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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem I PLAN COMMISSION STAFF REPORT SEPTEMBER 15,2020 ITEM I: SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AMENDMENT FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING AND SHUNTING AREAS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN THE FRONT YARD AT 900 N. KOELLER STREET *This item was laid over from the August 41h and August 1811', 2020 meetings. GENERAL INFORMATION Petitioner: David Bynum Owner: U-Haul International Action(s) Requested: The petitioner requests approval of a Specific Implementation Plan amendment for additional parking and shunting areas and accessory structures in the front yard at 900 N. Koeller Street. Applicable Ordinance Provisions: Planned Development standards are found in Section 30-387 of the Zoning Ordinance. Background Information Property Location and Type: AT Am rr 4 +tea - r r-- r �x I � ITEM 1—SIP Amendment—900 N Koeller Street Page 1 The subject area consists of one parcel, approximately 10.75 acres in size, located at the southeast corner of N. Koeller Street and Robin Avenue. The site is owned and operated by U- Haul International as a climate controlled indoor storage facility with associated vehicle shunting and display areas. The subject area contains a commercial building, approximately 104,000 square feet in size, associated surface parking facilities and site signage. Prior land uses on the site included the former K-Mart and Sears Grand retail establishments. The surrounding area consists of multi-family residential and institutional uses to the north, multi-family residential to the east, multi-family residential and commercial to the south and public right-of- way and Interstate 41 to the west. The 2040 Comprehensive Plan recommends Interstate Commercial land use for the subject site. On February 13, 2018, the Common Council approved an amended General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan (GDP/SIP) for an indoor storage/outdoor display land use (U- Haul) located on the subject site. The GDP/SIP was approved with multiple conditions including a condition that"No outdoor storage allowed outside of the designated vehicle display and vehicle shunting areas." The intent of the outdoor storage restriction was to prevent cluttering of the highly visible site with vehicles and other items. In 2019, Planning Services staff was informed that the outdoor vehicle display was starting to spill out of the originally designated and approved vehicle shunting/display areas. Staff visited the site, photographed a number of locations where vehicle display was out of compliance with the original SIP approval and sent a correction notice to the property owner on March 25t11, 2020. The violation noted in the letter was for the parking of multiple vehicles and trailers outside of the designated shunting and display areas. The letter instructed the owner to remove these vehicles/trailers from non-designated areas by the April 811,compliance date. On April 8th and 161h, planning staff re-inspected the site and found that the violations were not corrected. Staff sent a$100 follow up letter with a compliance date of April 271h. The petitioner contacted planning staff and had multiple conversations with staff regarding the site and potential options to address the violations while meeting the needs of the property owner on the site. Staff explained that an SIP amendment was necessary in order to allow increased vehicle display/shunting areas on-site beyond what was originally approved. The petitioner later expanded the scope of potential site modifications to include an LP tank, overhead canopy and two personal storage buildings in the front yard. He attended a Plan Commission workshop on June 2nd, 2020 with staff and the Plan Commission. He has since filed a formal SIP amendment request to allow additional parking/shunting areas and accessory structures in the front yard. Subject Site Existing Land Use Zonin Commercial-U-Haul SMU-PD ITEM I-SIP Amendment—900 N.Koeller Street Z Page 2 Adjacent Land Use and Zoning Existing Uses Zoning North Multi-family Residential&Institutional MR-20 and I-PD .............................................................................................................. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... South.................Commercial and Multi-family Residential......................................................._MR-20............................................................................................ .............. East Multi-family Residential MR-20 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... West Public right-of-way/Interstate 41 SMU Comprehensive Plan Land Use Recommendation Land Use 2040 Land Use Recommendation Interstate Commercial ANALYSIS Use The previously approved GDP/SIP (2018) was to allow U-Haul to operate the site as an indoor storage facility with outdoor display/shunting areas. The storage land uses are not permitted under base code on an SMU-PD zoned parcel. The owner has modified the plans and is now proposing additional outdoor display/shunting areas, two personal storage buildings, an LP tank, and a canopy in the front yard. A Base Standard Modification(BSM) is required to allow the expansion of a legal nonconforming use (personal storage facility) and construct the two personal storage buildings on this Suburban Mixed-Use with a Planned Development Overlay (SMU-PD) zoned parcel. Staff is supportive of the Base Stand Modification(BSM) provided the applicant meets several conditions (explained below). The applicant has stated that no additional employees are expected to work on-site. Site Design&Access/Parking The site has two access drives from N. Koeller Street and two access drives from Robin Avenue. A condition of the original SIP approval was that the development be limited to straight truck deliveries only. The petitioner is not proposing any changes to the site's access drives. The petitioner requests expansions to the parking and vehicle display area facing N. Koeller Street in the front(west edge) of the site. Additional parking/display is proposed in the southwest corner of the site. The petitioner also requests additional vehicle display/shunting areas along the eastern edge of the existing outlot. These areas are designated on the proposed site plan for trailers and towing. An LP fill station with bollards and landscaping are proposed adjacent to the outlot's southeast corner. The petitioners installed a canopy in front of the existing building on-site. This canopy designates the pickup/drop off location in front of the building. In order to accommodate the canopy and 24' required for two-way drive access, the petitioner has removed parking stalls from the front of the building. Two detached proposed storage buildings are planned for the western portion of the site (behind the westernmost vehicle display areas). Additional planter islands and beds are proposed in a number of locations including the ends of these buildings and at the ends of the western and southwestern vehicle display areas. The site still remains well over the 70% impervious surface maximum permitted for an SMU- zoned parcel. However, the proposed storage buildings, LP filling station and existing canopy are all proposed or located over existing impervious area. Proposed landscaping islands and ITEM I-SIP Amendment—900 N.Koeller Street 3 Page 3 end caps would reduce the total impervious surface area of the site. The previously approved plans showed 21 parking spaces on-site. With the installation of the canopy, the applicant would remove 6 parking spaces. The parking count would then be 15 spaces which is the code minimum requirement for the site. Staff wants to remind the Plan Commission and applicant that per the original Planned Development approval, the outlot will need to be converted to grass if it is not developed by February 13,11, 2021. Customers and the general public access the site from N. Koeller Street or Robin Avenue and can circulate through the site via drive aisles running through the site. Much of the parcel is already covered by building and paved areas. The proposed buildings, LP tank, vehicle parking/shunting and landscaping areas will reduce the amount of open paved area. These site additions will not impact the main circulation paths through the site. They would however increase the amount of structures and vehicles parked/displayed on-site. Lighting The petitioner has not proposed any changes to the on-site lighting. If any changes are proposed the petitioner will have to submit a revised code-compliant photometric plan for staff review. Signage No sign changes are proposed as part of this SIP amendment. Staff recommends that a condition of approval be that no signage be permitted on or around the LP tank. Landscaping 900 N Koeller Landscaping Points Required Points Proposed 108 points per building 550 linear feet of foundation and 40 points for the / 100 = 40 points per 100 propane station - 256 total Building Foundation linear feet -220 total points points 210 points (not counting species provided but Paved Area 0 points listed as prohibited) Street Frontage (N Koeller Street) 0 points 0 points Street Frontage (Robin Avenue) 0 points 0 points Total Street Frontage 0 points 0 points 5,155.25 sq. ft. of building/ Yards 1000 x 20 - 104 points 0 points Bufferyards 0 points 0 points 466 points *Note that the applicants stated they are Total Points 304 points providing 574.5 Points ITEM I-SIP Amendinent—900 N.Koeller Street 4 Page 4 The previously approved SIP amendment included landscaping requirements for the site. In order to offset the increase in vehicle display/shunting areas, two personal storage buildings, LP tank and new canopy, the applicant proposes additional landscaping for the site. The petitioner proposes 40 points of foundation landscaping around the propane station. Landscaping end caps are proposed at the ends of both proposed storage buildings. Additionally, two additional landscape end caps are proposed for the green buffer adjacent to Sawyer Creek and three end caps are proposed at the N. Koeller Street entrances. Building Foundation The proposed landscape plan meets the total point requirement for building foundation landscaping. Based on the proposed linear footage of building foundation (500 linear feet for the 2 storage buildings and 55 linear feet for the LP station) the proposed number of building foundation points meets the total required by code. Of note is that the applicant has proposed Autumn Blaze Maples for the landscaping end caps at the west ends of the two proposed storage buildings. These trees are listed in the "Use Sparingly' list of the Landscaping requirements. The applicant appears to have used several of these trees elsewhere in the development. Therefore, staff recommends that a condition of approval be that the two proposed Autumn Maples not already planted be exchanged for other tall/shade trees that are not in the "Use Sparingly" or Prohibited" plant lists. Staff also recommends a requirement of least 40 points of shrub foundation around the LP station. Paved Area The applicant has proposed additional paved area landscaping in the form of landscaping islands and end caps. Staff has evaluated the additional proposed landscaping. The Spirea Japonica plants the applicant proposed are prohibited under the zoning ordinance so the applicant must substitute them out for an acceptable selection. The addition of the landscaping islands and end caps is an improvement on the site's current condition. The applicant could add even more landscaping points by planting medium trees in the end caps. Staff recommends that as a condition of approval, the applicant must plant at least the number of shrub landscaping points currently proposed and one medium tree in each landscape end cap. For the linear landscape islands proposed adjacent to the storage buildings, staff recommends requiring that these islands are at least 10 feet wide and contain at least 3 tall trees and 50 points of shrub landscaping each. The applicant will have to address any prohibited species by submitting a revised code-compliant landscaping plan as part of the Site Plan Review process. Street Frontage The applicant is not proposing any additional site work along the street frontages so additional street frontage landscaping is not required. The plantings shown on the applicant's landscaping plan appear to be the existing plantings already located on-site. In reviewing the landscaping plan staff did not see street frontage landscaping proposed beyond the current landscaping. Yards Code requires 20 yard landscaping points per 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area proposed for the site. The applicant does not appear to provide any additional yard landscaping beyond the current landscaping on-site. The two proposed storage buildings and LP propane station combined add approximately 5,155.25 sq. ft. of accessory structure area to the site. Therefore, ITEM I-SIP Amendinent—900 N.Koeller Street 5 Page 5 104 points of new yard landscaping are required. The applicant will have to address this issue with a revised landscaping plan submitted as part of the Site Plan Review Process. Bufferyard The applicant is not expanding into the areas immediately adjacent to neighboring parcels so additional bufferyard landscaping is not required. The Plan Commission could at its discretion, however, require more robust landscaping in either of the areas abutting neighboring parcels. The applicant has not proposed additional bufferyard landscaping. Storm Water Management The Department of Public Works has reviewed the proposal and stated that although the site disturbance for the LP tank and proposed buildings appear minimal, storm water requirements from Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code may be triggered. A full site plan review submittal incorporating the new buildings and LP tank into one plan set will be required. Any storm water requirements can be addressed during the Site Plan Review process. Building No changes are proposed to the existing building or its facades. However, the petitioner proposes to add two 2,500 square foot personal storage buildings to the front (western portion) of the site. He would clad the new storage buildings with a combination of brick and steel paneling. Staff recommends as a condition of approval that the petitioner must use Class I materials for the end walls and the first four (4) feet from the ground up of the north and south facades of these buildings. The petitioner will require a BSM to allow these buildings, as they constitute both an expansion of a non-conforming use (personal storage facility on an SMU-PD zoned parcel) and construction of accessory structures in the front yard. ITEM I-SIP Amendinent—900 N.Koeller Street 6 Page 6 �R • j The above two images show the proposed storage buildings that would be placed in the front of the site off of North Koeller Street. The LP tank will consist of the approximately 16.5' tall and 4' wide vertically-oriented propane tank and surrounding bollards. This tank would be installed adjacent to the southeast corner of the outlot. It would look very similar to the tank shown in the image below. Staff recommends that a condition of approval be that the tank has maximum dimensions of 16.5' in height by 4' in width and that no signage/trade dress be permitted on or around the LP tank. The LP tank is an accessory structure proposed in the front yard so will require a BSM. Staff is supportive of the BSM provided the required landscaping is installed on-site and 40 points of shrub foundation landscaping are placed around the LP tank. ITEM I-SIP Amendment—900 N.Koeller Street 7 Page 7 TRACKS-s14�.95 .�Y� . �FST 5LR41[E� „ BEST VALUt The above image shows an LP filling station very similar to the one proposed as part of this SIP amendment request. The canopy was installed without approvals or permits. The applicant would like to have the canopy approved as part of this SIP amendment. The canopy is an accessory structure in the front yard and requires a BSM. The applicant states in his narrative that the canopy is located at the center of the lot and it was placed there for a number of reasons. The placement of the existing building on the site prevents the canopy from being located to the north, east or south sides of the existing building. According to the applicant, the customers need a visual point to return rental equipment to the store. The canopy is located straight in front of two driveways to maximize visibility. It also shelters customers from the elements while returning vehicles to the store and places the return area near the store entrance. The existing canopy on-site is shown in the image below. Staff can support the idea of a canopy on-site and its placement/dimensions based on the dimensions of the drive aisles around it but the existing canopy appears to be a pop-up type canopy that is often associated with temporary events/occurrences. Staff has concerns with the nature of the existing canopy and would not support a BSM to allow this canopy as installed to remain as-is in the front yard long-term. Staff would recommend that a condition of SIP amendment approval be that the applicant submit plans for a permanent canopy architecturally compatible with the existing building. The canopy could be the same footprint and height as the existing one but would need to be more permanent in nature. Any proposal to add trade dress to a permanent canopy would require staff and Plan Commission review. ITEM I-SIP Amendment—900 N.Koeller Street 8 Page 8 R _ - - a- tr ti him- w The existing canopy was not approved or permitted and appears to be a temporary pop-up canopy. FINDINGS/RECOMMENDATION/CONDITIONS In its review and recommendation to the Common Council on an application for a Planned Development district, staff recommends the Plan Commission make the following findings based on the criteria established by Chapter 30-387 (C)(6): (a) The proposed Planned Development project is consistent with the overall purpose and intent of this Chapter. (b) The proposed Planned Development project is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and other area plans. (It is the responsibility of the City to determine such consistency.) (c) The proposed Planned Development project would maintain the desired relationships between land uses, land use densities and intensities, and land use impacts in the environs of the subject site. public sewer and water and public roads. (h) The proposed Planned Development project will positively contribute to and not detract from the physical appearance and functional arrangement of development in the area. (i) The proposed Planned Development project will produce significant benefits in terms of environmental design and significant alternative approaches to addressing development performance that relate to and more than compensate for any requested exceptions/base standard modifications variation of any standard or regulation of this Chapter. ITEM I-SIP Amendment—900 N.Koeller Street 9 Page 9 Staff recommends approval of the Specific Implementation Plan amendment as proposed with the findings listed above and the proposed following conditions: 1. BSM to expand the legal nonconforming use (personal storage facility) and allow additional accessory structures (two (2) personal storage buildings, LP filling station and an overhead canopy)in the front yard. 2. Final landscaping plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Department of Community Development and shall substitute out any proposed plants listed on the "Use Sparingly" or "Prohibited" plant lists for code compliant plantings. Final landscaping plan shall also provide the required yard landscaping points based on the area of the storage buildings and LP filling station. 3. Applicant shall plant at least the proposed number of shrub landscaping points and one medium tree in each proposed landscaping end cap. 4. Applicant shall ensure that the widths of the east-west running landscape islands are at least 10 feet and include at least 50 points of shrub landscaping and three shade trees each along their lengths. 5. LP tank shall be limited to a maximum height of 16'-6" and a maximum width of 4'-0" 6. LP tank shall not have signage/logos/trade dress/etc. installed on or around the tank. LP tank shall have at least 40 landscaping points installed around the tank. 7. No outdoor storage allowed outside of the designated vehicle display and vehicle shunting areas. S. Applicant shall submit plans for a permanent canopy compatible in appearance to the existing building for Department of Community Development review as part of the Site Plan Review process or the existing canopy shall be removed immediately upon completion of the Site Plan Review Process. 9. Applicant shall submit storm water management plans for Department of Public Works review during the Site Plan Review Process. 10. All conditions of the original SIP approval from 02/13/2018 are still in effect. ITEM I-SIP Amendment—900 N.Koeller Street 10 Page 10 SUBMIT TO: City of Oshkosh Dept.of Community Development 215 Church Ave.,P.O.Box 1 130 Cityof Planned Development Application PHONE:(9201236-5059 Oshkosh For General Development Plan or Specific Implementation Plan **PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT USING BLACK INK** APPLICANT INFORMATION Petitioner: David Bynum Date: Petitioner's Address: 11700 W Capitol Dr City: Wauwatosa State: WI Zip: 53222 Telephone#: (414 ) 916-3292 Email: david_bynum@uhaul.com Contact preference: ❑ Phone ® Email Status of Petitioner (Please Check): I I Owner [MRepresentative I i Tenant Prospective Buyer Petitioner's Signature (required): Date: OWNER INFORMATION Owner(s): U-Haul International Date: r Owner(s) Address: 2727 N Central Avenue City: Phoenix State: AZ Zip: 85004 Telephone#: (602 )263-6555 Email: david bynum(cD-uhaul.com Contact preference: ❑ Phone ® Email Ownership Status (Please Check): Individual ;1 Trust Partnership x Corporation Property Owner Consent:(required) By signature hereon, I/We acknowledge that City officials and/or employees may, in the performance of their functions, enter upon the property to inspect or gather other information necessary to process this application. I also understand that all meeting dates are tentative and may be postponed by the Planning Services Division for incomplete submissions or other administrative reasons. Property Owner's Signature: ��i"� Date: 6�2 f/9 v TYPE OF REQUEST: ❑ General Development Plan (GDP) ❑ General Development Plan (GDP) Amendment ®Specific Implementation Plan (SIP) J9 Specific Implementation Plan (SIP) Amendment SITE INFORMATION Address/Location of Proposed Project: 900 N Koeller St, OSHKOSH Wisconsin 54902 Proposed Project Type: Additional parking/shunting areas and LP tank installation Current Use of Property: Indoor Storage Facility and Outdoor Display Zoning: Land Uses Surrounding Your Site: North: Multi-family Residential&Institutional-MR-20 and I-PD South: Commercial and Multi-family Residential-MR-20 East: Multi-family Residential-MR-20 West: Public Right-of-Way/Interstate 41-SMU ➢ It is recommended that the applicant meet with Planning Services staff prior to submittal to discuss the proposal. ➢ Application fees are due at time of submittal.Make check payable to City of Oshkosh. ➢ Please refer to the fee schedule for appropriate fee. FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE For more information please visit the City's website at www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Community_Development/Planning.htm Sign X Staff 5�� Date Rec'd O/2,3 Zo Page 11 ❑ Proposed grading plan. ❑ Specific landscaping plan for the subject site, specifying the location, species, and installation size of plantings. The landscaping plans shall include a table summarizing all proposed species. ❑ Architectural plans for any nonresidential buildings, multi-family structures, or building clusters, other than conventional single-family or two-family homes on individual lots, in sufficient detail to indicate the floor area, bulk, and visual character of such buildings. ❑ Engineering plans for all water and sewer systems, stormwater systems, roads, parking areas, and walkways. ❑ Signage plan for the project, including all project identification signs, concepts for public fixtures and signs, and group development signage themes that may or may not vary from City standards or common practices. ❑ Specific written description of the proposed SIP including: • Specific project themes and images. • Specific mix of dwelling unit types and/or land uses. • Specific residential densities and nonresidential intensities as described by dwelling units per acre, and landscaping surface area ratio and/or other appropriate measures of density and intensity. • Specific treatment of natural features, including parkland. • Specific relationship to nearby properties and public streets. • Statistical data on minimum lot sizes in the development, the precise areas of all development lots and pads; density/intensity of various parts of the development; building coverage, and landscaping surface area ratio of all land uses; proposed staging; and any other plans required by Plan Commission. • A statement of rationale as to why PD zoning is proposed.This statement shall list the standard zoning requirements that, in the applicant's opinion, would inhibit the development project and the opportunities for community betterment that are available through the proposed PD project. • A complete list of zoning standards that would not be met by the proposed SIP and the location(s) in which such exceptions/base standard modifications would occur. • Phasing schedule, if more than one development phase is intended. ❑ Agreements, bylaws, covenants, and other documents relative to the operational regulations of the development and particularly providing for the permanent preservation and maintenance of common open areas and amenities. ❑ A written description that demonstrates how the SIP is consistent with the approved GDP and any and all differences between the requirements of the approved GDP and the proposed SIP. I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge all required application materials are included with this application. I am aware that failure to submit the required completed application materials may result in denial or delay of the application request. 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