94-80 GRANTING SPECIAL PERMIT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT

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Excerpts from Plan Commission Meeting of November 3, 1994 �I Cal. No. 94-79 Petition of STEVE HORVE for a special use permit to allow the construction and operation of a self-service(mini-warehouse) storage I facility on a tract of land�enerally located east of U.S. Route#51 and , 400 feet sauth of H'ickory Point Road. Petitioner fiuther requests I approval of a B-2 Planned Unit Development for said tract. I! Mr. Phillip Cochran, Consulting Engineer, was present and spoke for the petition representing '� Mr. Horve. Mr. Horve was also in attendance. Mr. Cochran stated that the property is at the northeast quadrant of Routes 72 and 51 containing 4.06 acres. The request is for a B-2 planned unit development and a special pemut for the development of a 70 unit (not 73 unit as previously proposed)motel and a mini-warehouse at the rear. A revised plan was submitted following meetings with City staff. Mr. Cochran referred to the revised plan and noted that access is off of Hickory Point Fronta.ge Road which is now serving an office building and the Budgetel. The proposal is consistent with the existing uses. The front half of the development will be the motel and the back half will be the mini-warehouse. Mr. Cochran stated that existing sanitary sewer and watermain utilities aze adequate to serve the tract. Storm water retention and detention will be provided as well as green space. Mr. Cochran stated that a detailed site plan will be submitted with grades, utilities, retention and detention. A minor subdivision plat will be submitted to allow the two developments on the same site. There were no objectors present. Mr. McQueen presented the recommendation of staff: The subject petition requests a special use pernrit to allow construction and operation of a self-service(mini-warehouse) storage facility on a tract of land east of Route 51 and south of Hickory Point Road. Petitioner also requests approval of a B-2 Planned Unit Development for said tract. In addition to the storage facility, the developer proposes to construct a motel on the area in question, which is presently zoned B-2 as is a11 adjoining property. The B-2 zone provides for a motel as a use by right; however, a special use permit is required for the storage facility. Staff questioned the use of this tract for only a storage facility, but the combined use as set forth on the proposed plan is, in our opinion, a desirable land use which is compatible with the general area. The locaxion of the proposed motel along Route 51 (west one half of the tract)will serve to screen the secondary mini-wazehouse use on the rear portion of the property. Provisions of the planned unit development give assurance as to the location of buildings, vehicular access, parking, landscaping, etc. Also, stipulations can be made as to the time of development for each use. In order to provide proper development for this tract, staff is of the opuuon that the motel facility should be constructed prior to or in conjunction with the storage facility.