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1 <br /> Planning Commission Meeting <br /> April 17 , 1990 <br /> Page 5 <br /> 1 plans as well as a letter from the applicants giving justifications for <br /> 2 making the requested zoning change . Mr. Burt identified the owner of <br /> 3 the property as Apache and not the applicants . <br /> 4 <br /> 5 The public hearing opened at 8 : 03 P. M. with Weiss Companies repre- <br /> 6 sentatives , Norman Brody, David Deerach, and Charles Habiger answering <br /> 7 Commission questions related to the 700 unit storage facility the <br /> 8 proposed constructing predicated upon approval of the site plan . <br /> 9 The development location would be within a narrow 800 foot long <br /> 10 space which has remained undeveloped since the Apache mall has been <br /> 11 in existence . <br /> 12 <br /> 13 The Weiss Companies representative told the Commissioners market <br /> 14 studies had show this area of multi residential development would be <br /> 15 very conducive to their proposed facility which they anticipated <br /> 16 would be designed for 90% residential and 10/ commercial use as <br /> 17 adjusted for user mix. The study indicates a need for 300, 000 square <br /> 18 feet of self service units within a five mile radius . <br /> 19 The owners intend to operate the facility much like a regular retail <br /> 20 operation from an office in the facility which would be retain in nature <br /> 21 with large windows , a decorative canopy in front and signage to match <br /> 22 the adjacent retail mall operation . The facility would be open to its <br /> 23 users only during regular store hours . There would probably be no access <br /> 24 to the building much after 9 : 00 P. M. Security would be provided by <br /> 25 a secure card access which would be recorded on a print out system <br /> 26 in the office . The hours the facility would be open would be designed <br /> 27 not to adversely affect the nearby residential neighbors and users woulc <br /> 28 be locked out of their units after normal business hours . <br /> 29 <br /> 30 The applicants indicated there would be a 10 foot buffer around the <br /> 31 perimeter of the facility which would meet all pertinent codes . <br /> 32 <br /> 33 There would be nine different sized units with only 15 or 20 of the <br /> 34 larger 30 foot wide by 30 foot deep available for merchants use. The <br /> 35 smaller units would be mostly located on the second . These would be <br /> 36 the size of a small closet, 5 feet by feet, designed for use of <br /> 37 apartment dwellers who need additional space for seasonal equipment, <br /> 38 etc-. Other sized units could be utilized by residents who for one <br /> 39 reason or another are downgrading their housing needs . <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Twenty foot driveways should be sufficient for the type of vehicles <br /> 42 expected to use the majority of these units . Most users of the larger <br /> 43 units would be expected to bring materials to and from the units in <br /> 44 vehicles not anticipated to exceed two axles like pickups. Only rarely <br /> 45 could a multi axel vehicle be expected to access the building and then <br /> 46 only for a short time. Commissioner Madden had noted that a similar <br /> 47 facility in the Village had 34 foot driveways and mentioned that some <br /> 48 vans were stored in those units . Mr. Brody indicated seven foot headers <br /> 49 on the doors would probably prevent large vans from being stored inside . <br /> 50 <br />