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Item 05A <br />Page 11 of 16 <br /> <br />Finding: The request relates to the following: <br /> <br />Commercial Goals and Policies <br />Goal 2: Provide safe, convenient, attractive, and accessible commercial development. <br />Policy j: The City will cooperate with existing and potential commercial developers and <br />property owners in creating site plans with emphasis on access and egress, <br />parking areas, landscaping and adherence to an architectural theme. <br /> <br />Transportation Goals and Policies <br />Goal 2: Developments shall provide sufficient off-street parking to meet the normal <br />demands of all land uses and activities. <br /> <br />3. The applicant proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by this Title <br />or the City Code. <br /> <br />Finding: It is reasonable for the parking lot be near the building’s main (east) door. The <br />parking lot is currently non-conforming, and is deficient by 89 parking stalls. The <br />proposed additional parking will improve the non-conformity. <br /> <br />4. Unique circumstances apply to the property which do not apply to other properties in the <br />same zone or vicinity and result from lot size or shape, topography or other circumstances <br />over which the owner of the property since the enactment of this Title has had no control. <br />The unique circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant. <br /> <br />Finding: Unique circumstances include; the building (warehouse) was built in 1970, <br />without adequate accommodation for passenger vehicle parking within <br />reasonable proximity of the building’s customer entrances (north and east <br />entrances). <br /> <br />5. The variance does not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. <br /> <br />Finding: The Variance would not significantly alter the character of the neighborhood. <br />Nine of the 13 (69%) industrial businesses within 1,000’ of the subject property, <br />on Old Highway 8, have setbacks less than 40’ from the ROW. <br /> <br />Address Business Parking or <br />Building Setback <br />from ROW (aprox) <br />Setback from <br />centerline of <br />street (approx) <br />2151 Old Highway 8 Bio-Clean 7’ 69’ <br />2155 Old Highway 8 Hoffman Weber <br />Construction <br />37’ 87’ <br />4759 Old Highway 8 Midway Industrial Supply 45’ 98’ <br />4759 Old Highway 8 ACE Supply 37’ (0’ proposed) 94’ 57’ proposed) <br />2172 Old Highway 8 E/M Coating Services 40’ 104’ <br />2155 Old Highway 8 McKinley/Hill Corporation 35’ 80’ <br />2123 Old Highway 8 Windows for America 54’ 100’ <br />2100 Old Highway 8 (vacant) 6’ 80’