Title
Public Hearing: Application #PL2021-485 - Preliminary Development Plan - Furniture Mall of Missouri, 900 NW Blue Parkway; Hive Design Collaborative, applicant.
Body
Issue/Request:
The applicant proposes an exterior renovation for the existing commercial building. A preliminary development plan for the subject property was approved in 2006 as part of the Lee’s Summit East Shopping Center (AKA Summit Fair) commercial development. Proposed renovations to the exterior include the use of a conditional material (corrugated steel siding system). The Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) does not allow administrative approval of this material and requires the City Council approve the use of the proposed conditional material.
The applicant also seeks approval of a sign package (23 signs) that exceeds the total number allowed to be administratively approved per previously approved PDP (6 signs).
Presenter
Josh Johnson, AICP, Assistant Director of Plan Services
Riley Hood, Applicant’s Representative
Recommendation
Recommendation: With the conditions of approval as outlined in the staff letter and below, the application meets the requirements of the UDO and/or Design and Construction Manual (DCM).
1. A modification shall be granted to allow for seven (7) signs, not to exceed three (3) on any given façade. A modification shall be granted to allow for eleven (11) signs as shown on the building Exterior Elevations, dated March 23, 2022.
2. The use of corrugated steel siding system shall be granted as a conditional material as shown on the building Exterior Elevations, dated January 14, 2022 dated March 23, 2022.
Committee Recommendation
A motion was made by Board Member Trafton, seconded by Board Member Rader to amend the first condition of approval. It will be rewritten to read "A modification shall be granted to allow for eleven (11) signs". The signs recommended for approval are numbers 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17, 18, 19, 21, and 23 as shown on the si...
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