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ITEM III B: ACCESS CONTROL VARIANCE FOR REDUCED LATERAL CLEARANCE AT
1686 OSHKOSH AVENUE
*All pertinent information can be found in ITEM III A.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Applicant: Arc Design Resources on behalf of Casey's General Store
Property Owner: H2O Oshkosh Avenue LLC.
Action Requested:
The petitioner is requesting access control variances to permit the following:
1. Reduced lateral clearance from N. Westfield Street to 0 feet where code requires a
minimum of 75 feet.
Applicable Ordinance Provisions:
The Access Control Ordinance, Section 25-104.1(I) of the Municipal Code.
Property Location and Background Information:
The subject area consists of one proposed parcel, approximately 1.37 acres in size, located on the
northeast corner of Oshkosh Avenue and N. Westfield Street. The subject area currently contains
one vacant lot and 1 lot which contains a single family home. The surrounding area consists of
park land, commercial and single family residential. The 10 and 20 Year Comprehensive Land
Use Plans both recommend commercial uses for the subject area.
Subject Site
Existing Land Use Zoning
Vacant & single family rental CBP-PD
Adjacent Land Use and Zoning
Existing Uses Zoning
NorthPark I
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SouthChild care center NMU
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EastSingle family residential SR-2
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West Vacant/future N. Westfield Street CBP-PD
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Recommendation Land Use
10 Year &20 Year Land Use Recommendation Commercial
ANALYSIS
The proposed development will have one shared access driveway on N. Westfield Street. The
proposed lateral clearance for the access drive along N. Westfield is about 0 feet. In this
particular case staff does not see the requested reduction as a major issue as most commercial
properties in the vicinity have nonconforming lateral clearances and the proposed lateral
clearance will be part of a shared access drive with the adjacent commercial development.
The Department of Public Works has reviewed the proposal and does not have concerns.
However,they did note that the adjacent parcel to the north will need to provide a physical
separation along the driveway similar to what the proposed development has. This should help
limit conflict opportunities within the shared driveway.
RECOMMENDATION/CONDITIONS
Staff recommends approval of access control variances to permit the following:
1. Reduced lateral clearance from N. Westfield Street to 0 feet where code requires a
minimum of 75 feet.
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