Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/03/2001

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CASE REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW; CASE OF SUNFISH COMMONS; CONVENIENCE STORE By: Patrick Trudgeon, Principal Planner Background: Sunfish Properties, L.L.C. is proposing to redevelop the property located at the northwest comer of the intersection of State Highway 10 and CSAH 57 (Sunfish Lake Blvd.). McKay Auto Sales currently operates from the site. Sunfish Properties is proposing to redevelop part of the property as a convenience gas station. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) b) c) d) Site location map Site plan Letter from applicant regarding site plan dated March 28, 2001 CityStaff review letter dated March 29, 2001 Notification: Site Plans are not required to be subjected to public hearings. However the applicant is also requesting that the property receive a variance from the Critical River and Wild and Scenic River Overlay District regulations. State Law required properties within 350 feet of the Subject Property be notified of the variance. Observations: The applicant is proposing to locate a convenience gas station on a 1.65 acre parcel that is in the process of being created. The property is zoned B-3, Highway Business District and the ' proposed use is allowed in the B-3 Zoning District. The site plan is proposing to develop a 3,520 square foot convenience gas station with a 904 square foot car wash facility. The proposed building exceeds the required front, rear and side yard setbacks established in the B-3 Business District. City Code requires a 20-foot green space area adjacent to all public streets, which this site plan meets. City Code'restricts lot coverage to 35% of the lot area; the site plan is proposing 6% lot coverage. In addition, City Code restricts accessory structure to 30% of the square footage of the principal building. The car wash structure is 26% the size of the principal structure. The applicant is applying for a variance from the 30% impervious surface restriction required under City Code for property located within the Critical River and Wild and Scenic River Overlay District. In accordance with City Code all driveways, off-street parking and maneuvering areas are proposed to be surfaced with bituminous pavement and finished with B-6/12 concrete curbing. City Code requires a minimum of eighteen (18) parking spaces for the facility and twenty-two (22) are proposed.