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4. Vehicular entrances to parking or service areas shall create a minimum or conflict with <br />through traffic movement. <br />5. When abutting an "R -1" or "R -2" District, a buffer area with screening and landscaping <br />in compliance with Section 903.020.0 of this Ordinance shall be provided. <br />6. All signing and information or visual communication devices shall be in compliance <br />with Section 903.1 l0 of this Ordinance. <br />F. Retail commercial activities provided that: <br />1. Merchandise is sold at retail. <br />2. The retail activity is located within a structure whose principal use is not commercial <br />sales. <br />3. The retail activity shall not occupy more than fifteen (15) percent of the gross floor <br />area of the building. <br />4. The retail activity is not located within a structure whose principal use is residential. <br />5. No directly or indirectly illuminated sign or sign in excess of ten (10) square feet <br />identifying the name of the business shall be visible from the outside of the building. <br />6. No signs or posters of any type advertising products for sale shall he visible from the <br />outside of the building. <br />7. Adequate parking is provided per Section 903.050 of this Ordinance. <br />The site planning requirements have been met previously by the establishment of the <br />Coffeehouse project. The applicants are seeking two fundamental changes to that plan. <br />First, the applicants propose to construct a garage building to the north of the principal <br />structure along the east side of the existing parking lot. The garage will be 1,200 <br />square feet in floor area, 20 feet deep by 60 feet wide. The face of the garage (facing <br />west) would have a pair of double garage doors, and a single service door. No other <br />windows or other variations to the building are proposed. The applicants indicate that <br />they intend to match the existing building in color and materials. <br />Architecture of the Coffeehouse was an important element in the original approval, with <br />the demonstration that the proposed building would be residential in character. The <br />primary variation seen with the proposed garage would be in roof pitch, which appears <br />to be approximately 4.5 in 12. The coffeehouse building has a more steeply pitched <br />roofline in keeping with its Victorian architecture. Planning staff would recommend <br />matching the roof pitch of the principal structure. As an additional accommodation, <br />gabled "dormers" facing the west would also increase the garage compatibility with the <br />existing building, and minimize the potential impact of an industrial- looking building on <br />what is otherwise the entrance street to a residential neighborhood. <br />The second issue relates to the use of the parking facilities. The applicant indicates that <br />they utilize service vans in their business, without need for dump trucks, excavators, or <br />larger vehicles. It has been staff's understanding that company vehicles would be <br />stored within the garage building (for both aesthetic and security reasons). The parking <br />at area should be utilized for parking of employee and visitor vehicles, but not for <br />company trucks or vans. Again, since this street is the entrance street to a residential <br />neighborhood, ensuring that the use of this area would be important in meeting the <br />requirements of the Conditional Use Permit standards for compatibility with existing and <br />future land uses in the area. <br />7 <br />