Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/07/2005

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Review Letter: Sunfish Express Expansion June 30, 2005 Page ¢ of 4 Landscaping: For expansions, city Code requires one additional tree for each 1,000 square feet of expansion. In this case, 2 additional trees would be required on the site. Architectural Standards: City Code restricts building height to 35 feet, the proposed building will be 16.8 feet in height, which meets City standards. City Code restricts exterior wall finishes to natural or prefabricated brick or stone or pre-cast concrete panels or some other material approved by City Council. The building elevations indicate the facility will be finished with a combination of stucco, face brick, and decorative concrete masonry units to match the existing building. Exterior finishes comply with Code. Access: Access [s provided to the lot from an existing access point on County Road 5') (Sunfish Lake Blvd.). This access also provides ingress and egress to the multi-tenant facility located immediately west of the subject property. Drainage and Grading: The building expansion is proposed .in the location of the current vacuum island, which is currently paved. The vacuum:, island i~proposed to be located to the north side of the lot, within an easement dedicated to preserve a:'future service road corridor, if · and when it becomes necessary. The addition to the building and the relocation of the vacuum island has a minimal affect on the current drainage plan. The relocation of the vacuum island to within the drainage and utility, easement on the north side of the property is not acceptable. The City anticipates the need to utilize this easement to extend sewer to the Oak Terrace Estates Mobile Home Park. Internal Traffic Pattern: The access from Sunfish Lake Blvd. also serves as an access to the Sunfish Commons retail area, immediately west of Sunfish Express. Although City Code does not address internal traffic patterns, the addition of the oil change service causes City Staff concern with issues relating to traffic flow, site congestion, sight lines and general safety. There is 2-way traffic entering and exiting Sunfish Commons and Sunfish Express at Sunfish Lake Blvd. Currently, incoming traffic has to cross exiting traffic to access the gas pumps, car wash, convenience store, and interior fast food seating for Taco Johns. Customers wishing to access Taco JOhns drive-up lane also have to cross over the exit traffic lane for Sunfish Lake Blvd. on the west side of the building. Then, as the vehicles approach the Taco John order board, they have to be cautious of cars exiting the car wash and cars traveling west along the south side of the building to exit the gas/convenience store to get to the shopping 'area of Sunfish Commons or utilize the Hwy. # 10 exit to enter onto the highway. The proposed traffic pattern for the oil change b~ys is enter from the south and exit to the north. To do so, these customers will most likely enter property from Sunfish Lake Blvd., cross traffic exiting the site and drive south around the building (avoiding Taco John and car wash traffic, and the loading zone, if it is occupied) and merge in'co the site exit traffic lane and then exit to the right to enter the oil change facility. They will then exit the oil bay facility on the north end:of 42