HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.21.84 Planning PacketAGENDA
PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR
FEBRUARY 21, 1984
1. Call to Order and Oath of Office for new appointments.
2. Approval of Minutes Planning Commission Special, January 26, 1984.
3. Election of Officers 1984.
4. 7:00 P.M. Public Hearing for Contract Sewing as a Special Exception
at 308 Oak Street within the B -2 Business District.
5. Discussion Circulation and Parking Plan for United Financial Branch
Office at 316 Oak Street, Farmington.
6. Discussion Request for front yard setback variance by Patrick T. Fahey,
owner of the Dairy Queen on Highway 3.
7. Planning Commission One Day Seminar, February 29, 1984, 3:00 9:30 P.M.
on Conditional Use and Special Permit Laws and Administration.
1 3. Administration.
AGENDA REPORT
PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR
FEBRUARY 21, 1984
4 Public Hearing Contract Sewing Special Exception at 308 Oak Street.
The City Council at its meeting of November 21, 1983 added light manufacturing
to the B -2 General Business District in a effort to recognize what has
already taken place within the downtown business district as well as to re-
duce limitations on the occupancy of existing structures. The Planning
Commission reviewed this application in September and generally agreed that
the use would be a suitable replacement for vacant space in one of the
principal business blocks provided that there would be enough off street
parking available for employees.
At about the time this request for a special exception was submitted, the
Planning Commission failed to grant a variance for the redivision of this
parcel in which three separate lots were to be reorganized into two, one
of which would become a substandard lot. The attached drawing shows the
property in question. Parcel 1 contains the contract sewing operation as
well as Parker Appliance and substandard parcel 2 contains the Century 21
real estate office. Both property owners and the City Attorney have been
asked to attend this hearing since an earlier remodeling of the structure
on parcel 2 was approved by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority on the
basis of available off street parking. It now appears that this request
for a special exception will also involve the issue of off street parking,
the very same spaces that formerly were used to justify expansion of the
real estate office.
The request focuses upon section 2 -4 -4 (E) which requires the special ex-
ception to organize vehicular access and parking to minimize traffic con-
gestion in the area. Manufacturing or industrial land use requires 2 off
street parking spaces for each 3 employees on the maximum work shift.
RECOMMENDATION: Require the owner of Parcel 2 to renegotiate the purchase
from Parcel 1 so that both lots meet the minimum lot size of 5000 square
feet. Continue the hearing until this objective has been met. Without such
an agreement, it will be impossible to discuss the severity of off street
parking problems on site and the special exception should then be denied.
5. Circulation and Parking Plan for United Financial Branch.
Paul Kogel, Vice President of United Financial has asked for a review of the
circulation and parking plan, copy enclosed, by the Planning Commission prior
to proceeding with addition of the drive up window indicated on the plan.
The question raised by Mr. Kogel involves the appropriateness of two side by
side drive up lanes and three curb cuts on Oak Street. The nature of sur-
viving correspondence indicates that United Financial requested and was
granted curb cuts on the basis of this same plan at the time downtown side-
walks were replaced in 1974.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the plan as submitted and advise the Building
Inspector.
6. Request for Variance by Patrick T. Fahey.
Currently the Dairy Queen, situated at the intersection of Willow Street
and State Trunk Highway #3, is 13.9 feet from Highway 3 and 35 feet from
Willow Street. The required setback from both streets is 50 feet. The
owner would like a variance to build an addition within 25 feet of Willow
Street. The test for a variance is listed in section 2 -4 -3 of the City
Code and would be used in this case to question whether this is the only
appropriate location for the proposed addition.
RECOMMENDATION: Schedule a Public Hearing for March 20, 1984 at 7:00 P.M.
7. Planning Commission One Day Seminar.
The City Council has authorized tuition for any Planning Commissioner in-
terested in and available to attend an afternoon and evening seminar on
planning administration as described in the attached registration material.
The Commission will be polled at the meeting to determine how many will be
able to attend.
Charles Tooker
Planner
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