Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/07/2006

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r CASE# 5 REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW OF GMI EXPANSION; CASE OF SHARP AND ASSOCIATES, LLC By: Amy Geisler, AICP, Associate Planner Background: Sharp and Associates have applied for site plan review for an expanSIOn to the GMI manufacturing and office facility located at 6511 Bunker Lake Blvd. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) Site-location map b) Site plan c) Landscaping plan d) Building elevations e) Grading plan 1) City Staff review letter dated August 31, 2006 Notification: Site Plans do not require a public hearing. Observations: The site plan is proposing to construct a 9,920-square-foot addition onto GMI's existing facility, which is 10,000 square feet in size. The subject property is 2.3 acres and is located in the E-l Employment District. The addition is proposed to be used for storage and receiving, which are permitted uses in this district. The site plan is meeting all setback requirements, with the exception of the rear yard setback, which is 35 feet in the E-l District. The submitted site plan shows a setback of 20 feet. Staff understands that the applicant intends to apply for a variance to this setback requirement. With the expansion, lot coverage on the site will be 19,920 square feet or 19%. The maximum lot coverage permitted by City Code is 45%. City Code requires one parking stall for every 1,000 square feet of manufacturing/warehouse space and one stall for every 300 square feet of office space. The site plan indicates that the expanded building will consist of 4,000 square feet of office space (13 stalls required) and 15,920 square feet of warehouse space (16 stalls required), for a total of 29 parking stalls. There are 15 striped parking stalls currently on the site; the site plan indicates there is space for at least 43 parking stalls. Staff is recommending that at least 29 parking stalls be striped once the expansion plans are complete. ,- 49