HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem VI - B PLAN COMMISSION STAFF REPORT MAY 1,2018
ITEM VI B: ACCESS CONTROL VARIANCES TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY
ON A LOCAL STREET,REDUCED LATERAL CLEARANCE &REDUCED
DRIVEWAY SPACING AT 2322 JACKSON STREET
*All pertinent information can be found in ITEM VIA.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Applicant: Arc Design Resources on behalf of Casey's General Stare
Property Owner: James Chase
Action Requested:
The petitioner is requesting access control variances to permit the following:
1. To be allowed a commercial driveway on W. Smith Avenue
2. Reduced driveway spacing to 25 feet(north) where code requires a minimum 125 foot
spacing between driveways.
3. Reduced lateral clearance from W. Smith Avenue to 30 feet where code requires a
minimum of 75 feet.
Applicable Ordinance Provisions:
The Access Control Ordinance,Section 25-104.1(1) of the Municipal Code.
Property Location and Background Information:
The subject area is located at the northeast corner of Jackson Street and W. Smith Avenue and
consists of three parcels totaling approximately 1.75 acres in size. The subject area currently
contains two commercial buildings, associated surface parking and a vacant lot. The surrounding
area consists of low density residential to the east and commercial uses to the north, west and
south. The 10 and 20 Year Comprehensive Land Use Plans both recommend commercial for the
subject area.
Subject Site
Existing Land Use
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Commercial/Vacant SMU
Adjacent Land Use and Zoning
Existing Uses Zonirt
_North_ Commercial Uses and Single farnit_ResidentialSMU/SR-9
South Commercial Uses and Sin le fa Residential _ SMU/SR-9
East Single Family Residential SR-9
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West Commercial Uses J SM-Li
Coinpreliensive Plan Land Use Reconanendatiotc
Land Use
10 Year&20 Year Land Use Recommendation Commercial
ANALYSIS
The proposed development will have two driveway accesses, one from W.Smith Avenue and one
from Jackson Street. An access control variance is required as a commercial development is not
permitted an access drive on a Iocal street(W. Smith Avenue). Staff is supportive of this request
as W. Smith Avenue is a collector street west of Jackson Street and continues to maintain the same
four(two travel and two turn) lanes and a 60' right-of-way width east of Jackson Street. The
Department of Public Works has no objection to the commercial driveway being located on W.
Smith Avenue.
The proposed driveway access on Jackson Street will be separated from the existing driveway on
the adjacent property to the north by roughly 25'. An access control variance is needed as a 125
foot separation is required by the municipal code. Staff does not have concerns with the
proposed spacing reduction as the driveway entrance will be maintained from its current location
and it would not be feasible to meet the spacing requirement from the driveways on each of the
adjoining properties.
The proposed lateral clearance for the parking lot along W. Smith Avenue is about 30 feet. The
municipal code requires a 75 foot lateral clearance. In this particular case staff does not see the
requested reduction as a major issue as most commercial properties in the immediate vicinity
have nonconforming lateral clearances. The proposed lateral clearance will be consistent with
other commercial sites in the surrounding area.
RECOMMENDATION/CONDITIONS
Staff recommends approval of access control variances to permit the following,-
1.
ollowing;1. One commercial class Il driveway on W. Smith Avenue
2. Reduced driveway spacing to 25 feet(north) where code requires a minimum 125 foot
spacing between driveways.
. 3. Reduced lateral clearance from W. Smith Avenue to 30 feet where code requires a
minimum of 75 feet
Item V1 B-ACV 2322 Jackson Street 2