Minutes - Planning Commission - 04/01/2004

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1) Planning Commission public hearing and regular meeting minutes dated March 11, 2004. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Vice Chair Johnson, Commissioners Brauer, Jeffrey, Shepherd, Van Scoy and Watson. Voting No: None. Absent: Chairperson Nixt. NOTE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 1) City Council regular meeting minutes dated February 24, 2004 Vice Chair Johnson noted the City Council minutes. PUBLIC HEARINGS/COMMISSION BUSINESS Case/ti: Request for Site Plan Approval to Construct an Addition to Superbowl; Case of Mike Anderson Presentation Community Development Director Frolik indicated the site is approximately 3.5 acres in size, and the current building is 26,085 square feet. She stated the proposed addition is 8,632 square feet. She advised the building coverage in the B-2 Highway Business zone is restricted to 35%. The existing building and the expansion result in a building coverage of 22.9%. She indicated City Code requires a minimum of 153 parking spaces, and the site plan proposes to provide 221 spaces. She stated all existing and new pavement will be finished with B6/12 concrete curbing. All parking areas will meet the 20 foot setback from public road right-of-way. She indicated current code requires a 35 foot separation between commercial parking lots and residential properties. She noted the adjacent lot to the southeast is zoned R-1 Residential. She explained at the time the lot was platted, by the previous owner of Superbowl, the only screening requirement was that the developer erect a six foot high wood privacy fence on the common property line between Superbowl and the residential lot. She stated it is Staff's opinion that this existing situation, being the lack of a 35-foot separation, should be considered lawful non- conforming. She indicated the adjacent parcel to the southwest is zoned B-2 Business and no setback for the parking area would be required. Community Development Director Frolik indicated there is virtually no landscaping existing on the site. She stated the expansion proposes to provide the 20 foot wide green space that is required adjacent to all public roads, which in this case includes Riverdale Drive NW, Ebony Street NW and Dolomite Street NW. She indicated the plan identifies installation of 10 trees and 17 shrubs. She further advised City Staff is recommending that the expansion comply with the parking lot landscaping requirements. This would require the addition of 8 more trees to the plan. She noted City Code requires that green areas include underground irrigation, however no underground irrigation is proposed. Planning Commission/April 1, 2004 Page 2 of 22