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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.15.84 Planning PacketAGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION 'REGULAR MAY 15, 1984 1. Approval of Minutes April 17, 1984 2. Public Hearing 7:00 P.M. Special Exception for Dominium Group to construct a 37 unit structure for elderly and handicapped at the corner of Fourth and Spruce within the B -2 Zoning District. 3. Public Hearing 7:00 P.M. Variance for Dominium Group to reduce the amount of parking required by a 37 unit elderly and handicapped apartment building at the corner of Fourth and Spruce within the B -2 Zoning District. 4. Request for Special Meeting to discuss Terra Second Addition Pre- liminary plat on June 5, 1984. 5. Request for Public Hearing by Clyde Thompson for side and front yard variances to add a third bay and pump island canopy to existing Stan- dard Station at the intersection of Highway 3 and 50. AGENDA REPORT PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MAY 15, 1984 1. Approval of Minutes of April 17, 1984. 2. Public Hearing 7:00 P.M. Dominium Group Special Exception Elderly and Handicapped Housing is a listed Special Exception in the B -2 General Business District. Of all listed requirements in Section 2 -4 -4, A -F, the only paragraph that is subject to question is (C). the developer to date has not sub- mitted a landscape plan indicating the type and location of plant materials to be included on the lot. However such a plan will be submitted prior to the meeting. The placement of the building on this lot shows front and rear yards of 33 feet on Spruce Street and the alley and a 5 foot front yard facing Fourth Street. The ordinance requires no front, side or rear yards in the B -2 District. The parking lot shows 31 automobile spaces for 37 apartments which is less than the ordinance requires and subject to a request for Variance as described below. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Special Exception subject to submission of a landscape plan as out- lined in Section 2 -4 -4 of the City Code. 3. Public Hearing 7:00 P.M. Dominium Group Variance It would be possible to add two more parking spaces to the lot proposed in the attached site plan. However, two spaces might be less beneficial both to resi- dents of the apartment project and the City than a well designed landscape plan to shield the parking lot from the street and adjoining property. As mentioned in the previous agenda report, Spruce Place includes only 21 spaces for approxi- mately 60 units. The parking lot is rarely full and if it is, the street right of way offers spaces on both sides. Many current ordinances and a draft revision to the Farmington Ordinance will stipulate less than one off street parking space per unit for elderly housing. A concern mentioned prior to establishment of this hearing has been parking access at the rear of business buildings fronting on Third Street. This site plan leaves a ten foot wide space between the parking lot and the rear property lines of Third Street frontage. This will be ample for limited in and out traffic if allowed by Dominium. The Staff believes that the City should not be involved in the access question since at least two property owners have an easement for this purpose immediately to the west of the Dominium property. The existing ten feet shown on the Dominium Site Plan should be devoted to tree and shrub plantings. RECOMMENDATION: Approve a Variance to reduce required parking by 43 spaces because a small per- centage of elderly residents will own anautomobile. 4. Request Special Meeting to discuss Terra Second Addition Preliminary Plat. Terra Second Addition has been submitted by Ford and Blaisdell incorporating Staff suggestions for right angle intersections and a curved street alignment for Euclid Way. It has been distributed to various City and County agencies for comments with a request to respond on or before June 5, 1984. RECOMMENDATION: Establish a special meeting on June 5, 1984 to discuss the preliminary plat of Terra Second Addition. 5. Request Public Hearing for front and rear yard variances by Clyde Thompson. The previous owner secured a 10 foot side yard variance on the north side of the lot to add one 15 foot wide service bay to the existing Standard Station at the intersection of Highways 3 and 50. It was based upon the assumption that such an addition could be built without encroaching on the east property line. The current owner insisted upon a survey prior to purchasing the business and found that such a bay will also require a 3 foot side or rear yard variance before it can be constructed. The new owner would also like to construct a canopy over the service islands closer than 50 feet to the right of way of State Highway 3. RECOMMENDATION: Establish a Public Hearing at 7:30 P.M. on June 5, 1984 to discuss the requested variances. Charles Tooker Planner CT /mh