the request as reasonable. The proposed unpaved vehicular use area will not be out of character with the general area. Many of the surrounding industrial properties have unpaved vehicular use/storage areas. The property immediately to the west (across Sibley Hole Road) was approved for a large gravel vehicular use area by the Board in 2008. The fence company immediately west of there has gravel parking areas. Additionally, the trucking company at the intersection of 1-30 and Otter Creek Road was approved for gravel parking. Many other businesses in other industrial areas of the city have non -paved areas for the parking, storage or display of heavy equipment. As long as the gravel area is maintained in a manner that does not result in the creation of dust, mud, silt or standing water, staff believes use �f the gravel vehicular use area will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the genera area. D. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested paving variance, subject to the following conditions: 1. The gravel vehicular use area must be maintaine0 in a manner that does not result in the creation of dust, mud, silt or stan ing water. 2. Compliance with the landscape and buffer requirements as noted in paragraph B. of the staff report. AUGUST 30, 2010 ITEM NO.: 5 (CON'T.) BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (AUGUST 30, 2010) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval as noted in the "staff recommendation" above. There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved as recommended by staff. The vote was 4 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent and 1 open position. AUGUST 30, 2010 ITEM NO.: 5 File No.: Z-8494-A Owner: Scott Equipment Company Applicant: Sam Light Address: 10923 Interstate 30 Description: Southeast corner of Interstate 30 and Sibley Hole Road Zoned: 1-2 Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the paving provisions of Section 36- 508 to allow an unpaved (gravel) vehicular use area. Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter. Present Use of Property: Heavy Equipment Sales Proposed Use of Property: Heavy Equipment,Sales STAFF REPORT A. Public Works Issues: No Comments B. Landscape and Buffer Issues: Site plan must comply with the City's landscape and buffer ordinance requirements. An automatic irrigation system to water landscaped areas will be required. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, it will be necessary to provide an approved landscape plan stamped with the seal of a Registered Landscape Architect. The City Beautiful Commission recommends preserving as many existing trees as feasible on this site. Credit toward fulfilling Landscape Ordinance requirements can be given when preserving trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger. AUGUST 30, 2010 ITEM NO.: 5 CON'T. C. Staff Analvsis: The 1-2 zoned property at 10923 1-30 is occupied by the Scott Equipment Company facilities. The property is located at the southeast corner of 1-30 and Sibley Hole Road. A one-story office and shop building is located within the west half of the property. There is also associated paved parking and heavy equipment display/storage. On October 20, 2009 the City Board of Directors passed Ordinance No. 20, 178 which rezoned the east portion of this property to 1-2. The rezoning was requested to allow equipment display within this area. The applicant is proposing to utilize this additional area as a gravel equipment display area, as noted on the attached site plan. Two (2) new paved driveways from the 1-30 frontage road will serve the area. The area will be fenced as noted. The applicant is also proposing to construct a new 100 foot by 120 foot (with 40 foot by 120 foot awning) shop building east of the existing office/shop building. Section 36-508 of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires that all vehicular use areas be paved. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance from this ordinance standard to allow the gravel area within the east portion of the property for heavy equipment display. There are no variances requested for the new building. Staff is supportive of the requested paving variance. Staff views the request as reasonable. The proposed unpaved vehicular use area will not be out of character with the general area. Many of the surrounding industrial properties have unpaved vehicular use/storage areas. The property immediately to the west (across Sibley Hole Road) was approved for a large gravel vehicular use area by the Board in 2008. The fence company immediately west of there has gravel parking areas. Additionally, the trucking company at the intersection of 1-30 and Otter Creek Road was approved for gravel parking. Many other businesses in other industrial areas of the city have non -paved areas for the parking, storage or display of heavy equipment. As long as the gravel area is maintained in a manner that does not result in the creation of dust, mud, silt or standing water, staff believes use of the gravel vehicular use area will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the genera area. D. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested paving variance, subject to the following conditions: 1. The gravel vehicular use area must be maintained in a manner that does not result in the creation of dust, mud, silt or standing water. 2. Compliance with the landscape and buffer requirements as noted in paragraph B. of the staff report.