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Excerpts from the Plan Commission Minutes of May 2,2013 continued: <br /> and Lot (3) will be 63% of the required lot area. The amendment approved by Council on April 1, <br /> 2013, specifically requires that the lot area shall not be less than 20,900 square f�et. <br /> The request for amendment is being made so that a bar/cocktail lounge can be located in the <br /> northernmost building and meet the requirement that it must be located 100 feet'ifrom a side lot line <br /> of a property located in a residential district. The property can be developed in 4 reasonable manner <br /> without having to reduce the lot area that is required by the B-3 District and required by the recently <br /> approved amendment. <br /> The B-3 plan has been reviewed by the City's Technical Review Committee, P14nning, Engineering <br /> and Fire. <br /> Staff recommends denial of the B-3 amendment. <br /> According to Section XIII.F. of the Zoning Ordinance the Plan Commissi6n shall review the <br /> application at a public hearing and will make findings concerning the consistency of the application <br /> with the Comprehensive Plan, the Zoning Ordinance and other land development regulations. <br /> Based on the findings, the Plan Commission will make a recommendation to the City Council. A <br /> motion to forward Calendar Number 13-16 to the City Council with a recommendation for denial is <br /> suggested. <br /> Chairman Livingston asked what had changed since the approval last month. Ms. Stickle said it <br /> was sent through the first time without the bar/cocktail lounge and on one I(1) lot. They had <br /> requested from the Zoning Board of Appeals to have the actual plat allow forlthereduction in lot <br /> sizes. <br /> Mr. Phil Cochran, representative, said this plan is basically the same one pre$ented at the March <br /> Plan Commission meeting. It went to City Council on April 1, 2013 and was passed unanimously. <br /> Mr. Cochran said most of the time when you have a B-3 Planned Shopping' Center District the <br /> developer is not aware of all the uses allowed. The Ordinance allows the bar/cocktail lounge, <br /> however; the issue is the 900 square feet where it is going to be located. This pert of the building is <br /> within 100 feet of the residential district. The solution to the issue was to createl two (2) lots. <br /> Mr. Cochran said the total lot size is 20,900 square feet. They went to the Zoning Board of Appeals <br /> asking for a variance for two (2) lots. Lot one (1), to the north, would be 7,600 square feet. Lot two <br /> (2), the south lot, would be the remainder. This was unanimously approved by the Zoning Board. <br /> Mr. Cochran stated if you are driving down the street you will not know that aipything has changed <br /> from the approved plan in March. The only difference is that the developer will be able to use the <br /> space to the north as he chooses as a lounge. The lot line will be a common w4ll. There are many <br /> buildings like this downtown. It is one building, one site. <br /> Mr. Cochran said staff is concerned about the size of the lots. The developer would have to come <br /> back to the Plan Commission with any changes he was planning to make. B-3'is site plan specific <br /> and has to meet all the other requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. This will of be developed as <br /> two (2) parcels. This is economic development and Mr. Allen is going to s end approximately <br /> $700,000. <br /> Mr. Newton asked why the approach was to make two (2) lots instead of aski g for a variance on <br /> the one lot for this use. Mr. Cochran said at the time the developer did not havO any firm plans and <br /> it was decided to get the plan approved first. Mr. Cochran said they were not coknfortable going to <br />