2022.10.03 RESO 2022 - 64 Premier Bank Variance for Stacking

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RESOLUTION 2022-64 APPROVING A VARIANCE FROM THE DRIVE-THROUGH BUSINESS VEHICLE STACKING REQUIREMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5616 1471h STREET NORTH WHEREAS, Premier Bank has requested approval of a variance to allow the proposed drive-through business with 115 feet and 4 inches of vehicle stacking, where 180 feet is required by City ordinance, on property legally described as follows: See Attached WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said variance at a duly called public hearing on September 22, 2022, and recommends approval with the following findings and conditions: 1. The proposed facilities shall be in adherence to the site plan dated September 9, 2022 2. The proposed variance is permissible by law. 3. The plans for the drive-through service lane provide for 115 feet and 4 inches of vehicle stacking, which is less than the 180' required by ordinance. The applicant provides a low estimate of vehicle trips per day. There is a bypass lane for the drive-through allowing for additional vehicle circulation. The drive-through business with a reduced area of vehicle stacking is a reasonable use. 4. The property is constrained by major arterial streets on the south and east side, as well as an existing single-family home to the north, leaving few options for access and building orientation to meet other areas of the City Code. The plans for the drive-through service lane provide for 115 feet and 4 inches of vehicle stacking, which is less than the 180' required by ordinance. If the vehicle stacking goes beyond the 115 feet and 4 inches it will be within the parking lot on the site and will not go into a public street. In order to meet the 180' of vehicle stacking required by ordinance, the applicant would need to reorient the building so the drive-through is to the north adjacent to the existing single-family home to the north. 5. Allowing for a reduction of vehicle stacking would not alter the essential character of the neighborhood more significantly than if the drive-through lane was constructed with 180' of stacking per ordinance. 6. There are practical difficulties in meeting the ordinance standards. 7. It is the spirit and intent of the ordinance to ensure that vehicles queuing for a drive-through business are given ample space. If the stacking goes beyond the 115 feet and 4 inches it will not go into a public street and there is a bypass lane for vehicle circulation. The variance meets the spirit and intent of the ordinance. 8. The use is allowed in the C-1 zoning district. 9. The property is not located within a floodplain area.