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RESOLUTION 2022-XX <br /> <br />APPROVING A VARIANCE FROM THE DRIVE-THROUGH BUSINESS <br />VEHICLE STACKING REQUIREMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5616 <br />147th STREET NORTH <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Premier Bank has requested approval of a variance to allow the proposed <br />drive-through business with 115 feet and 4 inches of vehicle stacking, where 180 feet is <br />required by City ordinance, on property legally described as follows: <br /> <br />See Attached <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said variance at a duly called public <br />hearing on September 22, 2022, and recommends approval with the following findings <br />and conditions: <br /> <br />1. The proposed facilities shall be in adherence to the site plan dated September 9, <br />2022 <br /> <br />2. The proposed variance is permissible by law. <br /> <br />3. The plans for the drive-through service lane provide for 115 feet and 4 inches of <br />vehicle stacking, which is less than the 180’ required by ordinance. The applicant <br />provides a low estimate of vehicle trips per day. There is a bypass lane for the <br />drive-through allowing for additional vehicle circulation. The drive-through <br />business with a reduced area of vehicle stacking is a reasonable use. <br /> <br />4. The property is constrained by major arterial streets on the south and east side, as <br />well as an existing single-family home to the north, leaving few options for access <br />and building orientation to meet other areas of the City Code. The plans for the <br />drive-through service lane provide for 115 feet and 4 inches of vehicle stacking, <br />which is less than the 180’ required by ordinance. If the vehicle stacking goes <br />beyond the 115 feet and 4 inches it will be within the parking lot on the site and <br />will not go into a public street. In order to meet the 180’ of vehicle stacking <br />required by ordinance, the applicant would need to reorient the building so the <br />drive-through is to the north adjacent to the existing single-family home to the <br />north. <br /> <br />5. Allowing for a reduction of vehicle stacking would not alter the essential <br />character of the neighborhood more significantly than if the drive-through lane <br />was constructed with 180’ of stacking per ordinance. <br /> <br />6. There are practical difficulties in meeting the ordinance standards. <br /> <br />7. It is the spirit and intent of the ordinance to ensure that vehicles queuing for a <br />drive-through business are given ample space. If the stacking goes beyond the 115 <br />feet and 4 inches it will not go into a public street and there is a bypass lane for <br />vehicle circulation. The variance meets the spirit and intent of the ordinance. <br /> <br />8. The use is allowed in the C-1 zoning district. <br /> <br />9. The property is not located within a floodplain area.