HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022.10.03 RESO 2022 - 64 Premier Bank Variance for Stacking 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.
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10. The property is served by City sewer and water.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the
variance request for Premier Bank to allow the proposed drive-through lane with 115 feet
and 4 inches of vehicle stacking, where 180 feet is required by City ordinance, on
property located at 5616 147d' Street North.
ADOPTED by the City Council this Yd day of October, 2022.
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m 7eidt, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michele Lindau, City Clerk
Legal Description for property located at 5616147th Street North, Hugo, MN 55038:
Granger's Addition Lot 5 Subdivision CD 35278, Washington County,Minnesota.