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COMMITTEE: Community Development
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Public Hearing - Variance Request - V14-009 - Allow reduction of Spring Road landscape strip from 15 feet to 3 feet - 1.1 acres - Land Lot 558 - 1420 Spring Road - Chicken Coup III RE LLC
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ISSUE: The applicant is proposing to redevelop the subject property at 1420 Spring Road with a 3,652 square foot restaurant. The subject property is currently occupied by a vacant gas station. In order to develop the property as proposed, the site will require a number of variances as the site is very constrained. The applicant is requesting a parking reduction from 49 spaces to 40 spaces, landscape strip reduction from 15 feet to 3 feet, rear setback reduction from 100 feet to 76 feet, and a front setback reduction from 50 feet to 44 feet. The site is approximately 1.1 acres. This request is associated wtih V14-008 through V14-011.
BACKGROUND: None.
RECOMMENDATION/REQUESTED ACTION: The applicant is requesting to decrease the required parking from 49 spaces to 40 spaces, to reduce the rear setback from 100 feet to 76 feet, reduce the landscape strip from 15 feet to 3 feet, and to reduce the front setback from 50 feet to 44 feet at 1420 Spring Road. According to Section 1403 of the Zoning Ordinance, variances must be reviewed under the following standards: (1) Whether there are unique and special or extraordinary circumstances applying to the property; (2) Whether any alleged hardship is self-created by any person having an interest in the property; (3) Whether strict application of the relevant provisions of the code would deprive the applicant of reasonable use of the property; and (4) Whether the variance proposed is the minimum variance needed. After a review of the standards above and consideration of the City Engineer's recommendations, Community Development believes that the requested variances will not adversely affect surrounding residents; therefore, staff recommends appr...
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