10-Zoning Change-443 S.W. 1st-Central Area District-CA with Specific Permit-Car Lot

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(F) Additional Considerations Regarding the Staff Recommendation: 1. The city engineer has stated that this subject lot is small and cars shall not be parked within the right —of - -way (ROW) where they could block visibility on Sherman Street. At a minimum, if this zoning request is approved, then the owner should identify the property line with an identifiable perimeter line or a curb to keep parked cars off the ROW. Gravel is on the site but it is no longer allowed. 2. The fire marshal stated that he has no issue with this requested zoning change but he did state, however, that he had concerns about access and site distance considerations with the addition of auto sales on this subject property lot. 3. The public works director and the city engineer have determined that there is a sewer line located at an adjacent property, which does not affect this zoning case. 4. For the March 6, 2017 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the city planning manager determined that there are factors that can argue for both approval or disapproval of this rezoning request. However, after careful deliberation, the Planning and Zoning Commission decided to recommend approval of this SUP, with a five (5) year time limit, but tabled this item for further clarification from the city attorney regarding time —frames that can be applied to an SUP. The staff concurs with the commission's decision to approve with a time —limit condition. In this current rezoning request, the SUP is specifically for approval of an open car lot, and therefore the request involves land area on the site itself, in contrast to the existing bail bond office structure already on site; therefore the staff did not require a typical site plan. In that regard, the city staff has instead requested that the applicant provide the following basic information, in the site plan context, to further enable evaluation of this rezoning request: (a) the location of where the cars to be sold will be parked, and in relation to parking for the remaining bail bond business; (b) identify the number of parking spaces (with the correct dimension of said spaces); (c) show access for the parking of all vehicles; and (d), items (a) (b) and (c) above should be illustrated in relation to the property line. The applicant has addressed these components and the city staff has evaluated these items. RECOMMENDATION: Approve a change in zoning from Central Area District (CA) to a Central Area District with a Specific Use Permit (No. 50—New or Used Car Lot, Open) on Lot Part of 10 & 11, City Block 178, being located at 443 S.W. 1St Street, with the condition that this SUP be limited to a period of five (5) years with the opportunity to request additional time through the Specific Use Permit approval process. 2