Agenda - Council - 05/17/2011 - Special

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CC Special Session 4.3. Meeting Date: 05/17/2011 By: Tim Gladhill, Community Development Title: Request for Waiver of Paving Requirements to Allow a Class V Parking Surface at 7039 Highway 10 NW; Case of RM Golf Carts Background: The City has received a request from RM Golf Carts for waiver to paving requirements to utilize Class V in the back portion of the lot for a parking surface for motor vehicles (golf carts), in the H -1 Highway 10 Business District. Notification: No notification is required for this request. Observations: City Code requires that parking and maneuvering areas for motor vehicles as well as open and outdoor service, sales, display or rental areas consist of concrete or bituminous with continuous curb and gutter. City Code further requires a grading, drainage and erosion control plan, which will be the final step in this request. The purpose of the asphalt or concrete surfacing requirement is primarily dust control and stormwater management, but the requirement also has an aesthetic component as well. City Code further states that 'other surfaces as approved by City Council' may be considered. Traditionally, this waiver has been reserved for instances of heavy equipment storage and maneuvering; however, the City recently approved a similar request for off - street parking of motor vehicles. During the recent Highway 10 zoning review, City Council directed Staff to explore the use of Class V in the rear of properties along Highway 10, especially within the Official Map Area, where improvements are anticipated to be interim improvements until such time Highway 10 is expanded to freeway status. Furthermore, it should be noted that City Code also restricts the import/export of soil to 400 cubic yards, unless approved by an Interim Use Permit (IUP). The Applicant is requesting a portion of the Subject Property be able to utilize Class V as an expanded parking and maneuvering area. Final approval from the City would come in the form of an administrative Grading Permit. City Staff needs clarification from the Applicant to be including in the Grading Permit on the following: • Will material be exported /replaced from the Subject Property? • What erosion control measures will be put in place? • What impacts to existing drainage patterns will be experienced? Funding Source: All costs associated with reviewing the application are the responsibility of the Applicant. Council Action: Motion to approve /deny the request for a Class V parking surface as noted on the attached site plan, contingent upon obtaining a City- issued Grading Permit. Site Location Map Site Plan Attachments