Title
Appl. #PL2017-164 - PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 740 NW Blue Pkwy Restaurant Sites, 740 NW Blue Pkwy; Drake Development, LLC, applicant
Body
Issue/Request:
At the Planning Commission meeting held on September 26, 2017 the applicant asked for three modifications to be granted. Staff supported all three modifications requests, listed as recommendation items 1, 2, and 3. The Planning Commission voted unanimously by voice vote to recommend approval of the applicant’s preliminary development plan application subject to staff’s letter dated September 22, 2017, recommendation items 1, 3 and deleting item 2.
By deleting the modification request listed as item 2, the Planning Commission recommends to not allow the impervious coverage to exceed 80%
Item 2 was Staff’s recommendation that a modification be granted to the maximum impervious coverage of 80%, to allow 85% impervious coverage on the proposed development site. However, the requirement for impervious coverage not to exceed 80% was erroneously cited as a current UDO requirement. The impervious coverage regulation was removed from Article 7 of the UDO as part of a previous amendment, with the intent to move the regulation to Article 5 as part of a UDO reorganization under a future amendment. In the interim Staff continues to use 80% impervious coverage as a recommended guideline.
Staff supports the proposed increase in impervious coverage at this site. The increased impervious coverage is related to the additional parking stalls the applicant has deemed necessary to handle the projected demand for parking at this location. The proposed impervious coverage for Lot 1 and Lot 2 is 83.1% and 82.2%, respectively. The additional stormwater runoff will be adequately controlled by the downstream regional detention basin.
Should the City Council support the applicant’s proposal to exceed 80% impervious coverage, staff suggests changing recommendation item 2 to read, “a maximum 85% impervious coverage shall be al...
Click here for full text