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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1914-P DATE: November 19, 2007 TO: Planning Commission and City Council FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Consider a request for a specific use permit to allow a restaurant in an RCR (Residential Conservation and Revitalization) District. FILE: 1914-P STAFF REPORT The Planning Manager recommends approval of this request subject to the following conditions: 1. Provide 12 parking spaces or get a special exception to the parking requirement from the Board of Adjustment. One of those parking spaces shall be a handicap stall. 2. Provide an 8' tall wood screening fence and a 10' wide landscape strip along the northeast side of the property 3. Provide a 6' wide landscape strip along the entire frontage of the parking lot and with a waiver of the landscape/screening requirements along the northwest side of the property (no 8' tall wood screening fence or 10' landscape strip). Arden Diamantis has requested a specific use permit to allow a restaurant in an RCR (Residential Conservation and Revitalization) District for property located at 2910 Concord. The property is currently vacant but does have the remains of a concrete slab from a previously existing commercial building. The 600 sq. ft. restaurant will provide food-to-go. The restaurant will require 12 parking spaces. 10 parking spaces are provided. Six of those parking spaces will need to be redesigned to provide adequate aisle width. Mr. Diamantis states that the eventual plan for his Concord property includes the moving of the proposed restaurant and the house at 2916 Concord and building a 4,000 sq. ft. commercial building with three suites. Exhibits are attached. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 30 . Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition . LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES Being Lot 1, Block 1, Carver Addition, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.2 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 six of the eight conditions necessary for approval. Comments on Conditions 1, 4 and 7 follow: 4. The proposed restaurant will not be detrimental to surrounding properties. The property to the north, south, east and west are zoned RCR. A tree service is to the north of the subject property. The addition of a restaurant along this section of Concord will bring much needed commercial businesses to a distressed area. 4. A 600 sq. ft. restaurant requires 12 parking spaces. The site plan shows 10 spaces. Six of those spaces do not have adequate aisle width. The Planning Manager is recommending conditional approval subject to providing the required number of spaces or get a special exception to the parking requirements and subject to redesigning the parking to provide adequate aisle width. 7. The applicant is requesting a modification to the 8' tall wood screening fence and 10' wide landscape strip along the northeast and northwest sides of the subject property. Eventual plans call for demolition of the house on Lot 2 and the construction of a 4,000 sq. ft. office/retail building. The Planning Manager recommends that an 8' tall wood screening fence and a 10' wide landscape strip be installed along the northeast property line and the landscaping/screening requirement be waived along the northwest property line. In addition, a 6' wide landscape strip is required along the entire frontage of the parking lot. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: Arden Diamantis PROPERTY OWNER: Same LOCATION: 2910 Concord EXISTING ZONING: RCR (Residential Conservation and Revitalization) District PROPERTY SIZE: 0.2 0 acres, more or less EXISTING LAND USES: Vacant FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @ - Areas determined to be outside 500-year floodplain GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES continued SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING: NORTH: Residential RCR (Residential Conservation and Revitalization) District EAST: Residential RCR SOUTH: Vacant RCR WEST: Commercial RCR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Conservation and Revitalization STREETS: Concord Road - Secondary arterial with a 100' wide right-of-way and a 48' pavement width; Renaud Street - Local street with a 45' wide right-of-way and a 24' pavement width DRAINAGE: Concord - Curb and gutter Renaud - Open ditch WATER: 6" and 8" water lines SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: 6" and 10" sanitary sewer lines PROPERTY OWNERS DAIGLE DELORES MOUNT CALVARY BAPTIST DIAMANTIS ARDNE & ANGELINA NELSON A L ESTATE FORMAN EARNEST SR ESTATE PIERRE SAFRONIA ESTATE GREGORY ELLA MAE LEBLANC ROY RICKY & STEPHANIE ROY HALL BESSIE SASTRE RUBEN JACKSON ROUSSEAU SIMMONS E LOIS JONES LOUISE DODD ESTATE THIBODEAUX BILL L JR LEVINE DENNIS M TRUE HOLINESS CHURCH MATRIX PROPERTIES WHITE HELEN MC MAHON MITCHELL JESSIE M WILLMAN JOHN MOSBY RICHARD WINFORD JIM