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39 MEMORANDUM DATE: 07/16/03 MEETING DATE: 0722/03 TO: Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Susan M.H. Hall, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: Public Works Final Plans Requested Action: On June 17, Oertel Architects brought the City's preliminary plans forward to the Planning Commission for an updated Public Works facility at its current location of 3801 Chandler Drive. July 15 was the public hearing for four requests related to the final plans: (a) Two front yard setback variances of 28 feet and 21 feet for a proposed setback from the front property line to the northwest corner of the building of 13 feet and from the property line to the primary facade of 18 feet; (b) One side yard setback variance of 10 feet for a proposed setback of 5 feet off the property line for the existing Public Works building; (c) One rear yard setback variance of 4 feet for a proposed setback of 11 feet to allow the backside of the proposed salt building to align with the rear elevation of the existing Public Works building; and (d) One variance to allow for the proposed use of a supported membrane structure for the use of salt storage and loading. Background: The property at 3801 Chandler Drive is zoned Light Industrial. The Public Works facility has been in its current location for approximately 40 years. The use has been a good fit with the adjacent land uses and properties, which is also Light Industrial and R-4 Multiple Dwelling apartment units. The existing site contains several existing buildings that currently fall within the minimum setbacks required by city code. This is the case on the south, east, and west portions of the site, side yard, rear yard, and front yard setbacks. The requested variances (mentioned above) would allow the Public Works Department to build new structures on the site without compromising their use of the site. Operations require larger open areas to maneuver, load equipment, mix salt, and conduct ongoing operations. Setting a structure thirty feet or more from the property line comprises operations since the use of the land between the property line and the structure is less flexible and usable. There were efforts made to minimize the amount of building area adjacent to property lines in the proposed site plan. The amount area in the new buildings, as shown in the proposed plan, that fall within the setback area, is approximately half of the current condition. In addition to the mentioned setback variances, the plans call for the use of a supported membrane structure for the use of salt storage and loading. The building type features a galvanized structural supporting frame and a fire-retardant colored fabric roof, in a barrel vault configuration.