Agenda - Planning Commission - 10/21/1997 - Special Meeting

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Site Plan Review: Leblanc October 16, 1997 Page 2 of3 6. Access: The commercial building is proposed to receive access from 149th Avenue. The covenants required that there be 5 access points onto 149th for the 10 lots in the PUD, which would require each lot to align a driveway on a common lot line with an adjacent PUD neighbor. The lot under review at this time would have to place the driveway on the west lot line in order to be in compliance with the covenants. It is our understanding that the development plan of choice is to develop the lot with the driveway along the east property line. Historically, most of the lots in Pineview Estates PUD have been developed with deviations from the driveway location requirements of the covenants by consensus of the homeowners in the PUD. The development of this property with the driveway alignment as proposed would require providing the City with evidence of the approval of the existing homeowners in the PUD. 7. Off-Street Parking: The covenants requires bituminous or cement driveway and off-street parking for the commercial development on the property. The driveway to the commercial building will be surfaced with bituminous. 8. Architectural Standards: The exterior finish on the building will be vinyl siding like the home, with a brick wainscot on the north wall that faces 149th Avenue N.W. 9. Landscaping. The covenants requires the establishment of 3 rows of pine trees between the residential and commercial use on the property for screening purposes. Accordingly, the site plan proposes 3 rows of minimum 3 foot pine trees spaced 10 feet apart, from the west property line to the driveway edge. Because the effectiveness of the tree screening is interrupted by the positioning of the building with the entrance to it on the north wall versus the east wall, staff is recommending that the tree plantings continue north along the west edge of the driveway until that point where the driveway reaches its narrowest width. The Planning Commission will be meeting at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 1997 to consider your site plan. I strongly suggest that you, or your representative, be present at the meeting to answer any questions that may arise. A copy of the case cover sheet is enclosed for your information. =3S