2013_1021_packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Attachment D 1 PLANNING FILE 13 -015 2 Request by The Wolf Room, in conjunction with the owner of the commercial property at 2025 Rice Street, for approval of a ZONING TEXT CHANGE and CONDITIONAL USE to allow a dog daycare /boarding facility 4 with an outdoor component. Vice Chair Boguszewski opened the Public Hearing for Planning File 13 -015 at 6:30 p.m Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd summarized the request as detailed in the staff report dated October 2, 20131 defining the Zoning Text Changes and Conditional Use and the specifics of each. Mr. Lloyd advised that the Planning Division staff recommending approval of the Zoning Text Change and Conditional Use. C Zoning Text Amendment 10 Specific to this portion of the request, Mr. Lloyd reviewed staff report, Section 5.1.D.b regarding City Code 11 language for screening by a solid fence, hedge or similar plant material not to exceed six feet (6) in height. Based 12 on staff's analysis, and the Comprehensive Land Use designation of this subject parcel as Community Business 13 (CB), staff recommended Zoning Text language revisions to remove the height limitation for review on a case by 14 case basis that would consist of striking "non- residential districts" from current language to avoid future conflicts. 15 Mr. Lloyd presented proposed strike -out language as a bench handout, attached hereto and made a part 1C hereof. 17 Mr. Lloyd clarified that any height limitations would be addressed in the Conditional Use permitting process for 18 animal boarding and day care facilities; and with the allowance for written support of 100% of all owners of 19 adjacent residentially zoned properties or those properties remaining in residential use in a CB District to a 2C subject parcel, this should provide sufficient protection of interests of all parties. 21 Conditional Use 21- In reviewing the Conditional Use portion of this request, in addition to the analysis detailed in the staff report, Mr 2 Lloyd advised that staff was aware of no noise complaints being received by the City in the three (3) years of 24 operation by the Woof Room in their current location under an Interim Use Permit. 2%r-. As part of the Conditional Use application approval process, Mr. Lloyd advised that staff suggested the applicant 26 provide in writing specifically how the outdoor area was expected to be operated (e.g. frequency, waste disposal, 27 noise, number of dogs at any given time) for submission to the City and evidence for support or opposition of the 28 adjacent neighbors within that 100' radii; and that it become part of the official record of the Conditional Use as a 29 starting point for enforcement action if indicated in the future; also providing sufficient protection of interests for all 30 parties. 31 Mr. Lloyd advised that staff was recommending one additional their recommendation for approval of the 32 Conditional Use beyond that detailed in the staff report, and included that recommended modification as a bench 33 handout, attached hereto and made a part hereof. Mr. Lloyd advised that there had been some sort of drainage 34 infrastructure on the property in the past, but its construction or details were unknown to the City in research of 35 records specific to this parcel. While the intent and functionality of the current drainage system may meet current 36 standards and requirements, Mr. Lloyd suggested a minor change to those conditions in Section 8.2 of the report, 37 specifically Condition d as follows: "The outdoor activity area shall be thoroughly cleansed and rinsed at least 38 once each day during warm weather, and as soon as practicable after periods of freezing weather, with all of the 39 rinse water being directed into a rain garden for other solution] approved by the City's engineering staff; and..." 40 Discussion 41 Vice Chair Boguszewski clarified, for the audience and listening public, that staff was suggesting that the current 42 technical definition of "rain garden" may not be broad enough for the applicants to transform the existing generic 43 garden space into a qualified "rain garden." 44 Mr. Lloyd noted that the definition of a "rain garden" was not necessarily addressed in the City's Zoning Code, but 4%r: generally included accepted landscaping features or excavation to amend soils to allow better drainage with 46 acceptable plantings to facilitate that drainage and cleansing process, guided to collect during rain events. Mr. 47 Lloyd advised that this particular current drainage area would not qualify as a "rain garden" and would therefore 48 not meet the drainage needs addressed in the staff report; but there was a possibility that it could be excavated or 49 modified to meet the same drainage goals as a traditional "rain garden." 50 At the request of Vice Chair Boguszewski, Mr. Lloyd advised that the proposed change in language for this 51 particular situation would not change the City's underlying code requirements to make it easier or more difficult for Page 1 of 7