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PLANNING REPORT DATE: CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT: LOCATION: ACTION REQUESTED: PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 3 October 1984 1546-84 Shorewood Corporation, Inc. Northwest Corner of Trunk Highway 36 and Rice Street Approval of Preliminary Plat Variance to Parking Setback 1. The Planning Commission and Council, you will recall, have previously approved an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and the rezoning of the property in question to R-3A so as to allow for the construction of a 61 unit multi -family dwelling, and the construction of a small office building at the southeast corner of the site. The applicants now propose to plat the property into four lots as shown on the reduced copy of the preliminary plat attached. Lot 1, east of the Country Kitchen site, is proposed for ultimate expansion of the site which was ,approved at one time by the City but not constructed. We have some concerns with respect to this lot inasmuch as it has no frontage on a public street and should be combined with the existing lot so as to correct this deficiency. Lot 4 is a narrow strip of land which connects the property to Marion Street. It is the proposal of the developers to sell this property to contiguous land owners. You will recall that the Fire Marshall determined that this secondary access would not be necessary for the development of this property. 2. The variance relates to the lot line which separates the office building site from the apartment site. This lot line is indicated as an east -west line and should, in our opinion, run down the center of the proposed driveway. This driveway, you will notice has now been modified so as to have a single driveway going down the hill rather than a separate one going to the garage under the building. This new grading plan and arrangement for access and parking, we feel will work well and constitutes a considerable improvement over that previously reviewed with the Planning Commission and Council in their earlier application. 3. The engineer reports that additional dedication of 16.5 feet of right-of-way appears not to be clearly indicated on the plat. This should appear as dedication by moving the lot line of Lot 3 westerly 16.5 feet. 4. The preliminary plat approval should W conditioned on the dedication of the right-of-way, perhaps the movement of the lot line down the center of the driveway, the filing of appropriate easements for a joint access to the driveway along the south side of the Country Kitchen site and the drive between the apartment site and the proposed office building.