Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/03/1994

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CASE REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SELF- SERVICE STORAGE FACILITIES IN THE B-3 HIGHWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT; CASE OF WILLIAM DUBATS By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: William Dubats has applied for site plan approval to construct serf-service storage facilities on Lot 3, Block 3, Riverside West. Self-service storage is not a specifically permitted use in the B-3 Highway Business District and accordingly, Mr. Dubats has applied for a conditional use permit. The following items are enclosed: a) b) c) d) Site location map Site plan and supporting documentation City Staff review letter dated February 25, 1994 Letter from W.C. Dubats dated February 25, 1994 regarding drainage concerns Observations: This development would be an expansion of the self-service storage facilities currently existing on Lots 1 and 2 of Riverside West and the new buildings would receive access via the main entrance on Lot 1. For spacing consistency with the buildings on Lots 1 and 2, Mr. Dubats is proposing to construct the f'u'st building on Lot 3 at the north property line with no side yard setback. Mr. Dubats has properly applied for a variance to the side yard setback. The construction of 3 self-service storage facilities is proposed for a total structure area of 18,700 square feet. City Code requires that 100% of the exterior facing £mish, exclusive of doors and windows, be other than metal. In accordance with City Code, the storage facilities are a series of overhead doors supported by decorative concrete pillars. City Code requires that all driveways and maneuvering areas be paved and finished with 6 inch continuous concrete curbing. In accordance with City Code, Mr. Dubats is proposing to apply a bituminous surface to all maneuvering areas. Continuous concrete curbing would not be required on the north property line because it would prohibit entrance to the facilities from Lots 1 and 2. Concrete curbing has been proposed along the east and west property lines and a small portion of the south property line. The site plan should be mod/fled to provide concrete curbing along the entirety of the south property line. City Code requires a 20 foot wide landscape area along all streets and along those areas where a commercial use is adjacent to a residential use. This requirement would apply to the west, south and east property lines. As for the east property line or the Ebony Street side, City Staff is recommending waiving the 20 foot landscape requirement in lieu of the intense commercial activity generated across the street by Superbowl. In order, to maintain consistent spacing between buildings and sufficient maneuvering area, the maximum landscape area that can be achieved along the south property line is 15 feet. City Staff does not object to a 5 foot reduction in the requirement as long as the property owners to the south do not have an objection. The requirement cannot be achieve at all along the west property line. In discussions with City Staff, it has been determined that waiving the 20 foot deep landscape area along the west property line could be accommodated if Mr. Dubats would be willing to plant the required screening on the park trail corridor which runs parallel with the west property line.