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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2327-P DATE: February 19, 2018 TO: Planning Commission and City Council FROM: Chris Boone, Director of Planning and Community Development SUBJECT: Consider a request for an amended Specific Use Permit to allow boat and RV storage in GC-MD (General Commercial - Multiple Family Dwelling District) zoning. FILE: 2327-P ___ STAFF REPORT College Street Storage, L.L.C. submitted a request for a Mini Storage Facility for the property located at 9695 College Street in September of 2017. The request was for two (2) buildings, each with twenty-four (24) units designed for recreational vehicle (RV) and boat storage. The applicant would like to add an addition building to the request as demonstrated on the attached site plan. In October, the application was approved with the following condition: 1. Ten (10) foot wide landscaped buffers and an eight (8) foot wood or masonry screening fence be provided along the east, south and west property lines. In addition to the amended site plan to add a third building, the applicant is asking to wave the perimeter landscaping condition. Staff recommends approval of the request with retention of this condition and one additional condition: 2. A perimeter landscaping buffer shall be required along each side of a parking lot that faces towards a public right-of-way, as required by City Ordinance. Please note that final occupancy approval is subject to review and acceptance of submitted plans and field inspections to verify compliance with applicable codes. Exhibits are attached. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 13 Responses in Favor Responses in Opposition LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES Being Lot 3, Block 4, Wescalder Fig Acres, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 4.059 acres, more or less. ANALYSIS CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF SPECIFIC USE PERMIT (SECTION 28-26.E, ZONING ORDINANCE) Application Application is in is not in Comments compliance compliance Attached Conditions: 1. That the specific use will be compatible with and not injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property, or significantly diminish or impair property values within the immediate vicinity; X 2. That the establishment of the specific use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding vacant property; X 3. That adequate utilities, access roads, drainage and other necessary supporting facilities have been or will be provided; X 4. The design, location and arrangement of all driveways and parking spaces provides for the safe and convenient movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic without adversely affecting the general public or adjacent developments; X 5. That adequate nuisance prevention measures have been or will be taken to prevent or control offensive odor, fumes, dust, noise and vibration; X 6. That directional lighting will be provided so as not to disturb or adversely affect neighboring properties; X 7. That there are sufficient landscaping and screening to insure harmony and compatibility with adjacent property; and, X 8. That the proposed use is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. X GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: College Street RV & Boat Storage LLC PROPERTY OWNER: College Street RV & Boat Storage LLC LOCATION: 9695 College Street EXISTING ZONING: GC-MD (General Commercial - Multiple Family Dwelling) PROPERTY SIZE: 4.06 acres, more or less EXISTING LAND USES: Vacant FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: “X” - Areas determined to be outside 500-year floodplain SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING: NORTH: Railroad LI (Light Industrial) EAST: Residential GC-MD (General Commercial - Multiple Family Dwelling) SOUTH: Residential RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling - Highest Density) WEST: Residential GC-MD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Stable Area STREETS: College Street eastbound - Major Arterial with a 200' right-of-way and 38' pavement width. DRAINAGE: Open Ditch WATER: 6" water line SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: 8" sanitary sewer line PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFIED WITHIN 200 FEET ADAMS JIMMY AHMED DAWOOD EZY HOLDINGS LLC GUIDRY ROMAN ADAM HATCHER JAMES MICHAEL JONES JONATHAN H RAMIREZ RONAN RILEY RODERICK C SALINAS JUAN M & MARTHA D SALINAS JUAN MANUEL WEIBLINGER BRITTNEY ANN WIGGINS HAROLD TROY