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<br /> <br /> <br />Page 2 of 13 <br />north side of the building, and at-grade office parking lots located on the south side of the <br />building. <br /> <br />One of the conditions from Resolution 2020-045 stated “Site Plan approval shall be required for <br />the construction of the proof of parking area”. This proof of parking area was shown on Site <br />Exhibit EX-1 (Exhibit D) as part of the PUD Review. The Applicant has a prospective tenant that <br />will occupy 2/3rd’s of the building which also necessitates the need for construction of this future <br />parking area. Therefore, the Applicant is pursuing the Site Plan Review for expansion of the <br />parking area. The City Council should pay special consideration to the stormwater implications of <br />this proposal as it is significant impacts for the site and surrounding properties. <br /> <br />Plan Evaluation <br /> <br />Chapter 13, Zoning Regulations Review <br /> <br />1. Land Use Chart (GB Gateway Business District) – Section 1320.05 <br />Under the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the property is guided as Light Industrial and Office use. <br />Light Industrial and Office (I/O) uses are areas designated for a broad range of light industrial uses <br />such as warehousing with manufacturing. This land use may also include offices. According to <br />the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the expected share of uses within this area are 50 percent to 100 <br />percent Light Industrial or up to 100 percent Office. The subject property is located in the GB, <br />Gateway Business District. Warehouse is a conditional use in this district. <br /> <br />2. General Requirements - Sections 1325.05 and 1325.06 <br /> <br />A. Parking and Site Operations – Additional Information Requested <br />The proposed Site Plan Review is not modifying any portion of the previously approved parking <br />lot layout. The proof of parking area was identified on these earlier plans as a supplemental <br />parking area. It was stated that this was conceptual in the event additional parking is required to <br />meet the demands of a future tenant. The original approval for parking spaces, drive aisles, and <br />layout with the building construction all remain unchanged as part of this review. <br /> <br />Under the new site plan with the additional parking area, the Applicant is proposing to establish <br />a fourth access onto Gateway Boulevard. This new access would be classified as an employee <br />driveway access. The Zoning Code has access/driveway width standards for streets classified as <br />minor and collector streets. However, Gateway Boulevard is classified as neither a minor or <br />collector roadway and instead it is identified as a municipal state aid street. The Public Works <br />Director/City Engineer will handle review of the proposed new access with regards to number of <br />accesses requested, spacing, and sizing of driveway width. Any new access will need to be <br />constructed to meet municipal state aid specifications. <br /> <br />Based on the PUD approvals, the building would be a maximum of 85 percent warehouse and a <br />minimum of 15 percent office. Per City Code, Business & Professional Office uses must provide <br />one (1) parking space for each 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area. The approved plans for the <br />building identified the office floor area as 37,500 square feet and that would require 150 parking <br />stalls. Other Business and Industry uses would need to provide one (1) for each employee on <br />shift plus one (1) for each vehicle used in conducting the business or one (1) for each 1,000 sq.