HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW DEVELOPMENT OF A SITE GREATER THAN 20,000 SQUARE FEET WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (NC) ZONING DISTRICT AND AN ALTERNATIVE LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 619 BURNETT AVENUEir"', 1-1, Y 1, 1, , I � " ( ,
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COMMERCIAL (NC) ZONING' DISTRICT
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MAN FOICHIE PIUVEWIfY 1.,OC,AT'ED
AT619 13URNET'J'AVENUF
FAC'TS
CASE NO. 18-16
C'EA)C'ODE NO. 09-02-307-015
DECASION & ORDER
Fwnway wes, hic. is seekinga Special We PenAt V AM deveMpnient ofa sitegreater than
20�,000 SClUare, feet within the Neighborhood Commercial QC) Zoning DisItict and an
Alternwive Waidscape Ilan flortheir nuNe [ocated at (119 Rurnew The current buHdhg and MW is
nonctmi"("),naing in nmny reWnds and has exkwd at this location since 1961 Fareway IwAs to
reinvest in the sNc by replacing the cuanu stare.; with as inodern, rnediU111-SiMl pI-OCCI'y stare, 01'
approxim,at.ely, 24,247 SCIllare fectwhile keeping; their cmuent more open dw-ing construction,
Within the Neighbolood Conirnercial Zoning regUlations, development 01' PTOI)CHNS greater
Ian 20400 sqwrirc IM is allowel bta subject to app-oval of a Speck! We Penal Ile Fawmay
she includes the emhv hkwk bomWed by Humen /\venue, 7"' Street, (-`lark Avenue and 6'1'Street,
Nvhich louals 101,397 square feet or 133 acres of lot area. The new store will have its bUddjn��
located along; IlUrIlLit AVC110C, With as small setback. It Would have access frorn (0' Street, Clark
Avenue awl 7" Sima Fareway is ynopoing to have angled Parking. The loading and truck area
mill be on the north side of' the bAking. There is Am) as rcNgcration unit and durnpMer K the
area (hat will be screened by as vvall wNJiich continues the aj:)pearance ofthe building,, and that Nvfll
is set back five lbet. Sixth !Street would be considered the primary frontage and f3urnett is
considered the secondary ffonlage. 'rho setback is 10 ket hym-n Burnot but the code allows a
redUCCd setback to 5-41cel, Farcvvay is proposing as 7.4foot setback aloq-, 13urnett. This enables
cmisushwd. sites, such as Ilwvvuy. u) have a. way to implement as snialler setback with inChn,Sion
of,certain dcsign features.
City Planner Floise SaIllstrorn reviewed the site plan. prqject descHplion, aplAicahle lam and
Hndings of Fict and Unclusions. (Awe the she is ROO, developed h will luive 108 parking,
Spaces though it is only rC(jUiivd to have 91. Duh nge(misinict ion, available parking will be
reduced to 60 SIXICCS thOUgh liareway can utilize cart -street parking and they lllve also requested
Be use of as rrmny as 20 ranote spaces in the city lot to the cast of CA 1101. Ile new pwhing
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lot and loading area will be lighted "with dark sky 1-ixtures. Sidewalks currently exist along, A
Ibur Crontages cal' the site.. New six-foot sidewalks are prof -)cased alon.g, 6'�' Street, (Jark Avertue
and 7"' Street x6ere replacement walkways arc, needed, It is anticipated that the rmajority of the
Newalk along Burnett can remain without being, dainaged durhig construction.
The alternative landscape pWn "us prepand by as licensed land: Cape architect, Planner Sahisnorn
rev&%vd the phndng diagnmi, everior fayade and design plan ()['the Fareway Store.
Applicant Cody 110chard testified that the project r,v()Wd be done in We pl-imes, 11w first pliase
Nvouki begin this May vvith the parking lot being, exterided. 'Ilk %mndd lad Duo phase two of die
conswu0ion of the new store swrtbg in July, The opening of die new building in April (.42020
would he the l"And step of phase two. We tree nvoukl then begin xvith demolition of the (Ad
Fwvway budding and compism, or the pneo "in hope Fully occur in AUg,USt of2020 More
tile return State StUdCF11S.
1111 paperty oviners within 200 feet ordic site were riodfied. Peter t1allock, as member offliQ Old
Own Neighborhood Assochition, testified that he and thilow citizens in the neighborhood are
very supportive of the new F"awway InUding. Applicant Pritchard further rernarked that
Fareway held as neighborhood meeting as 1ew weeks prior where Fureway presented flicir plans
IN the We and they received support frorn (lie neigliborhood at that iiicQthij:,.
l"he Board considered the facts aS Mailal above and provkled in the staff report, and found that
alt orthe relevant standards in Sccdon 29J 503 were inet and established by the Applicant.
WIIERE,FORE, IT IS 01WERIED that the appHcant is GRANTEJ), pursuant to Section
211503 of the Agnes Municipal Code, as Special We pcn±t U) aH(LAV CICVC10pulent OF as Site
greater thwi 20,000 scl - uare feet vvithin the Neighborlux)d CommercialQQ ZoningWrict Yxi
an Alternative Landsc,".1pe Rhin f'or their Store located at 619 l3w,nett subject to the following
concludons:
a. Prior to the 11tal occupancy of the site and comliet4m or the parting W
improver tints, Fareway must obtain final approval ofthe Storm Water N%mgement
flan as mall as the fat wrri ''~Fatter Pollution Protection Plan from the, (.,ity*s Enggineer.
Any penon desiring to appeal this decision to as court of record may (to so within 30 days after
the filing ofthis decision,
Done this 13'�' day, of February, 2019
Mattliew Koehler
Recretary to the I loard, Chair.