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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2050-P DATE: September 20, 2010 TO: Planning Commission and City Council FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Consider a request for a specific use permit to allow pre-owned auto sales and a payday loan business in a GC-MD-2 (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling-2) District FILE: 2050-P STAFF REPORT The Planning Manager recommends approval subject to the following condition: 1. The applicant shall provide one ADA space with an accessibility aisle in the parking lot 2. Provide five trees along the Concord Road frontage 3. Since a building is being moved onsite, it will meet the State of Texas Industrialized Housing and Building Standards and conform to the Sec. 30-35.1 of the Zoning Ordinance 4. Provide a sidewalk along Concord Road. In August, City Council approved a zone change from RM-H to GC-MD-2. At that time, Nikolas Klironomos, the property owner, said that he would like to operate a used car lot and a payday loan business at the northwest corner of Concord and Gober. Mr. Klironomos states that he will be placing a 750 sq. ft. building on the property to be used for office space for the business. Exhibits are attached. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 15 . Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition . LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES Being Tracts 29 and 29A, Plat D3, F. Bigner Survey, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.536 acres, more or less. ANALYSIS CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF SPECIFIC USE PERMIT (SECTION 30-26.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, nor significantly diminish or impair property values within the immediate vicinity; X 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 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 X 8. That the proposed use is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. X ANALYSIS continued This application is in conformance with seven of the eight conditions necessary for approval. Comments on Conditions 1, 4 and 7 follow: 1. The subject property is located along a commercial strip of Concord. An 8' tall wood screening fence and landscaping will be installed to adequately buffer the residential to the north. The proposed use will not be injurious to surrounding properties. 4. Transportation Engineering states that one ADA space with an accessibility aisle is required in the parking lot. 7. The subject property is surrounded by an 8' tall wood screening fence along the north and west property lines. A 10' wide landscape strip will be installed along the north property line. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: GMK Original LLC PROPERTY OWNER: Nikolaos Klironomos LOCATION: 5710 Concord EXISTING ZONING: GC-MD-2 (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling-2) District PROPERTY SIZE: 0.536 acres, more or less EXISTING LAND USES: Vacant FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @ - Areas determined to be outside 500-year floodplain SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING: NORTH: Residential RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District EAST: Residential, commercial RS and GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District SOUTH: Commercial GC-MD WEST: Church RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling District-Highest Density) District GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES cont. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Stable Area STREETS: Concord Road - Secondary arterial with a 60' wide right-of-way and an 18' pavement width; Gober Road - Local street with a 50' wide right-of-way and a 16' pavement width DRAINAGE: Open ditch WATER: 8" water lines SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: 10" and 21" sanitary sewer lines PROPERTY OWNERS ALLEN CHARLOTTE %RK FRENCH CARROLL JOHN EUGENE CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD M K ORIGINAL LLC MAC MORTGAGE LLC GONZALES JOSE T ET UX HARDGRAVES DWIGHT D & HERNANDEZ TERESA JAVED GROUP REAL ESTATE LLC MOORE DON E & YOLANDA D TARGET STORES INC #T-158 TUCKER MARTHA VALDERRAMA FEDERICO WATKINS W H JR WHITSON THOMAS CHARLES