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Little Canada Planning Commission Little Canada Mayor and City Council 4 April 1985 Page Two ISSUES AND ANALYSIS Upon review of the applicant's request and site plan which were submitted, the following issues are presented. Re- combination of Lots. The parcel includes many small lots. These small lots should be combined through a registered land survey of the area with appropriate provisions made for utility and drainage easements. Comprehensive Plan. As part of the general requirements for a PUD, consistency with the Comprehensive Plan must be checked. The development would be located in Planning District 18 in which connnercial activity is the primary use. Even though the use is not considered a major traffic generator, location near a major traffic carrier (Rice Street) would not be unsuitable and would serve to enhance the transitional uses that are located between Rice Street and the low density residential area east of the existing mini storage facility. These transitional uses serve to buffer the residenitial area from Rice Street and high traffic penetration. Setback Requirements. Front and side yard setbacks at the periphery of the PUD must conform to the same imposed in the B -3 District. The minimum front yard setback in the B -3 District is 40 feet. There is 50 feet between the street right -of -way an_ the building. There are no side yard setback require- ments for the district. The PUD process allows for flexibility with regard to lot area and width. The lot width ranges from 59 feet to 140 feet. (Rear setbacks can also be flexible, but are not applicable in this case.) Setback requirements within the development conform to City regulations. However, once the drainage easements are provided for, as discussed above, the side yard setbacks will have to allow for this. The height of the office /storage building would be 17 feet. The-storage buildings would be approximately 12 feet high. Aisle, Driveway and Street Access. The maximum allowable curb cut access is 24 feet. The site plan shows a 69 foot access and, as such, violates ordinance provisions. The curb cut must also be located a minimum of five feet from abutting property lines. The access as shown occupies the entire lot frontage. Since access to the storage units is available from Park Street, the access from Rice Street should be for the office /storage building only. This will serve to avoid any thru -way access between Rice and Park Streets. The site plan allows for this. Adequate driveway space is provided between the individual storage buildings. 19