2014.01.14 EDA Agenda Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

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O'Reilly's Auto Parts - Sketch Plan The sketch plan elevation shows a building that includes colored rock face block and brick. The applicant did not include building material samples. There are windows on all sides of the building with metal awning above them. The building has small horizontal and vertical projections with a cornice along the roof line. The building design relates closest to the traditional main street design that is encouraged by the guidelines. The building has the brick columns as accents that could ' be raised for the roof line to create a visual appearance of the columns holding up the roof. At a minimum, the brick within columns, along the windows, should be raised. The entrance could use more design to define it from the rest of the building. There could be more design to the building to give it more of a traditional main street feel. With some design work, in general the building would meet the downtown design guidelines as well as the commercial and industrial design guidelines. The applicant has not provided elevations for the trash enclosure but it would be constructed of the some materials as the building. The applicant has not shown the location or proposed screening for the roof or ground mechanical equipment. All mechanical equipment shall be screened from view in a way that is integral to the architecture of the building with similar materials. This could include the raising of the parapets to screen roof top mechanical equipment. Parking and Service Areas The guidelines discourage parking lots to be located between the street and the building. The guidelines encourage parking adjacent to the street to be minimized by a combination of landscaping, architectural fencing, or wall plantings. The sketch plan shows a parking lot with two dead end aisles. There is limited vehicle circulation within the parking lot, especially the single loaded dead end aisle along the front of the building. Based on the retail use, 45 parking spaces are required. The applicant is showing 22 parking spaces, therefore a variance would be required. The applicant has stated that 22 parking spaces is enough to provide for the auto parts store since the retail portion is approximately 1/3 of the building and the rest is storage and racks. Although staff believes that a reduced number of parking spaces is reasonable, 22 parking spaces for a 7,385 square foot retail building is too low. For a retail use, the property should have at least 4 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of retail space. The building size may be too big for the property to properly provide parking spaces for a typical retail use. If the building square footage is reduced and placed on the property differently, it's in staff s opinion that a reasonable amount of parking can be provided. There is an overhead service door shown on the east side of the building to allow delivery trucks to drop off products. The area seems to be in a good location considering the orientation of the building. It will not be easily seen from the road, but it should be screened from the view of the residential property to the east. The sketch plan shows landscaping and a fence along the east property line. 4